Facility
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factory beet receiving station |
factory grounds |
town of Sidney, Montana |
Location
| Address: |
35140 County Rd 125, Sidney, MT 59270 |
| Phone Number: |
(406) 433-3301 |
| Capacity Averages |
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| Total Annual Beet Slice |
810,000 |
| Daily Beet Slice |
6,300 |
| Sugar Production |
2.4 Million CWT |
| Daily Sugar Production |
18,000 |
| Number of Campaign Days |
135 |
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| History |
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| Year Built: |
1925 |
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| Major renovations/upgrades/additions: |
| Acreage expansion from 38,800 to over 45,000 |
1996 |
| Ten sugar storage silos |
1996 |
| Thick juice storage tank |
1997 |
| Pulp press building |
1997 |
| Beet receiving station and pile ventilation |
1997 |
| Tower Diffuser |
1998 |
| Beet receiving station and pile ventilation |
2003 |
| Lime kiln and slacker modification |
2005 |
| Boiler House Automation |
2007 |
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| Employment |
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| Number of year round employees |
90 |
| Number of seasonal employees |
120 average |
| Number of harvest employees |
60 average |
| Number of salaried employees |
30 |
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| Agricultural Information |
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| Number of growers |
120 |
| Number of acres planted |
34,000 |
| Tons of beet produced |
800,000 |
| Six Beet receiving stations: Culbertson, Savage, Pleasantview, Powder River, Sugar Valley, Factory |
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| By-Products sold annually, averages in tons |
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| Pressed Pulp |
50,000 |
| Molasses |
35,000 |
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