Ag Job Network Launches Friday

Chuck Zimmerman

It looks like the Ag Job Network social networking site is about to launch according to their latest Twitter feed. Today is including a lot of preparation for tomorrow’s initial screening of the AgJobNetwork. Its going to be fun. Here’s The Story: AgJobNetwork started as a facebook group in August of 2008 as a way to help connect people with …

Agribusiness

Global Marketing on the River

Cindy Zimmerman

“Rolling on the River” was the theme of the grand opening event this week in St. Louis of AGROTAIN International/Lange-Stegmann’s new stabilized nitrogen production facility and urea storage center. To drive that home, they even had a Tina Turner look-alike to kick off the celebration, which also featured a riverboat themed luncheon. This company is most definitely on a roll …

Agribusiness, Fertilizer

Fertilizer in the Family

Cindy Zimmerman

Several members of the Stegmann family are actively involved in the operation of Lange-Stegmann and AGROTAIN International, following in the footsteps of grandfather Henry Lange who started the company with his brother, and father Rich Stegmann who serves as chairman of the company. Rick Stegmann is Operations Manager for the new granulation production facility and urea storage warehouse that opened …

Agribusiness, Fertilizer

Stabilized Nitrogen Center Explained

Cindy Zimmerman

Media got the first look at the Allen R. Sutton Stabilized Nitrogen Center prior to the official grand opening on Tuesday in St. Louis and our tour guide was Dan Kuttenkuler, project manager for Lange-Stegmann and AGROTAIN International. Dan explained how the center uses a falling curtain granulation process for quality control and production efficiency. The process allows finished products …

Agribusiness, Fertilizer

Urea by the Ton

Cindy Zimmerman

The statistics for the new Richard W. Stegmann St. Louis Urea Center are pretty amazing. Lange-Stegmann Director of Operations Rich Diffley says the facility has a capacity for 63,000 tons in 15 bins, ranging from 800 to 20,000 tons, which can be turned four times a month. “We can unload barges in approximately five hours, we can load truckloads in …

Agribusiness, Fertilizer

Stabilized Nitrogen Center Named for AGROTAIN VP

Cindy Zimmerman

When Lange-Stegmann acquired AGROTAIN eight years ago with that acquisition came Allen Sutton, vice president of business and product development. You could say the Stabilized Nitrogen Center that opened in St. Louis Tuesday was his brain child. Because of that, it will now bear his name – the Allen R. Sutton Stabilized Nitrogen Center. Making that announcement, Lange-Stegmann president Mike …

Agribusiness, Fertilizer

Urea Center Christening

Cindy Zimmerman

The brand new urea center in St. Louis received its official name at the grand opening ceremony on Tuesday – the Richard W. Stegmann St. Louis Urea Center. Lange-Stegmann president Mike Stegmann (left) surprised his father Rich, who is chairman of the company, by naming the center after him. “It was really humbling,” Rich said in an interview after the …

Agribusiness, Fertilizer

Cathedral to Fertilizer

Cindy Zimmerman

AGROTAIN International and parent company Lange-Stegmann today celebrated the grand opening of a $20 million expansion project in St. Louis. The Stabilized Nitrogen Center and the St. Louis Urea Center represent the country’s first urea plant using phase modification and the nation’s largest inland urea import terminal – or as one AGROTAIN official called the project, a “Cathedral to Fertilizer.” …

Agribusiness, Fertilizer

Ag Community Invited to Attend AGROTAIN Grand Opening

Chuck Zimmerman

Early next week AGROTAIN International, a division of Lange-Stegmann Company, will be holding a special grand opening event of new facilities in St. Louis and they want you to know that you’re invited to come on out. We had reporter Mike Rogers talk with Mike Stegmann, President, Lange-Stegmann, about the new facility and their grand opening. Listen to his interview …

Agribusiness, Audio

John Deere Announces New Marketing/Sales Center

Chuck Zimmerman

John Deere was a sponsor of this week’s AgNite event in Minneapolis and there was green equipment on display. It’s a busy week for the company. Not only were they involved in a big event that was held in conjunction with the RNC but today they announced plans to build a new marketing and sales center in Olathe, KS. We …

Agribusiness, Audio, John Deere