Soybean facility touted as boon for producers, economy

Melisa Goss
Sep 20, 2023
Sep 20, 2023

SDPP-Groundbreaking-(4).jpg — Heavy equipment is ready to roll, getting construction started on High Plains Processing, a new soybean crush plant south of Mitchell. A groundbreaking ceremony was held Sept. 19.
Tri-State Neighbor photo by Melisa Goss

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Area producers are looking forward to a new oil seed processing facility south of Mitchell, South Dakota.

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SDPP-Groundbreaking-(20).jpg — Gov. Kristi Noem, South Dakota Soybean Processors CEO Tom Kersting and others officially break ground on the High Plains Processing soybean plant south of Mitchell.
Tri-State Neighbor photo by Melisa Goss

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SDPP-Groundbreaking-(36).jpg — Jerry Schmitz, executive director of South Dakota Soybean Association chats with Dr. Bob Thaler of SDSU and others at the groundbreaking ceremony for High Plains Processing.
Tri-State Neighbor photo by Melisa Goss

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SDPP-Groundbreaking-(45).jpg — Tom Kersting, South Dakota Soybean Processor CEO, addresses the crowd during the groundbreaking ceremony. During the event, High Plains announced a new partnership with BP
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SDPP-Groundbreaking-(31).jpg — Gov. Kristi Noem and Tom Kersting, South Dakota Soybean Processor CEO, chat during the groundbreaking ceremony for High Plains Processing, a new soybean crush plant south of Mitchell.
Tri-State Neighbor photo by Melisa Goss

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Melisa Goss, Assistant Editor for the Tri-State Neighbor, is a South Dakota farm girl whose love of travel has allowed her to see ag’s vital impact around the world, from America’s heartland to the rice paddies of Southeast Asia and many places in between. She makes her home in Hartford with her husband, daughter and miniature schnauzer. You can reach her at mgoss@lee.net.