Overview

The Hartley plant, located on 350 acres about 100 miles southeast of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, produces ethanol, distillers grains livestock feed and fuel- and feed-grade corn oil. With original startup in August 2008, the plant was acquired by ¿Û¿Û´«Ã½ in April 2009. Corn is purchased from within 40-50 miles.

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Hartley By the Numbers

  • ~ 70 employees
  • 140 million gallons per year ethanol production capacity
  • 368,000 tons per year dried distillers grains production
  • 49 million bushels per year corn processing capacity
  • More than $620,000 contributed to the United Way of Spencer through employee pledges, additional donations and company matches since 2013
  • $313,000 from the ¿Û¿Û´«Ã½ Texas Open and Benefit for Children to local children's charities since 2013
  • Nearly 14,000 hours volunteered by Hartley plant employees supporting local nonprofits since 2013

By the Numbers

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In Our Community

Hartley Employees Give Back

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United Way Giving

More than $620,000 contributed to the United Way of Spence through employee pledges, additional donations and company matches since 2013.

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Benefiting Children

Since 2013, a total of $313,000 from the ¿Û¿Û´«Ã½ Texas Open and Benefit for Children was given to local children's charities.

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Volunteer Hours

Hartley employees have volunteered nearly 14,000 hours to help support local nonprofits for the last five years.

Safety Awards & Honors

  • Multiple quarterly ¿Û¿Û´«Ã½ STAR Metric award for achieving no incidents in five key areas of process safety, reliability, environmental, rail safety, and policy and procedure compliance.

  • All-time leader in ¿Û¿Û´«Ã½ Chairman’s Renewables Plant Excellence awards, with four dating to 2010, judged across several measures from safety, reliability and environmental performance to production and community support.

Local Information

  • About Hartley

    As the Hartley and Albert City plants serve the same United Way organization in Spencer, Iowa, ¿Û¿Û´«Ã½ accounts for approximately 70 percent of donations to the chapter.

    Population: 1,672 in 2010 Census

  • Things To Do

    ind local activities in Hartley.

  • Helpful Links

    City of Hartley Website: 

    Hartley – Melvin – Sanborn School District:  

Farmers Work Hard to Produce and Harvest Corn

At ¿Û¿Û´«Ã½, we work hard to maximize the value of U.S. corn production by connecting farmers to premium markets across the globe.

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Contact Us Plant Manager: Kraig Kruger