We have made a number of enhancements to our facilities and overall safety program at Big River. This has included creating a safety committee comprised of key management from Big River and Agspring and performing critical drills. Safety requirements and practices, such as color coding the hard harts or vests of our staff based on tenure have been standardized across all facilities. At the Dunn location, for example, we are adding fall protection to the road load-out and we have completed replacing overhead tanks in Monticello. Completing New Safety Measures GRAIN RESCUE TUBES We are pleased to announce that grain rescue tubes are now available at each of our locations and are available to the community at large when needed. Earlier this year, Big River hosted a series of grain elevator safety training days in cooperation with safety consultant and local first respond- ers. The well attended event featured demonstrations and training on currently available safety equipment and dealing with grain engulfments. Please contact your local elevator manager for more information on utilizing these grain rescue tubes. PEOPLE NEWS COMPANY NEWS Training Day BIG RIVER: FALL 2014 John Goetting has joined the organization as chief operating officer. “We are excited to add John’s strong combination of grain merchandising and logistics experience to Big River,” said Larry Tubbs, CEO of Big River Rice and Grain. “Our growers, customers and partners will benefit from his expertise as we continue to grow both our infrastructure and markets for our grain.” Goetting brings more than two decades of past experi- ence in the grain markets with DeBruce Grain Inc. and Gavilon Grain including origi- nating, trading, and managing grain merchandising teams. Prior to joining Big River Rice and Grain, he managed two barge facilities and a trading platform at the Port of Catoosa, OK. Fall 2014 Major Capital Projects NEW COO JOINS BIG RIVER Agspring has been very active so far this year including the formation of two new subsid- iaries. Thresher Artisan Wheat includes the acquisition of General Mills grain operations in Idaho. Thresher handles high-quality wheat for a num- ber of prominent consumer brands. The second new entity, Firebird Artisan Mills located in North Dakota, focuses on gluten-free flours and mixes for organizations such as consumer packaged goods companies and bakeries. agspring.com AGSPRING ACTIVITIES Over the past year since our formation as part of the Agspring family, Big River has tackled a number of infrastructure projects across our regional footprint to upgrade the efficiency and convenience of our facilities for both growers and partners. Upgrades at Lake Providence have been focused on delivering increased operational speed and space better enabling us to connect Northeast Louisiana and Southeast Arkansas to new and broader market opportunities. Growers will be able to dump trucks fast since IN THIS ISSUE + Completing New Safety Measures + Major Capital Projects + Market Outlook + People and Company News BIG RIVER NEWS Monticello Dunn PIONEER CORPORATE OFFICE 7489 Hwy 588 Pioneer, LA 71266 West Carroll Parish P: 318-428-2439 | F: 318-428-4570 Larry Tubbs, CEO 318-282-0562 [email protected]Ron Miller, VP, Operations 870-510-1299 [email protected]John Goetting, COO 318-282-8863 [email protected]Jeremy Raley, Merchandising 318-372-1978 [email protected]PIONEER ELEVATOR C S W R 7489 Hwy 588 Pioneer, LA 71266 West Carroll Parish P: 318-428-8995 Kevin Tubbs 318-372-2777 [email protected]DUNN C S W 11 Hwy 609 Delhi, LA 71232 Richland Parish P: 318-878-2065 F: 318-878-9041 Matt Raley 318-282-9917 [email protected]MONTICELLO C S W M 683 Hwy 577 Lake Providence, LA 71254 East Carroll Parish P: 318-552-8801 F: 318-552-6463 John Larry Goode 318-282-8802 [email protected]HOLLYBROOK C S W 10971 US 65 Lake Providence, LA 71254 East Carroll Parish P: 318-559-2030 Bubba Richardson 318-816-0866 [email protected]MER ROUGE C S W R 8205 Mer Rouge-Collinston Rd. Mer Rouge, LA 71261 Morehouse Parish P: 318-647-3730 | F: 318-647-5379 Steve Henderson 318-669-8626 [email protected]PARKDALE C S W R 2159 Hwy 165 South, Parkdale, AR 71661 Ashley County P: 870-473-2281 | F: 870-473-2322 Angela Crow 870-997-0790 [email protected]EUDORA C S W R M 5698 Hwy 65 South Eudora, AR 71640 Chicot County P: 870-355-5554 | F: 870-355-5559 Justin Johnson 870-510-0922 [email protected]YELLOW BEND C S W 112 Great River Rd. Arkansas City, AR 71630 Chicot/Desha County Main: 870-877-2300 Allen Evans 870-222-8830 [email protected]CROWVILLE C S W 888 Hwy 577 Crowville, LA 71230 Franklin Parish P: 318-722-3217 | F: 318-722-6582 Matt Raley 318-282-9917 [email protected]LAKE PROVIDENCE C S W 501 Port Rd. Lake Providence, LA 71254 East Carroll Parish P:318-559-2200 | F: 318-559-2200 Bubba Richardson 318-816-0866 [email protected]PORTLAND C W R 716 Hwy 165 North Portland, AR 71663 Ashley County BIG RIVER CONTACTS C = Corn S = Soybeans W = Wheat R = Rice M = Milo Big River Rice & Grain 7489 Hwy 588 Pioneer, LA 71266 318-428-2439
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We have made a number of enhancements
to our facilities and overall safety program at Big River. This has included creating a safety committee comprised of key management from Big River and Agspring and performing critical drills. Safety requirements and practices, such as color coding the hard harts or vests of our staff based on tenure have been standardized across all facilities. At the Dunn location, for example, we are adding fall protection to the road load-out and we have completed replacing overhead tanks in Monticello.
Completing New Safety Measures
GRAIN RESCUE TUBESWe are pleased to announce that grain rescue tubes are now available at each of our locations and are available to the community at large when needed. Earlier this year, Big River hosted a series of grain elevator safety training days in cooperation with safety consultant and local first respond-ers. The well attended event featured demonstrations and training on currently available safety equipment and dealing with grain engulfments. Please contact your local elevator manager for more information on utilizing these grain rescue tubes.
PEOPLE NEWS
COMPANY NEWS
Training Day
BIG RIVER: FALL 2014
John Goetting has joined the organization as chief operating officer. “We are excited to add John’s strong combination of grain merchandising and logistics experience to Big River,” said Larry Tubbs, CEO of Big River Rice and Grain. “Our growers, customers and partners will benefit from his expertise as we continue to grow both our infrastructure and markets for our grain.”
Goetting brings more than two decades of past experi-ence in the grain markets with DeBruce Grain Inc. and Gavilon Grain including origi-nating, trading, and managing grain merchandising teams. Prior to joining Big River Rice and Grain, he managed two barge facilities and a trading platform at the Port of Catoosa, OK.
Fall 2014
Major Capital Projects
NEW COO JOINS BIG RIVER
Agspring has been very active so far this year including the formation of two new subsid-iaries. Thresher Artisan Wheat includes the acquisition of General Mills grain operations in Idaho. Thresher handles high-quality wheat for a num-ber of prominent consumer brands. The second new entity, Firebird Artisan Mills located in North Dakota, focuses on gluten-free flours and mixes for organizations such as consumer packaged goods companies and bakeries.agspring.com
AGSPRING ACTIVITIES
Over the past year since our formation as part of the Agspring family, Big River has
tackled a number of infrastructure projects across our regional footprint to upgrade the
efficiency and convenience of our facilities for both growers and partners.
Upgrades at Lake Providence have been focused on delivering increased operational speed
and space better enabling us to connect Northeast Louisiana and Southeast Arkansas to
new and broader market opportunities. Growers will be able to dump trucks fast since
IN THIS ISSUE
+ Completing New Safety Measures + Major Capital Projects+ Market Outlook+ People and Company News