2023 4th Quarter Safety Initiative Winner

Ag Lining Partners LLC DBA AGrowStar Wins 2023 4th Quarterly Safety Initiative

AgriTrust of Georgia has announced Ag Lining Partners LLC DBA AGrowStar of Davisboro, Georgia as the winner of the 2023 4th Quarterly Safety Initiative.

Farming is a challenging and stressful profession. From uncontrollable weather to higher input costs and finding labor, there are thousands of things about which they must constantly worry. The last thing a farmer needs is to play a gambling game with the market to sell their commodity, and successful planning is where grain merchandising companies can help. A grain merchandiser purchases the grain from the farmer and stores it until the market dictates when to sell it to end users. This service allows the farmer to be relieved of some of the storage and transportation costs but also gets them back to what they do best: Growing the crops.

AGrowStar is a grain merchandiser and elevator that purchases wheat, corn, soybeans, oats, and milo to serve feed mills, flour mills, and oil crush plants. What started as a small family-owned business, McCoy Farm Service Center, with a single location in Davisboro in 1968, has grown to 11 elevator locations across Georgia and South Carolina, with a storage capacity of 7.2 million bushels.

Working at a grain elevator can expose workers to numerous serious and life-threatening hazards which include fires and explosions from grain dust accumulation, suffocation from engulfment and entrapment in grain bins, falls from heights, and various transportation hazards. Having a strong safety program is essential to being successful. AGrowStar strives to mitigate these hazards through training and constant communication. Their dedication to safety has helped AGrowStar win the 2023 4th Quarterly Safety Initiative and a check for $2,000.00. Congratulations on your success and safety!