Possible barley plant at Spiritwood

Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown/Stutsman Development Corportation (JSDC) has agreed to approve $50,000 in the form of a matching grant to support a pilot project.

It would look at a possible barley processing plant, that would be located at the Spiritwood Energy Park, east of Jamestown, and to develop engineering plans.

If developed, the plant is expected to be able to convert five million bushels of barley producing 25,000 tons of protein as food for aquaculture.

KFGO Radio’s Sarah Heinrich reports that Spiritwood Ingredients Agent Doug Anderson, says the established ethanol plant will assist with the project.

Assuming the pilot project is successful, the plant could be fully operational by the fall of 2017.