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Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative (SMBSC), located in Renville, Minnesota, is a farmer-owned beet sugar extraction cooperative founded in 1972. With over 500 shareholders, the cooperative cultivates approximately three million tons of sugar beets annually, producing up to one billion pounds of pure white sugar. Dedicated to sustainable practices, SMBSC emphasizes the importance of environmental stewardship, community impact, and the efficiency of collective farming efforts. The cooperative's quality products include granulated sugar, liquid sucrose, and by-products for the livestock industry, all derived from their family farms. Generated from the website

AEI has been operational for more than 25 years and is one of the industry leaders in egg flow control and environmental monitoring technology. It offers various products, including conveyor monitors and Integra and Systems II software. The company s Integra software monitors environmental standards, such as temperature, humidity, static pressure, lighting, power and phase loss, feed augers, wind speed and direction. Its software also manages feed and water distribution and monitors flow rates and consumption of eggs. In addition, it regulates the environment via automated variable-speed fans, misters, air-inlet motors and curtains. The company s conveyor monitors detect broken belts and missing rods. It also provides control of the feed system to automatically provide feed on a consistent schedule.