Robert Johnson Grain Co., Inc was established in 1975 and operated solely as a truck to barge grain operation until the P&M elevator in Palmyra was purchased in 1991. This purchase allowed us to offer storage, in addition to the original direct ship business. The Waverly Elevator Facility was purchased in 1996 and allowed Johnson Grain to offer more storage flexibilty and better service. A 1.7 million bushel temporary bunker system was constructed just east of Waverly in 2001 to help accomodate the needs of our customers. 

Johnson Grain, LLC was formed in 2003 in order to construct a rail loading facility on the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad. This new grain terminal would ship corn primarily into southwest Texas and Mexico in 110 car unit trains. The initial facility started with 1.3 million bushels of  storage, 10,000 bu/hr of drying capacity, and 40,000 bu/hr of dumping capacity. The first 110 car shuttle was loaded on April 19th, 2004.  Additional storage was added in 2005 and 2006 bringing total storage capacity to 9.8 million bushels. A temporary storage system with new conveying equipment was constructed during the summer of 2007 increasing total storage capacity at the shuttle to 10.2 million bushels. The summer of '07 also brought about the construction of a third dumping pit, bringing total dumping capacity to 80,000 bushels per hour.  

Improvements continued in 2008 with the construction of a third scale, giving us two inbound scales and one outbound scale.  We moved our probes to the scales so that weighing and grading could be done at each inbound scale to make the inbound process faster and more efficient.  A Compuweigh Smart Truck weigh system was added for the Fall  '08 harvest.  This system, via an electronic card reader system, allows us to identify your farm I.D. as soon as the truck pulls on the scale, reducing the chance for error and speeding up the entire weighing process.   The entire facility was paved and lined at the same time, allowing for better traffic flow in and out of the facility. We loaded our 300th shuttle on November 25, 2008! 

2009 work in process includes concreting around all bins , dryers and conveying equipment to provide a cleaner and safer work environment, and construction of a new 7,000 bu/hr GSI tower dryer.  The additional dryer will bring our total drying capacity to 27,000 bushels per hour. This years anticipated late harvest may put our four dryers to the test. 

Customer loyality has been the backbone of our success.  The expansion we've done would not have been possible without the support of our customers. Thanks to all of our current and future patrons! 

Our mission is to bring you better markets and better service. How are we doing?
Call Joni, Jared, or Kevin at 217-435-2361 (toll free 877-435-2361) for all your grain marketing needs.