September 2021

The Agricultural Utilization Research Institute (AURI) is now accepting grant applications for up to $500,000 to be used to start a mobile meat slaughter unit program in collaboration with Minnesota’s two-year colleges. The deadline to submit a proposal is 4:30 p.m. Oct. 22, 2021. This grant opportunity comes at an important time for Minnesota’s livestock industry. The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the important role small meat processors and slaughter operations play… Continue Reading AURI Accepting Grant Proposals for Mobile Meat Slaughter Unit

The Agricultural Utilization Research Institute (AURI) is sponsoring a panel discussion on Minnesota’s growing aquaculture industry at this year’s Food Ag Ideas Week. The virtual session, entitled “Fields of Innovation: Diving Beneath the Surface of Minnesota’s Aquaculture Industry” is from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 4, 2021. Harold Stanislawski, AURI’s business development director; Jessica Coburn, vice president of executive coordination at Blue Water Farms Walleye; Nick Phelps, director of… Continue Reading AURI Hosting Aquaculture Panel at Food Ag Ideas Week

Program Overview The Minnesota Legislature appropriated $500,000 for matching-fund grants to organizations to acquire, host, and operate a mobile slaughter unit. The Agricultural Utilization Research Institute, Inc. (AURI) was designated to create and administer a grant program to enable interested Minnesota entities to access these grant dollars. This program aims to benefit the Minnesota livestock industry by supporting education, research, training, and value-added product development (to download the complete RFP,… Continue Reading AURI Requests Proposals for Mobile Meat Slaughter Grant