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Ag Innovation News

Jul–Sep, 2011

Vol. 20, No. 3

This edition of Ag Innovation News was originally published in approximately July of 2011.

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AURI is launching Minnesota’s first Rural Cooperative Development Center, with help from a $225,000 U.S. Department of Agriculture grant. The AURI Center will “help
It was worth a second look. A 2007 Kansas study found that adding distillers grains, an ethanol byproduct, to cattle feed could increase the
Crookston, Minn. — Like farm animals, anaerobic digesters perform best when fed the right diet. An AURI initiative is giving northwest Minnesota processors a
They mushroom every fall — great domes of grain covered with immense sheets of plastic. Millions of bushels of newly-harvested corn, soybeans and wheat
Minneapolis, Minn. — Kindred Kitchen gives aspiring entrepreneurs a chance to try out their food product idea in a commercial kitchen before plunging into
For years, most businesses considered ag processing leftovers nothing more than waste. Now some of those businesses are looking at novel ways to capture
Syrup power University of Rhode Island researchers have discovered a maple syrup compound called quebecol, named for the Canadian province that leads the world
AURI’s greatest strengths is wisdom from years of experience. Our staff of scientists, project directors and administrators have worked for decades to develop innovative
Benson, Minn. — North American Fertilizer is AURI’s 2011 Ag Innovator of the Year. The award was presented at a June 16 AURI board