Vol. 11, No. 3
This edition of Ag Innovation News was originally published in approximately July of 2002.
Ag Innovation News
As Webster puts it, innovation is the “introduction of something new.” Sounds simple enough, but being truly innovative is an arduous task. In business,
Detroit Lakes, Minn. — One of Minnesota’s premiere pet product companies was awarded the inaugural AURI Ag Innovator Award at a luncheon here June
Montrose, Minn. — Dan Conroy and Gary Sterner prefer to eat their barbecue bare naked. The two entrepreneurs market smoked pork ribs sans barbecue
Editor’s note: This is the third installment in a series exploring AURI services to Minnesota. The first segment surveyed AURI’s mission and projects; the
Got a new product? Let it prove itself. Todd Sisson, who manages AURI’s pilot plant in Crookston, runs trial batches of food and ag-based
Jack Johnson and Al Doering know how to use leftovers. Turning vegetable peels into fertilizer, wood fibers into mulch, and cow manure into electricity
Forget the fat-free craze. Max Norris likes fats and he likes oils. Not only are they essential to our diets (who hasn’t heard of
Morris, Minn. — A Minnesota ethanol company is making a new energy product, but it’s for cows, not cars. Golden Lyk, a subsidiary of
St. Paul, Minn. — In a typical week, Paul Hansen may field questions from Minnesota producers on organic potatoes, soybeans, livestock feed, dairy products,
New Prague, Minn. — Sometimes little things make the biggest differences. For Dave and Florence Minar, it was letting their cows eat grass. That
Crookston, Minn. — Keeping a close watch on a costly potato pest has saved growers up to $6 million so far, says Duane Maatz
Looking for ways to reduce on-farm pesticide applications, AURI’s PRO grant recipients will continue work begun in 2001 on a variety of agricultural products,
Antlers in demand Alberta rancher Don Bamber has built a second plant on his elk ranch to process antler powder into health products. Demand
What’s going on in world trade? If you’re running a business, work for a business involved in foreign markets, or just want to know
Cook, Minn. — Minnesota forestry and agricultural industries are helping the state’s steel industry process taconite. As an alternative to oil, natural gas and
Marshall, Minn. — When the state legislature passed a bill this spring requiring that biodiesel be blended with all diesel fuel sold in Minnesota,