Vol. 14, No. 4
This edition of Ag Innovation News was originally published in approximately October of 2005.
Ag Innovation News
Timing is everything. The right time — along with the right place, right idea — can ignite success. It looks like now is the
Redwood Falls, Minn. — Every fall, Eric Woodford makes dozens of house calls to deliver bundles of joy throughout southwest Minnesota. In Woodford’s
Benson, Minn. — Don Lenz wants to put a shirt on the back of every corn farmer in America — a shirt that may
Bio-Match AURI showcased innovations in ag-based products and renewable energy at Farmfest 2005, an annual agricultural fair held in early August near Redwood Falls,
Morris, Minn. — A west-central Minnesota community may become a new kind of cow town. Morris officials want to build an anaerobic cattle-manure digester
Minneapolis, Minn. — This winter, entrepreneur Gregg Mast invites you to curl up in front of a nice, cozy crop-residue fire. Mast’s start-up company,
Fergus Falls, Minn. — The ethanol boom may be heading north. Otter Tail Ag Enterprises, LLC hopes to build a 40- or 50-million-gallon ethanol
Benson, Minn. — After more than five years of discussions, public meetings, planning and permitting, construction has begun on the nation’s first power plant
Brewster biodiesel overflows mandate Brewster, Minn. — Fuel flowing from Minnesota’s newest and largest biodiesel refinery will increase Minnesota’s overall capacity to 60 million
Bismarck, ND — Recent tests on the heart-health benefits of NuSun sunflower oil are showing glowing results. Lower in saturated fat than typical linoleic
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1. How many Btu’s can Earthtech Energy pellets produce per hour? a. 500 b. 8,000 c. 17,000 2. What is the annual biodiesel production