Vol. 15, No. 1
This edition of Ag Innovation News was originally published in approximately January of 2006.
Ag Innovation News
The phrase ‘the whole is greater than the sum of its parts’ is not necessarily true of agricultural products. Corn isn’t just corn. Soybeans
Corn stalks, distiller’s grains, oat hulls, bean straw, offal, manure, seed chaff … They are not waste products anymore. And don’t just call them
Minnesota is a “corny” state —growing about one billion bushels of the grains every year.Almost half of Minnesota’s corn crop is exported, andanother 20
Waseca, MN — Ethanol is a triumph for Minnesota agriculture. The state’s annual production — 500 million gallons last year — was only 11
Owatonna, MN — It takes energy to make energy. The electricity and fossil fuels needed to convert corn to ethanol can cost millions, depending
Minnesota ranks among the top ten states in nearly every livestock production sector, including red meat production (4th), hogs (3rd), milk (6th), chickens (10th),