Vol. 18, No. 2
This edition of Ag Innovation News was originally published in approximately April of 2009.
Ag Innovation News
It’s not hard to spot problems these days. Many sectors of the U.S. economy are struggling, millions of Americans have lost their jobs, money
santi, Minn. — Biodiesel can be made from almost anything that has fats or oils — beans, pine trees, beef tallow, chicken fat, restaurant
Little Falls, Minn. — The nation’s first commercial cellulosic ethanol plant could be going up in central Minnesota — if a feasibility study looks
A troubled rural economy that spurred creation of the Agricultural Utilization Research Institute 20 years ago differs from today’s troubles. But AURI’s key tool
Food processors in this central Minnesota town don’t want to eliminate their waste. They want to digest it. Perham hopes to pool food-processing waste
For almost three years, hundreds of Minnesotans have come together to advance our renewable energy future. The Minnesota Renewable Energy Roundtable has involved more
Mary Steidler Ag Innovation News has a new byline and Waseca’s AURI office has a new voice. In November, Mary Steidler joined AURI as
Two Minnesota agricultural leaders have joined the AURI board of directors. Art Brandli Art Brandli of Warroad represents the Minnesota Wheat Research and
Microwaves could sweeten the value of Minnesota sugar beet pulp. An industrial microwave dryer in Iowa is being tested by AURI scientists as a
Editor’s note: As a service to our readers, we provide news about the work of others in ag utilization. Please note that ARS is
Belching cows may be getting some relief. Sulfur in a popular cattle feed — the ethanol byproduct, distiller’s dry grains — causes gas in
