Vol. 12, No. 2
This edition of Ag Innovation News was originally published in approximately April of 2003.
Ag Innovation News
Last year, one Minnesota food processor added 10 new jobs to rural Minnesota; it expects to add 20 more this year as its markets
A New World plant with seeds high in lauric acid may someday be a profitable alternative crop for Minnesota growers. The cuphea (KEW fee
Minneapolis, Minn. — They’re out there. Waiting in hospitals and schools. Biding their time, ready to spring into action and devour … biodiesel? They
East Grand Forks, Minn. — Like overstuffed sausages, huge plastic tubes filled with silage rest outside the American Crystal Sugar processing plant. The 250-foot
Sometimes we want to read on the Web, sometimes we just want to look at the pictures. These sites offer more looking than reading,
Waconia, Minn. — Improve your eyes, save your skin and help a family farm — all over breakfast. Tom and Donna Stacy say you
The egg is back. Derided for decades as a high-cholesterol artery clogger, egg consumption slid almost 50 percent from 1945 to 1991. Now eggs
Show me the money. Cuba Gooding Jr.’s famous movie line could be the theme of Minnesota’s current funding battles. Don’t tell me how great
It is common knowledge that most new small businesses fail. Only the best survive and prosper. AURI has supported many winners in Minnesota’s dynamic
Editor’s note: As a service to our readers, we provide news about the work of others in the ag utilization arena. Often, research done
Minnetonka, Minn. — Having your cake and eating ice cream too just isn’t possible for the more than 40 million Americans who are lactose-intolerant.
Roseau, Minn. — A winter-hardy grass could be a Minnesota co-op’s ticket to sustainable green of another kind. RL Growers Cooperative, a group of