Vol. 10, No. 3
This edition of Ag Innovation News was originally published in approximately July of 2001.
Ag Innovation News
Not since the mid 1970s has energy been such a hot topic. While we have not had a recurrence of long lines at service
Marshall, Minn. — More than 30 Minnesota meat processors, seeking to be a cut above the competition, attended an AURI-sponsored meat processing short course
Clara City, Minn. —Americans happily munch down billions of pounds of chips, puffs, pretzels and the like every year. But it’s common knowledge that
Power has its price. To run our cars, computers, homes, farms and businesses, our incomes are increasingly consumed by energy costs. The price of
Princeton, Minn. — For a time last winter, Dennis Haubenschild’s dairy cows were earning him 40 cents a day from their milk and
Morris, Minn. — Taking care of bugs is part of Dori Coler’s job description. Coler is a biologist at DENCO, an ethanol processing plant
If ethanol producer credits were to be extended, wheat and barley farmers could benefit, an AURI-sponsored study reveals. Currently, producer credits are limited
Minnesota’s corn ethanol plants may be feeding your gas tank, but they’d like to feed more hogs and turkeys, too. That’s the job of
Benson, Minn. — A $100 million project to burn turkey manure for electricity, the first of its kind in the country, is progressing
Editor’s note: This is the third installment in a four-part series following one year in the life of Bruce Tiffany, an entrepreneurial farmer
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
The list of Minnesota-based ag organizations is extensive, but there are a few below you may not have heard about. Some Minnesota ag-related
Detroit Lakes, Minn. — “Gotta be patient,” Mike Hughes murmured to himself while technicians, construction workers and AURI staff put the fine-tuning touches