Soybeans

Midwest Ag honored for developing international markets

Midwest Ag Enterprises, one of AURI’s 2013 Ag Innovators of the Year, was selected as a recipient of the 2013 Minnesota Governor’s International Trade Awards. Midwest Ag Enterprises, which sells animal feed, was honored for developing and continuing to grow a significant part of its business in foreign markets, for increasing or maintaining jobs in Minnesota to support international sales and for developing novel approaches for competing globally. >Read the… Continue Reading Midwest Ag honored for developing international markets

Demand for organic meal helps country elevator thrive

By Liz Morrison Clearbrook, Minn. — Times are tough for small country elevators. Big grain price swings, higher capital requirements and consolidation have eroded profits, forcing many rural elevators to close. But a struggling coop elevator in northwest Minnesota met these challenges by responding to a need for organic feed. With help from AURI, Clearbrook Elevator is crushing organic soybeans for certified organic dairy feed. What began as a sideline… Continue Reading Demand for organic meal helps country elevator thrive