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2024 New Uses Forum Keynote Presentations and Information Sessions Announced

    The 2024 New Uses Forum is Tuesday, April 9, 2024, at the Mayo Health System Event Center in Mankato, Minn. The daylong seminar will feature timely and informative programming on how bioindustrials and biomaterials are transforming the agriculture sector and how the Midwest region is seizing opportunities in this growing area of innovation. Keynote Addresses: The Arrival of BioMADE – Minnesota’s First Bioindustrial Manufacturing Campus Keynote Speaker: Jack Starr, Ph.D.,… Continue Reading 2024 New Uses Forum Keynote Presentations and Information Sessions Announced

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    AURI Hosts Series on New Markets for Minnesota Oilseeds

      March 18, 2024 – The Agricultural Utilization Research Institute (AURI), Bremer Bank, and Avisen Legal are sponsoring a three-part innovation series on the wide-ranging subject of supply chain development for novel and specialty crops in the Midwest and Upper Midwest. The first part of this virtual series is from noon to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, March 21, 2024. The discussion will focus on factors producers should consider when exploring crop diversification.… Continue Reading AURI Hosts Series on New Markets for Minnesota Oilseeds

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      Compeer Financial Strives to Enrich Agriculture and Rural America

        In this episode, Leah Thiele, Director of Rural Business Investment Programs at Compeer Financial, discusses the company’s longstanding support of agriculture, rural America, and entrepreneurs through loans, leases, risk management, and other financial services.

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        Agricultural Utilization Research Institute’s Board of Directors Elects New Members

          The Agricultural Utilization Research Institute (AURI) is pleased to announce the election of two new individuals to its board of directors and the re-election of one board member. Mikayla Tabert and Ted Winter are newly elected members, and Carolyn Olson has been re-elected to a three-year term.  Tabert fills a research and promotion council seat, while Winter and Olson will represent general farm organization positions on the board. Tabert is… Continue Reading Agricultural Utilization Research Institute’s Board of Directors Elects New Members