AURI’s Marshall facilities are located on the campus of Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall. In addition to staff offices, the facilities include a meat lab, food lab and analytical chemistry lab.
Marshall Facility
- 1501 State Street
- Marshall, MN 56258
- p 218.281.7600 | f 507.537.7441
Analytical Chemistry Laboratory
The focus of the analytical laboratory is to provide quality analytical and compositional data to promote value-added products from Minnesota agriculture commodities and coproducts. The analytical laboratory evaluates many sample types including foods, meats, coproducts and renewable fuels. Capabilities include: chromatography spectroscopy wet chemical analysis physical characterization
Bioproducts Laboratory
This facility is focused on one to 10 kilograms scale processing of agriculture commodities and coproducts. Processes are developed and demonstrated for producing increased value materials by fractionation, chemical conversion and purification. Capabilities include: Chemical processing of straw, stover and other biomass materials Extraction and characterization of oils and high-value components from oilseed meal and […]
Food Laboratory
AURI’s food lab is available to those seeking to introduce new foods to the marketplace. It is focused on smaller companies and entrepreneurs who are developing and commercializing new food products. Capabilities include: food formulation and product development nutrition facts labeling and nutritional analysis regulatory assistance sourcing ingredients and packaging analytical food product testing guidance on shelf-life […]
Meat Laboratory
The meat laboratory in Marshall is used for formulation and analytical assessment of meat products. This facility includes equipment for developing and testing new products. Capabilities include: product formulation scale-up processing smoking/cooking packaging co-packer identification troubleshooting
Marshall Facility: Related research
Meat Industry Impact Study
The purpose of this study is to estimate the economic impact of meat/milk processing plants to the state’s economy and community vitality. This study will utilize a regional input-output model (IMPLAN) to estimate the output and employment impacts on all production and support industries.
Multi Species Report
In an effort to reach possible new markets, interest in producing alternative livestock has grown among Minnesota producers. For many of these species, little information exists. AURI has commissioned a study which focuses on the current and future potential of a number of alternative species as meat producing animals and birds. This study is helpful […]
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Marshall Facility: Related tools
Food Safety Interventions for Small Meat Processors
View Food Safety Interventions Powerpoint By Carissa Nath, AURI Meat Scientist The livestock and meat industries have made huge strides over the last 10 to 15 years to ensure they are producing the safest food supply in the world. However, there continue to be a large number of foodborne illness outbreaks; a number of these […]
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AURI Releases New Reports
Advantages of Wood Heat for Commercial Poultry Production Viking Company of Albany, MN, along with partners Clean Energy Resource Teams and the Agricultural Utilization Research Institute, are pleased to announce the release of their findings report on the Advantages of Wood Heat for Poultry field study. The demonstration project field-tested a 1.65 million Btu (British […]
AURI Growing to meet Clients’ Needs
It has taken a lot of work, dedicated hours and collaborations to advance AURI’s programs and resources from its creation in 1989 to where it is today, but the investment of time, effort and resources is paying off. AURI is experiencing an explosion of innovative agricultural opportunities, especially in the focus areas of food, coproducts […]
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