AURI’s Waseca facility is located at the University of Minnesota’s Southern Research and Outreach Center. In addition to staff offices, the facility includes a coproduct utilization lab.
Waseca Facility
- 12298 350th Ave.
- PO Box 251
- Waseca, MN 56093-0251
- p 507.835.8990 | f 507.835.8373
Coproducts Utilization Laboratory
This facility in Waseca, which has pilot lab capabilities, is used for the development of new uses for plant and animal coproducts that present environmental and economic opportunities. Focus areas include biomass energy, ag processing by-products and crop residues. Capabilities include: fertilizers sorbents renewable fuels energy animal feeds soil amendments biodegradables grinding milling size reduction [...]
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Midwest Biomass Inventory Assessment
The objective of this study was to determine potential biomass resources within the Midwest for thermal heating applications in order to provide a “snapshot” of the Midwest Biomass Inventory Assessment for presentation at the 2012 Heating the Midwest Conference & Expo and for furthering the vision of the Heating the Midwest Initiative. This was done, [...]
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Midwest Biomass Inventory Assessment
The objective of this study was to determine potential biomass resources within the Midwest for thermal heating applications in order to provide a “snapshot” of the Midwest Biomass Inventory Assessment for presentation at the 2012 Heating the Midwest Conference & Expo and for furthering the vision of the Heating the Midwest Initiative. This was done, [...]
Minnesota Biomass Heating Feasibility Guide
In 2011, the Agricultural Utilization Research Institute (AURI) solicited proposals to develop a Biomass Heating Feasibility Guide “for the replacement of high-cost heating fuels, such as propane and fuel oil, with biomass combustion heating systems.” The contract, awarded to DLF Consulting, resulted in this report, which will assist turkey producers and greenhouse operators in rural [...]
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Wanke named AURI communications director
Amanda Wanke joined AURI in January as director of communications. She oversees AURI’s communications efforts including the organization’s website, print materials, electronic newsletter, tradeshow displays and media outreach. Prior to AURI, Wanke was director of communications for Bethel University, which is located in St. Paul, Minn., and serves more than 6,000 undergraduate, graduate and seminary [...]
Soy-straw start-up
Agristrand Mankato, LLC plans to manufacture soybean-straw door cores and furniture panels — a renewable alternative to wood particleboard. The $10.25 million start-up has purchased the former Environ Biocomposites factory in Mankato and is set to begin production this spring. Agristrand Soy Board is a rare value-added use for soybean straw, says Agristrand board member [...]
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