Benson, Minnesota's 55-megawatt Fibrominn power plant is fueled by poultry manure and other biomass.

Pellet with caution

While the biomass pellet-fuel industry is emerging, demand is still low and would-be pellet producers should be careful

Ash Back

AURI research looks at recycling waste ash for fertilizer

Biomass Bridge

Gasified wood chips and corn cobs are replacing natural gas at Benson ethanol plant

Reputation Innovation

Visionary ethanol-plant leader taps markets like vodka and E-85 to increase company profits

Changing Roles

Long-time business partners still promote the soy-fertilizer business they built and sold

Veteran Scientist Joins AURI

Doug Root joins the AURI staff in Marshall, Minnesota

Biofuels industry seeks to attract 'gold collar' workers

Assessment shows that finding and keeping high-level staff is key to ethanol and biodiesel industry progress

Elsewhere in ag innovations

Garlic, beneficial beef, lignin, phyto potato, soybean `stang, battery charged, skinny trees

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