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Vol. 14, No. 4

 Contents of October - December 2005
Ag Innovation News

 

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The Right Time
Column by Edgar Olson, AURI Executive Director

 

A Massive Opportunity

Redwood County farmer sees energy future in crop leftovers

 

Clothed in Corn

A Benson textile manufacturer is stitching shirts made from corn polylactic acid

 

Farmfest

AURI showcased innovations in ag-based products and renewable energy at Farmfest 2005

 

Cow-Power town!

A prairie community considers generating biogas from dairy manure

 

Crop stokin' stoves

New stove fuel pellets are made from agricultural residues

 

Fueling ethanol up north

Farmers near Fergus Falls hope to build the region's first ethanol plant

 

Powering up litter

Construction begins on nation's first poultry-litter-powered electrical plant

 

AURI Energy News Briefs

  • Brewster biodiesel overflows mandate

  • Transportation driving hydrogen-energy development: Alternative energy opportunities highlighted at northern Minnesota conference

  • SoyMor named Ag Innovator of the Year

NuSun shines in human-health trial

Sunflower oil hybrid is trans-fat free and may reduce LDL cholesterol

 

Elsewhere in ag utilization

Work of others in the ag utilization area

 

Quiz

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