AURI conducts practical, applied research that identifies emerging opportunities to add value to agriculture products. This information is publicly available with the hope that it will spur ideas for new products and processes.
Research Reports
Recent Research Reports
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, [...]
Finishing cattle performance and carcass quality when fed high protein dried distillers grains
The research objective of this experiment was to replace 35% of dry rolled corn in traditional corn-based feedlot diets with a high protein dried distillers grains and view its effects on steer performance, carcass characteristics, and subsequent meat quality characteristics, shelf-life stability, and consumer acceptance. Read the complete report. Executive Summary New or modified feed [...]
Use of manganese oxide to attenuate negative effects of high sulfur concentrations in distillers grains-based finishing rations
Use of manganese oxide to attenuate negative effects of high sulfur concentrations in distillers grains-based finishing rations
Rural Wealth Creation Conference
The Economic Research Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Ford Foundation are convening a National Conference and Conversation on Rural Wealth Creation and Livelihoods. The conference will bring together researchers, practitioners and policy-makers who are working on regional and rural development issues to discuss and facilitate a common understanding about fostering [...]
Media and Media Mix Evaluation for Dairy Barn Compost Bedding Systems
This study evaluated alternate media as well as media mixes that could be used as bedding for compost barns. The goal is to help dairy farmers expand the number of alternative media and media combinations that could be potentially more economically used in dairy compost bedded pack systems. The study includes literature review, laboratory analysis [...]
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