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2018

AURI Report Explores Opportunities for Minnesota Plant Proteins

    Consumer demand for protein products expected to double by 2025. Can the Minnesota ag community benefit? In response to an ongoing rise in consumer demand for foods with increased protein content, the Agricultural Utilization Research Institute (AURI) released a new study exploring ways Minnesota’s agriculture sector could benefit from this trend. The 47-page report, available for download here, provides a user-friendly overview of innovative, potentially viable sources of plant protein,… Continue Reading AURI Report Explores Opportunities for Minnesota Plant Proteins

    AURI Report Offers New, Updated Pricing Strategies for Food Products

      Entrepreneurs consider pricing way too late and may cheat themselves in the process, report claims “On average, companies spend two to three years on product research and development, 12 to 18 months on go-to-market planning and execution, and just under eight hours on pricing.” So states the provocative claim that opens a comprehensive new pricing report, prepared by Pricing Innovations, LLC, for the Agricultural Utilization Research Institute (AURI). The report… Continue Reading AURI Report Offers New, Updated Pricing Strategies for Food Products

      Opinions of Minnesota School Lunch Professionals About Minnesota Food Products

        In August 2017, AURI and the Stine Group emailed a survey to 167 Nutrition Services Directors (NSDs) in 120 Minnesota school districts. The goal of the survey was to gauge NSDs levels of understanding and interest in Clean Label products for their programs. Additionally, the survey inquired about their willingness and ability to purchase value-added foods processed in Minnesota. The research was conducted under the auspices of AURI’s Ag Innovation Partnership… Continue Reading Opinions of Minnesota School Lunch Professionals About Minnesota Food Products

        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 thermal unit) wood chip furnace in a live commercial poultry operation. The wood furnace demonstrated… Continue Reading AURI Releases New Reports

          AURI Launches Second Ag Innovation Partnership

            The Agricultural Innovation Partnership (AIP) program catalyzes innovation, generates new ideas and supports collaborative partnerships while directing research and technology transfer opportunities that add value to Minnesota’s agricultural products or improve efficiencies in their processing. Work and research done as part of the AIP program will focus its energy in four areas, including: Biobased Products: Exploring the development and use of renewable materials in plastics, films, building materials, lubricants, sealants… Continue Reading AURI Launches Second Ag Innovation Partnership