Vol. 10, No. 4
This edition of Ag Innovation News was originally published in approximately October of 2001.
Ag Innovation News
Modern Americans have a nearly endless supply of food product choices. Fresh, frozen, organic, boxed, bagged, bulk, domestic, imported — you name it, it’s
Marshall, Minn. — Add the mouse and the monitor to the list of tools used to ensure food safety in Minnesota. In September, AURI
Determined to put a new product into the fiercely competitive food marketplace? You could shut your eyes, plug your nose and jump in.
Editor’s note: The following interviews with six successful entrepreneurs were conducted by phone and e-mail. AURI extends a sincere thanks for their willingness
Minneapolis, Minn. — A hearty new organic bread from French Meadow Bakery has all the right stuff: sprouted spelt, amaranth and quinoa; pumpkin seeds,
Lynn Gordon made her prosperous bread business from scratch. The Minneapolis entrepreneur began French Meadow Bakery in 1985. She baked bread at night in
St. Louis Park, Minn. — Kari Lee Beutell appears undaunted by the 60,000 pounds of apple crisp baking mix behind her, waiting to be
Solway, Minn. — At Blackstar Dairy, the cream really does rise to the top. Rod and Sue Cloose and their cows make milk and
Stillwater, Minn. — No one knows more about George Ghanem’s sausage consumers than he does. As producer of Papa George food products, he’s
Minnetonka, Minn. — Scott Jacobson’s alter ego, Jake, is worldly, bold, eager to please. His motto: “I search the world to bring you the
Minnetonka, Minn. — Need elk? Minnesota leads the nation in producing elk meat and antlers. The state’s 264 elk farmers are pioneers in the
Minnetonka, Minn. — Like a pitcher facing a starting lineup, Jim Wheeler has stared down some powerful forces in the struggle to grow his
Like Lisa Gjersvik, project director at AURI’s Waseca office, and Charan Wadhawan, AURI food scientist in Crookston, have been with AURI since its first
Editor’s Note: This is the final installment in a four-part series following a year in the life of Bruce Tiffany, an entrepreneurial farmer who
Editor’s note: As a service to our readers, we provide news about the work of others in the ag utilization arena. Often, research done
Here’s another potpourri of Minnesota-based sites for Internet aficionados. Expand your knowledge base, find something you want to buy, or just stay entertained
Lakeville, Minn. — If someone isn’t doing it, then do it yourself, Renne Soberg decided. Since the mid 1980s, he had been interested in