AURI Connects is our event platform that curates trainings, webinars, and virtual and in-person events for the value chain. It brings together businesses, agricultural producers, and entrepreneurs to explore value-added agricultural opportunities, build connections, and stay informed on emerging trends and technologies.
https://youtu.be/YSP8McTxYuw This webinar focused on plant-based foods, clean eating and processed and ultra-processed foods, highlighting what consumers understand about food products and what they think about each of these topics. The webinar also delves into what the scientific evidence says about processed and ultra-processed foods. AURI Connects: Webinar Wednesday is a monthly webinar series hosted…
https://youtu.be/U7Y6bHnFnFc Below are links to the PowerPoint presentations from the event Slide deck 1 Slide deck 2 Slide deck 3 Theme: Renewable Natural Gas from Biomass Feedstocks Using Anaerobic Digestion You won't want to miss this exciting Minnesota Renewable Energy Roundtable event focused on renewable natural gas and anaerobic digestion. Hear from knowledgeable speakers on…
https://youtu.be/lJHBpRb5-pQ Recently, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) allocated millions of dollars of federal funding to support the resiliency and competitiveness of the meat and poultry supply chain. As a result, a new collaborative network of organizations across the U.S. formed to support meat and poultry processors through grant application management, business development, technical…
https://youtu.be/U58RL1eYrcY Webinar Wednesday: Ecosystem Partner Grow North's Transition to Naturally Minnesota Have you heard the news about Grow North’s (an organization devoted to creating an interconnected, sophisticated, invested and accessible ecosystem for Minnesota's food and agricultural entrepreneurs) transition to Naturally MN under the Naturally Network Umbrella? If you’d like to learn more about what it…
https://youtu.be/omOr-1NJgXE AURI Connects: Fields of Innovation — Sustainability and Debarbonization Opportunities for Agricultural Supply Chains (Part One of a Three-Part Series) This event is the first in a three-part series exploring the complexities of emerging markets for food and agricultural products incentivizing climate-smart practices. The Agricultural Utilization Research Institute (AURI) is proud to present this…
https://youtu.be/Lwp2dncA4I8 Webinar Wednesday: Dynamics of Shared Use Commercial Kitchen Business Models in Minnesota In an effort to develop a better understanding of the shared commercial kitchen business model, AURI commissioned a report to discover the dynamics that challenge the viability of commercial kitchen businesses. Working with CLUTCH Performance, in close partnership with Food Works Group…
https://youtu.be/93qjAarFu1U AURI Connects: Fields of Innovation — Sustainability and Debarbonization Opportunities for Agricultural Supply Chains (Part Two of a Three-Part Series) This event is the second in a three-part series exploring the complexities of emerging markets to incentivize the lowering of carbon intensity for food and agricultural products. The Agricultural Utilization Research Institute (AURI) is…
AURI Connects: Financing A Meat Processing Facility Webinar Are you thinking about starting or growing a meat processing business and wondering where in the world you’re going to get the money to do it? Join us on March 2 from 12:00-2:00 p.m. CT for a webinar lead by Tera Johnson from the Food Finance Institute…
https://youtu.be/heB9FFS0avE Webinar Wednesday: Helping Farmers Create New Value-Added Products Through AURI’s USDA Agricultural Innovation Center Program Grant Award Recently, the Agricultural Utilization Research Institute (AURI) received a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Innovation Demonstration Center Program Grant to provide technical and business development assistance to agricultural producers seeking to develop and market value-added agricultural…
https://youtu.be/kksfrY2oCbo AURI Connects: Fields of Innovation — Sustainability and Debarbonization Opportunities for Agricultural Supply Chains (Part Three of a Three-Part Series) This event is the third in a three-part series exploring the complexities of emerging markets to incentivize the lowering of carbon intensity for food and agricultural products. The Agricultural Utilization Research Institute (AURI) is…
On April 11, the Agricultural Utilization Research Institute (AURI) and its partners, Compeer Financial and Georgetown's Rural Opportunity Initiative, are bringing together some of the most knowledgeable voices in the areas of finance, food and agriculture. The New Uses Forum will feature expert speakers from across the finance, food, bio-industrials and agriculture ecosystems, with in-depth…
Webinar Wednesday: A Recap of AURI's News Uses Forum and Bold Open Reverse Pitch The Agricultural Utilization Research Institute (AURI), Compeer Financial and Georgetown University’s Rural Opportunity Initiative are hosting the 5th annual New Uses Forum on April 11. The theme for the event is Exploring the Intersection of Innovation and Investment in Food and…