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/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…
Date: March 15-16, 2023. Location: Radisson Hotel St. Paul Downtown on St. Anthony Avenue. Time: March 15 - 3:00 pm to 6:30 pm. and March 16 from 8:00 am to 1:00 pm. Contact: mfischer@auri.org or call 218.281.7600 ext. 128
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…
Date: April 10, 2023. Location: Minneapolis Marriott West (9960 Wayzata Blvd.), St. Louis Park, MN Time: 3:00-5:30 p.m. Contact: mfischer@auri.org or call 218.281.7600 ext. 128
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…
https://youtu.be/Y6ELAoCeiqQ Webinar Wednesday: Spotlight on AURI's Ag Innovator of the Year The Agricultural Utilization Research Institute’s (AURI) Ag Innovator of the Year Award has lauded innovative Minnesotans for more than a decade. Each year, our Board of Directors bestows the honor to a client company or entrepreneur generating significant impact in the areas of product…
https://youtu.be/Vhy9ICrh3YY AURI Connects: Fields of Innovation — Growing and Developing Markets for Minnesota Oilseeds How will Minnesota farmers meet the demand for additional oilseed crops and which cropping systems are well suited to make efficient use of available land? With renewable biofuels driving demand for oilseeds, soy, canola, and sunflowers have and will continue to…
Date: June 15, 2023 Location: Farmers Union Industries building in Redwood Falls, MN Time: 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Contact: mfischer@auri.org or call 218.281.7600 ext. 128.
