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.
AURI Connects: Fields of Innovation — Exploring Food and Fiber Market Opportunities for Minnesota's Hemp Supply Chain Hemp is a cash crop that can fit into traditional rotations and is considered to be a low management crop with a fast maturity. Among its many potential value-added applications, hemp can be utilized for food as a…
AURI Connects: Fields of Innovation — From Setback to Success: How Failure Can Create Opportunity Failure isn’t bad… if we learn from it. Minnesota has a robust and growing food and ag ecosystem, but among the many successes that have developed from its participants, there have been numerous – but often hidden – examples where…
https://youtu.be/v5uIyDgddJM As food businesses scale from local to regional or national distribution, decisions on package type, product formulation and production process will have an impact on a product’s shelf life. Defining and determining a food product’s shelf life is a common challenge for food businesses. Join AURI Connects: Webinar Wednesday — Understanding Food Product Shelf…
Date: September 15-16, 2022 Location: Thumper Pond Resort, Ottertail, MN Time: 9:00 am on September 15 to 4:00 pm on September 16 Contact: mfischer@auri.org or call 218.281.7600 ext. 128 to receive meeting call-in information
https://youtu.be/7p9FE4aJzzY Oktoberfest is an annual festival hosted in Munich, Germany that occurs over a 17-day period this year, ending the first Sunday in October. The festival is an international celebration of German food and beer to pay homage to the Bavarian sense of höflichkeit —cordiality. Join AURI Connects: Webinar Wednesday — Oktoberfest – A Celebration…
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…
Date: November 17, 2022 Location: The Mill. Waseca, MN Time: 8:00 am to 4:30 pm Contact: mfischer@auri.org or call 218.281.7600 ext. 128 to receive meeting call-in information
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…
Date: December 15, 2022 Location: Minneapolis Marriott Southwest. Minnetonka, MN Time: 1:30 pm to 5:00 pm Contact: mfischer@auri.org or call 218.281.7600 ext. 128 to receive meeting call-in information
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…
Date: January 19, 2023 Location: Hampton Inn & Suites Downtown St. Paul, MN Time: 11:30 am to 5:00 pm Contact: mfischer@auri.org or call 218.281.7600 ext. 128 to receive meeting call-in information