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To introduce more Minnesota farmers to the benefits of on-site anaerobic digesters, the Agricultural Utilization Research Institute (AURI) published a new report, The Biogas Opportunity for Minnesota Farmers: A Business…
The Agricultural Utilization Research Institute (AURI) recently began working on a project to help protein businesses expand or relocate to Minnesota. Earlier this summer MBOLD and AURI launched the Protein…
Leading the way in renewable energy is nothing new for Minnesota, which for decades has been a pioneer in biofuels like ethanol, biodiesel, and, most recently, sustainable aviation fuel. The…
The far north-central point of Minnesota has produced iconic brands like Marvin® Windows and Doors and Polaris Industries and a generation of talented hockey players. The region is also the…
By Dan Lemke Minnesota’s emerging hemp industry may be in a prime position to help one of the state’s largest agencies solve a problem while also opening doors to potential…
The future for value-added agriculture looks bright, with many opportunities for AURI to expand markets and positively impact Minnesota’s agriculture sector. Minnesota has advantages in many areas: we have strengths…
The Agricultural Utilization Research Institute (AURI) strives to accelerate economic impact by empowering expanded uses and markets of valueadded agriculturally derived products. For more than 30 years, AURI has accomplished…
With the demand for low-carbon energy increasing, refiners and energy companies across the globe continue to look to biofuels as a solution for future energy production. As these markets develop…
People aren’t likely born with an innovation gene, but if there was such a thing, the Asmus family of rural Winthrop, Minn. would likely have it in their DNA. The…
Late last year, a group of scientists, researchers, academics and business leaders discussed the latest advancements and innovations in renewable natural gas and anaerobic digestion at the 2022 Minnesota Renewable…
Across the United States and around the world, there is a growing focus on renewable energy—energy collected from sources that can be more quickly replenished. Driving this trend is a…
By AURI The Agricultural Utilization Research Institute (AURI) strives to be a leader in value-added agricultural product innovation to help foster long-term economic benefit for the state of Minnesota. One…
By AURI Entrepreneurs contribute to economic growth by creating new products and services, which stimulate new employment and economic development. These new businesses also create entry-level positions and help nurture…
By Shannon Schlecht AURI Executive Director Greetings and welcome to spring! For those of us in Minnesota and the upper Midwest region, this is a time of new growth. After…
The concept of “Green Ammonia” and “Green Hydrogen” refers to the production of ammonia and hydrogen that is 100 percent renewable and carbon free. These emerging technologies are exciting due…
Late last year, Minnesota’s ag community saw the fruition of years of efforts to develop a new pipeline for the state’s soybean growers and other producer’s commodities. On October 28, the Ag Innovation Campus (AIC) broke ground on an oilseed crush plant and innovation center in Crookston, Minn.
The Agricultural Utilization Research Institute (AURI) launched a new program called Fields of Innovation, which focuses on bringing together Minnesota’s ag and food value chains to build capacity and successful commercialization of new and emerging crops.
Water quality and nutrient management can be vexing issues for farmers. Growers need fertilizer to achieve maximum crop yields, but they must also manage those nutrients to reduce potential run-off, which causes negative impacts on water quality.
Mankato based Attis Innovations Research and Development Team is leading the charge in developing renewable energy from plant-based materials and agricultural byproducts
Earlier this year AURI released its latest annual report, which provides information about the organization’s operational and fiscal results for Fiscal Year 2019 (FY19).
ST. PAUL, Minn. (October 14, 2019) –The Agricultural Utilization Research Institute’s Minnesota’s Renewable Energy Roundtable, Heating the Midwest, and Koda Energy LLC are partnering to hold the Midwest Bioenergy Celebration on National Bioenergy Day, Oct. 23, 2019.
Created by legislation in 1987 as part of the Greater Minnesota Corporation, AURI began operating as a stand-alone entity in 1989 with the mission of improving the economy of rural Minnesota through value-added opportunities for the state’s agricultural commodities.
The Agricultural Utilization Research Institute is soliciting proposals to supply process development expertise and services for deliverables on multiple priority projects. The common theme of these project is to produce value-added chemicals from agricultural commodities in partnership with AURI scientists.
This past October, during the first-ever Food Ag Ideas Week, AURI along with partners MyFormulary and Larta Institute co-hosted a special event called The Nexus of Food & Health. Minnesota…
Are you seeking outlets for selling agricultural residues this year? Check out the updated Midwest Biomass Exchange website at www.mbioex.com – a free internet marketplace designed to connect buyers and…
For 2019 AURI categorized the research priorities into three broad, but distinct groups: Coproducts/Biobased/Renewables, Multi-Disciplinary and Food.
This quarter, Ag Innovation News is highlighting Larry Johnson. When we last spoke to Johnson in April of 2017, he was just getting settled into his new role as a…
By AURI Entrepreneurship in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry This edition of Ag Innovation News brings you an interview with Tera Johnson, a serial entrepreneur whose mission is to create…
By AURI One of the most important issues faced by farmers and ag producers is that of nitrogen runoff from their fields into the surface water supply via tile drainage…
By AURI This edition of Ag Innovation News brings you an interview with one of AURI’s newest board members, Kenneth Asp. He brings a wealth of knowledge on wheat and…
As a service to our readers, we provide news about the work of others in ag utilization. Often, research done elsewhere complements AURI’s work. Read on to learn about blockchain technology in Australia and how spinach protein and blackberry dye give juice to biohybrid solar cells.
Each year, AURI undertakes significant initiatives and influential studies related to value-added agriculture, and makes them available to the public in order to further innovation in the areas of food, coproducts, renewable energy and biobased products.
Moisture content is an ongoing issue in agriculture. Many wet biomass feedstocks generally have low value due to the high cost of thermally removing water to utilize the biomass. AURI works with a variety of these biomass feedstocks that contain high moisture contents such as digester solids, food processing waste, and even a variety of crop residues.
AURI client Clean Plus, Inc. (CPI), a West Concord, Minnesota, company that has been in operation since 1982 and boasts about a dozen employees competes for 2018 World Bio Markets Biobased Product of the Year. CPI has several divisions that produce and distribute a variety of products, including Drip Trap® Granules, which are made from corn stalks and are used to contain and clean up spills such as chemicals, oil and fuel.
It has taken a lot of work, dedicated hours and collaborations to advance AURI’s programs and resources from its creation in 1989 to where it is today, but the investment…
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…