Apr–Jun, 2001

In every aspect of life — from managing time to eating — maintaining balance among competing priorities is key to attaining our goals. At AURI, we strive to strike a…

Redwood Candle Company has expanded for the second time in its brief, two-year history, completing a 12,000 square-foot building expansion in December. The company’s 33 employees make soot-free, soy oil-based…

Timmerman joins AURI Marshall, Minn. — In January, Dennis Timmerman joined the AURI staff in Marshall as project development director for value-added animal products. The operator of a corn, soybean…

  Harmony, Minn. — Forty years ago, Lloyd Peterson visited a neighbor’s auction and met his fate. “She showed me this mattress made of wool, which was over 100 years…

It isn’t easy being a dairy farmer these days. With low milk prices, brought on by production increases, consolidation and a federal pricing system unfavorable to Upper Midwest producers, small…

You probably paid about $1.85 for that half gallon of milk in your refrigerator. What portion of the retail price went to the farmer? Not much. The farmgate value of…

It’s a three-billion-dollar economic engine, and it runs on milk. Minnesota’s dairy industry is the state’s largest agriculture sector, employing more Minnesotans than 3M, Target and Northwest Airlines combined. The…

Palisade, Minn. — Pam and Dick Bowne poured seven years of their lives into Gemini Guernsey Old Fashioned Creamline Milk. They milked 50 Guernsey cows on their Aitkin County farm,…

Editor’s note: This is the second installment in a four-part series following one year in the life of Bruce Tiffany, an entrepreneurial farmer and repair shop owner preparing to market…

  Forest Lake, Minn. — “A bad joke that got way out of control” is how Todd Marek describes his foray into sheep farming. Four years ago, on a tongue-in-cheek…

Marshall, Minn. — Gathering buckets of greasy, grimy waste oils from restaurants is no glamorous task, but Rose Patzer does it for science. And economics: her slimy collection is helping…

Crookston, Minn. — Robin Brekken grows his farm by concepts rather than acres. For now, a small retail package of roasted soy nuts is the most tangible manifestation of those…

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 elsewhere complements AURI’s work. Please note…

  It’s all about animals this time. We’ve searched for the most original animal-based sites we could find. Some are informative, some entertaining, some humorous. Whatever your pleasure, they’re worth…

When gas is up and sugar is down, why not make gas — or ethanol — from sugar? That’s what some sugar beet growers are asking — and recent test…

  South St. Paul, Minn. — At a recent pet show, Kurt Fischer observed a dog owner pick up and slowly devour a “Plaid Dog” Turkey Tender treat. He refuses…