Apr–Jun, 2015

>Listen to a radio segment on Gusto Granola –BY DAN LEMKE Dating back to her college days, Angie Gustafson has always been a big fan of farmers markets and the…

AURI is all about helping businesses and entrepreneurs who use Minnesota’s agriculture products in areas such as food and renewable energy. In order to better serve these clients, the institute…

>Listen to a radio segment on biomass –by Liz Morrison AURI is testing a way to make corn stover and other biomass more nutritious for livestock. Lignocellulosic biomass contains plenty…

>Listen to a radio segment on biochar –by Dan Lemke The inspiration for a newly-patented mobile gasification unit (Patent #8888874) came when Curtis Borchert’s wife read about the benefits of…

–by Dan Lemke >Listen to a radio segment about Kakookies The whole idea just seemed wrong to Sue Kakuk. Her daughter, a competitive collegiate bicyclist, would travel around the country…

Buying local. Knowing where food comes from. Eating healthier. These are all trends in food consumption, and food hubs are one way that towns and regions are giving consumers more access to local, fresh foods. Food hubs connect growers with local places needing healthy food such as schools, large businesses and health care facilities, and help grow the local and regional economies at the same time.

The board of directors of the Agricultural Utilization Research Institute welcomed two new members and two returning members at its regularly scheduled January meeting. The new and returning members, as…

–by Teresa Spaeth Generating new ideas. Selecting those innovations that are most likely to succeed. Implementing ideas in the marketplace to create economic impact. These steps are instrumental to successful…

Minnesota shrimp A new land-based aquaculture system will make it possible for producers to grow shrimp anywhere, all year round. Even in Minnesota. Currently, 80 percent of the shrimp consumed…

In early 2014, AURI released Agbioscience as a Development Driver: Minnesota Agbioscience Strategy, a report by the world-renowned Battelle Technology Partnership Practice, which showed that Minnesota’s economic future may well…

–by Dan Lemke Business partners Katie Sanchez and Melissa Elms are generating quite a buzz with their Bee Free Honee products. Originally discovered by accident, the vegan sweeteners made from…