Vol. 28, No. 2
Apr–Jun, 2019
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Open Innovation and the Reverse Pitch: The future of problem solving
As you may have heard, AURI partnered with some of the world’s largest and most influential food and ag companies last month to host a unique event dedicated to novel…
Board Spotlight: Q&A with Board Member Jerry Hasnedl
This quarter, Ag Innovation News highlights board member and vice chair Jerry Hasnedl. Jerry represents Minnesota Farmers Union and as AURI’s Vice Chair he brings critical thinking and problem solving…
Next Generation Nutrition
Big ideas can come from very small beginnings. In the case of one Minnesota company, fermentation of a low value agriculture byproduct is the foundation for an innovative process that…
AURI Quantifies its Economic Impact on the State of Minnesota
AURI’s mission is to foster long-term economic impact for Minnesota through value-added agricultural products. It measures its success by looking at the number of projects opened and completed in a…
High Hopes for High Oleic
Soybean oil was once the gold standard for cooking oil, garnering a large share of the domestic market. It was in abundant supply and the strong oil markets helped support…
Food Packaging Guide
As part of fulfilling our mission to foster longterm economic benefit for Minnesota through support of value-added agriculture, AURI often assists entrepreneurs in commercializing their innovative new products or businesses.…
AURI Offers Cold Press Solutions to Entrepreneurs
In today’s consumer market, where customers are just as concerned with production practices as they are with ingredients, cold pressed foods are seeing a surge in popularity. This is due,…
AURI Elects New Board Members
AURI recently welcomed three new members to its Board of Directors! During its January meeting, the AURI Board elected a new director from agribusiness and its first-ever at-large director. Each…
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In this episode, discover how a Minnesota-based collaboration between industry leaders Target and AURI ignited a new pathway for food entrepreneurs to scale nationally. Lauren Pradhan, CEO of Tesser Advisory,…
Green Ammonia: A Low Carbon Solution and Economic Driver for Rural Minnesota
Update to 2023 AURI Report “Securing a Better Future Through the Development of Green Ammonia Fertilizer Pathways” Read the full report
Minnesota’s Agricultural and Rural Leadership program (MARL)
In this episode, Alexandra Ostlund of AURI and Brad Schloesser of Minnesota’s Agricultural and Rural Leadership program (MARL) unpack the 25-year-old program that’s shaping the future of agriculture leadership. Most leaders are…