April 2025

This issue of Ag Innovation News (AIN) highlights AURI’s first-term Board Director, Kent Heins. Kent represents the Minnesota Beef Council and helps lead the Minnesota Hereford Breeders Association. He is…

By Dan Lemke Soybean meal has been a staple ingredient in livestock diets for decades. Beyond feeding pigs and poultry, soybean meal, soy hulls, and other soy products could find…

A gallon of milk in a display case at a grocery store contains whey and casein protein. There are two common forms of beta-casein: A1 and A2. A1 milk is…

By Dan Lemke Business growth is rarely linear. Companies can find themselves at a crossroads in their growth journey that can influence their future trajectory. Months ago, Thousand Hills Lifetime…

A Food Business AI Tool for Entrepreneurs and Producers The Agricultural Utilization Research Institute (AURI) works with entrepreneurs, farmers, founders, and home cooks alike to provide valuable knowledge and insight…

Launched in 2015, Hoyo embarked on a journey to fill an important employment and cultural food gap in Minnesota’s economy. The state is home to the largest population of Somalis…

This June, the Agricultural Utilization Research Institute (AURI) will congratulate Lolly Occhino on her retirement after nine years of service as AURI’s senior food scientist. Occhino first gained interest in…