Feb-April 2024

This quarter, Ag Innovation News (AIN) highlights AURI’s first-term Board Director, Minnesota State Representative Samantha Vang. Representative Vang is Chair of the Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee and serves on…

In 2023, the Agricultural Utilization Research Institute (AURI) worked on several exciting biobased solutions to promote the sustainable production of renewable products using Minnesota-grown feedstocks. Finding new ways to replace…

Using hydrogen as a source of clean energy is central to decarbonizing many fossil fuel-dependent industries and a pathway to a healthier, cleaner planet. Transitioning to this hydrogen economy is…

The Agricultural Utilization Research Institute’s (AURI) food team provides consulting and technical services to help bring business ideas to reality. Last year, the team worked on 114 projects throughout the…

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…

Turning an idea for a food product into a viable business that stands the test of time is not for the faint of heart. The Agricultural Utilization Research Institute’s (AURI)…

In December 2023, AURI celebrated Louise Eischens, project and technical administrative coordinator, on her retirement after 31 years of service to AURI. Eischens worked in AURI’s office in Marshall, Minnesota,…