Jan–Mar, 2002

You don’t know what you’ve got until it’s gone, right? That’s especially true when it comes to energy. We’ve grown accustomed to instant power; flip a switch and lights go…

HACCP workshop this month St. Cloud, Minn. — AURI is offering Minnesota meat and poultry processors a workshop on January 15-16 for training and planning in Hazard Analysis Critical Control…

  Mankato, Minn. — Oil and water don’t mix, but soy biodiesel and ethanol are a powerful pair. They are being tested as a fuel additive known as ethanol diesel,…

  Dawson, Minn. — This month, a southwest Minnesota cooperative will begin processing its own pork in a $6 million packing plant. Prairie Farmers Cooperative will slaughter about 65,000 hogs…

  Elk River, Minn. — Robert Walker has smelled the opportunity in biomass energy, and it has him wide awake after a comfortable sleep. As founder of Select Comfort Corporation…

  Le Center, Minn. — Microbiologist Peter Nash has always been ahead of his time. During the Gulf War, he worked on anthrax tests, but when the war ended, so…

  Brandon, Minn. — Kaye Zebarth is an “antler farmer.” She and her husband, a Douglas County veterinarian, raise domesticated North American elk. Last season their herd produced 1,300 pounds…

  Benson, Minn. — A By E. M. Morrison Prairie Lamb Cooperative is bringing the taste of the East to a Minnesota grocery near you. The subtle flavors of northern…

Glenville, Minn. — Some 500 southern Minnesota farmers are planning to pump an array of high-value products from soybean oil — from nutritional supplements to diesel fuel. The members of…

Editor’s note: This is the first installment in a four-part series that explores AURI — who it helps and the services it provides Minnesota. This first segment surveys AURI’s mission…

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…

  Want to be “chock fuel” of information on alternative ag-based energy? Speed to these selected Web sites — information ranges from do-it-yourself biodiesel to political resources to fun games.…

  When ensuring the safety of beef, why not try a little tenderness? Both are promised by Meat Processing Services Corporation of St. Paul, a company pioneering a beef process…