Jan–Mar, 2010

Brooten, Minn. — Jerry and Linda Jennissen and their cows are out to prove that large dairies aren’t the only ones with power. A building attached to their dairy barn…

Glenwood, Minn. — For two decades, Pete Thorfinnson has served customers who want chicken and turkey raised the old-fashioned way — free to roam and grow naturally, without antibiotics or…

What technologies and products will propel Minnesota value-added agriculture in the next decade? AURI recently released two reports that outline eight top prospects for corn and soybeans, drawn from more…

Barnesville, Minn. — James Nelson kept a family tradition alive when he reopened the bakery his Dad established in 1937. But it’s the nontraditional goods that make Son-Rise Bakery unique.…

Every person on earth who eats is involved in agriculture. Despite our relationship with food, we don’t usually equate innovation with food production. However, advances are ensuring that the food…

  Carissa Nath is AURI’s go-to person on meat projects. The Texas native has been with AURI for more than a year, helping processors and entrepreneurs develop meat products out…

Editor’s note: As a service to our readers, we provide news about the work of others in ag utilization. Often, research done elsewhere complements AURI’s work. Please note that ARS…

Isanti, Minn. — Ever Cat Fuels opened a biodiesel processing facility this fall that could eventually turn algae into fuel. Featured in the April 2009 issue of Ag Innovation News,…

Change is swift. What was cutting edge a few years ago, even months ago, may already be outdated. Just look at mobile phones, computers, video games, even renewable-energy technologies. Last…

Afton, Minn. — Bill Petrich is seeing red. It’s a good thing. Petrich is CEO of Suntava, a new company producing red dye from purple corn grown in southwest Minnesota.…