Jan–Mar, 2015

— by Liz Morrison  Plastics made from plants are growing fast. A new AURI report takes an in-depth look at the rapidly expanding “bioplastics” industry. The study, sponsored by the…

Read the full research report Watch a video about this report –by Dan Lemke Most Americans don’t get enough fiber in their diets. If research into an innovative new technology…

–by Jonathan Eisenthal It’s a vivid snapshot of the garden and yard industry in Minnesota, and what it adds to the Minnesota economy: $3.5 billion dollars 42,000 full and part-time…

>Listen to a radio segment on Caldo Foods Mona Radouani remembers like it was yesterday: her mother and her aunts making Harissa as part of their daylong work in the…

Minnesota has a very strong livestock industry that includes poultry, swine, dairy and beef. Livestock production is accompanied with the challenging task of handling the manure, or what my father would refer to as “sunshine.”

  Minnesota company semi-finalist in national competition Fergus Foods, LLC, the Minnesota maker of Nots! Snacks, is one of 10 national semi-finalists in the first-ever Rural Entrepreneurship Challenge. The challenge…

–by Teresa Spaeth Innovation isn’t an accident. There must be a culture and environment that fosters innovation and that next great idea. And once there is a great idea, there…

Road hog There is a motorcycle in Minnesota being powered by bacon grease. The grease comes from Hormel Foods and is known as 100 percent black label. The grease is…

>Listen to a radio segment on this story –by Liz Morrison Coffee is a good pick-me-up for you—and your garden, too. A Minnesota entrepreneur is turning the papery husk from…