Jul–Sep, 2001

Not since the mid 1970s has energy been such a hot topic. While we have not had a recurrence of long lines at service stations, in the past few months…

Marshall, Minn. — More than 30 Minnesota meat processors, seeking to be a cut above the competition, attended an AURI-sponsored meat processing short course in April. Open to the state’s…

Clara City, Minn. —Americans happily munch down billions of pounds of chips, puffs, pretzels and the like every year. But it’s common knowledge that fat and empty calories might lead…

Power has its price. To run our cars, computers, homes, farms and businesses, our incomes are increasingly consumed by energy costs. The price of heat and electricity has soared; natural…

  Princeton, Minn. — For a time last winter, Dennis Haubenschild’s dairy cows were earning him 40 cents a day from their milk and 30 cents a day from their…

Morris, Minn. — Taking care of bugs is part of Dori Coler’s job description. Coler is a biologist at DENCO, an ethanol processing plant in Morris. One of her jobs…

  If ethanol producer credits were to be extended, wheat and barley farmers could benefit, an AURI-sponsored study reveals. Currently, producer credits are limited to the state’s existing 13 dry-mill…

Minnesota’s corn ethanol plants may be feeding your gas tank, but they’d like to feed more hogs and turkeys, too. That’s the job of Midwestern DDGs Association, a nonprofit task…

  Benson, Minn. — A $100 million project to burn turkey manure for electricity, the first of its kind in the country, is progressing steadily in Swift County. Fibrominn, a…

  Editor’s note: This is the third installment in a four-part series following one year in the life of Bruce Tiffany, an entrepreneurial farmer who developed wildlife treats from local…

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…

  The list of Minnesota-based ag organizations is extensive, but there are a few below you may not have heard about. Some Minnesota ag-related businesses are also highlighted. Remember, click…

  Detroit Lakes, Minn. — “Gotta be patient,” Mike Hughes murmured to himself while technicians, construction workers and AURI staff put the fine-tuning touches to the massive metal machinery in…