Jul–Sep, 2014

–by Jonathan Eisenthal As do most couples, Mike Davis and Mali Kouanchao have a unique love story. While the Tennessee native and the Laotian-American were falling in love with each…

–by Liz Morrison A cheaper, cleaner diesel engine fuel is on the horizon. Engineers at the University of Minnesota’s Center for Diesel Research are developing technology to use hydrous ethanol…

–by Liz Morrison The top-selling steak at Big Steer Meats in St. Paul, Minnesota, is the “Al Capone”—a butterflied chuck-eye steak stuffed with hard salami, capicola, green olives, and provolone…

–by Liz Morrison When Carissa Nath was working on her graduate degree in meat science, people used to say, “Oh, so you’re going to be a meat inspector?” Some meat…

The meat industry employs what are called interventions throughout meat processing to improve the quality, safety, and functionality of meat products. This concept is known as the multi-hurdle concept. Several interventions, also known as barriers or hurdles, have to be put into place in order to prevent harmful bacteria from making their way into the final product.

AURI is aiming to find out the current state of and opportunities for growth in the ag processing industry in a first-of-its-kind analysis. “One of AURI’s strategic goals is to…

Minnesota has tremendous strengths and assets in agriculture and the related biosciences. If we can harness those strengths by supporting our business and entrepreneurs in this industry and giving them the tools they need for success, we can create jobs and economic growth for rural Minnesota.

AURI’s work with rural cooperatives, thanks to a Rural Cooperative Development Grant from USDA, has resulted in $2.4 million in increased revenue for rural cooperatives in Minnesota. AURI received the…

–by Jonathan Eisenthal For the many Americans who are trying to get fit, running sounds like a great way to get in shape. But running after kids, running errands, and…