Jul-Sep 2021

By Shannon Schlecht AURI Executive Director When the Agricultural Utilization Research Institute (AURI) was founded in the late 1980s, it was tasked with helping Minnesota producers, companies and entrepreneurs achieve…

This quarter, Ag Innovation News highlights one of its newest board members, Rep. Mike Sundin. In addition to his role on the Board of Directors, Rep. Sundin is also the…

By AURI The Agricultural Utilization Research Institute (AURI) relaunched its Entrepreneur in Residence (EiR) Program. Originated in 2016, the EiR program provides food and ag entrepreneurs access to laboratory facilities…

By Dan Lemke Tucked among the corn, sugarbeet and soybean fields of western Minnesota, several hundred acres of plants sport feathery green fronds. The sight of large fields of carrots…

By AURI For the last five years, the Agricultural Utilization Research Institute (AURI) has worked with the Minnesota Soybean Research & Promotional Council (MSR&PC) to promote an environmentally-friendly USDA biobased…

By AURI The Agricultural Utilization Research Institute (AURI) hosts a monthly webinar series called: AURI Connects: Webinar Wednesday. Each episode explores different aspects of Minnesota’s food and ag sectors –…

By AURI The Agricultural Utilization Research Institute (AURI) now offers food-grade lab services in Waseca, Minnesota for small-scale oil pressing, oil filtration, seed cleaning and milling of oilseed meals and…

By AURI The Agricultural Utilization Research Institute (AURI) relaunched its Entrepreneur in Residence (EiR) Program. Originated in 2016, the EiR program provides food and ag entrepreneurs access to laboratory facilities…

By AURI Dave Eiynck and Tyler Hoban are commodity farmers in Mahnomen County, Minnesota. They also run E-H Oats, an oat milling business they launched in 2018 with the help…

By AURI When it comes to Minnesota’s ag and food sectors, innovation is critical to meeting the evolving needs of consumers and decision-makers. Since this means the difference between success…

By AURI The Agricultural Utilization Research Institute (AURI) hosts a monthly webinar series called: AURI Connects: Webinar Wednesday. Each episode explores different aspects of Minnesota’s food and ag sectors –…