Oct–Dec, 2002

A poster caught my eye the other day. It was a picture of a large piece of moldy bread. The poster’s caption admonished the reader to “Stay fresh, or be…

Hopkins, Minn. — Minding her soups one day at the Pekoe and Java coffee shop, Beth-Alison Bataille heard a customer jokingly refer to her as the “soup Nazi.” “It may…

Editor’s note: This is the final installment in a series exploring AURI’s structure and services. Previous segments covered AURI’s mission, programs, and business and technical services. We now explore AURI’s…

St. Charles, Minn. — Winona County cattle producers Ralph and Filomena Kaehler are a bit “touchy” about their identity-preserved beef business. “Our customers can reach out and touch the people…

When the Dairy Farmers of America closed a cheese plant in Fergus Falls last year, the town lost a $44 million business and more than 100 skilled jobs. Yet the…

Bismarck, N. D. — Shoulder-high, vivid golden heads arching toward the sun, sunflowers were once revered by the Aztecs as a symbol of the sun itself. Nowadays, it’s not the…

Chaska, Minn. — St. Alban’s Bay beef tallow, millet and sunflower seed cakes may be for the birds. But the packages they are wrapped in are for the profits. Bill…

Fifty years ago, there were eight million stock sheep in Montana, North and South Dakota and Minnesota. Now, there are fewer than one million. In an effort to help revive…

Waseca, Minn. — For some folks, the subjects of sugar beet pulp and swine nutrition generate an attractive force. Witness the bringing together of the AURI Southeast Field Office and…

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…

Come explore the commodities in your everyday products. The following sites are sure ways to get growing and processing information, with tidbits on new food and nonfood uses for these…

Move over, soybeans. Minnesota producers may want to add hostas, lilies and river birch to their crop rotations. An industry appraisal spearheaded by the Minnesota Nursery & Landscaping Association reveals…

Waseca, Minn. — When a solid-fuel stove manufacturer wanted to compare the heat energy values of renewable fuels, he couldn’t find a chart to look them up. So AURI scientists…