AURI Ag Innovation Update

OUR MISSION

Foster long-term economic benefit

for Minnesota through value-added agricultural products.

AURI Partners with

Non-Alcoholic Brewers to Bottle Success

Jeff and Paul started a business with a simple premise: non-alcoholic beer should taste good and be made with quality ingredients and attention to detail. Learn how AURI helped grow the brand.

2022 Annual Report

The Agricultural Utilization Research Institute (AURI) released its 2022 Annual Report. Throughout FY22, AURI conducted research, disseminated public

infp, built strategic collaborations and placed a strong emphasis on innovative project applications with the potential for near-term implementation.

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February Innovator Profile:

Smude's Sunflower Oil

AURI Connects: Fields of Innovation Innovator Profiles is a Q&A series with Minnesota entrepreneurs who have partnered with AURI to build capacity and successfully commercialize new crop and livestock opportunities, including new traits for existing crops. This month’s edition highlights Smude's Sunflower Oil.

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Upcoming Events

March 2 - Free FFI Finance Bootcamp Webinar:

Financing a Meat Processing Facility

March 8 - AURI Connects: Webinar Wednesday — Helping Farmers Create New Value-Added Products Through AURI's USDA Agricultural Innovation Center Program Grant Award

March 14 - Minnesota Entrepreneur Kick-off

March 22 - Food & Ag Summit

April 11 - New Uses Forum

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March 24 - AURI Connects: Fields of Innovation — Sustainability and Decarbonization Opportunities for Agricultural Supply Chains, Part 3 of 3

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The Ag Innovation News podcast features our very own Dan Skogen having in-depth conversations with some of the brightest minds and most recognizable personalities in Minnesota’s value-added agriculture ecosystem.

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Entrepreneur in Residence Program

AURI relaunched its Entrepreneur in Residence (EiR) program. Qualified entrepreneurs will benefit from AURI's equipment and expertise, and have access to its laboratory facilities in Waseca and Marshall. In addition, EiR participants will have the opportunity to confer and strategize with AURI's staff and scientists.

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Ag Innovation News

The newspaper is designed to make research and technical information easy to read and enjoyable for the average user. From an initial subscription list of 4,000, it has grown to reach more than 12,000 print and online readers every quarter, covering AURI’s work in the development of new food products, renewable energy, biobased products and new uses for agricultural coproducts.

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