In this episode, Jeff Grev, former Vice President of Legislative Affairs at Hormel Foods, chats about SPAM and food trends, offers advice to food entrepreneurs, and shares how AURI’s work benefits the food and agricultura

In this episode, Brent Benike, General Manager at Northern Excellence Seed, LLC, discusses the nuances of the grass seed industry in Northern Minnesota and how the company works with local growers.

In this episode of the Ag Innovation News podcast, Brad Matuska, AURI's Business Development Director of Biomass Feedstocks, discusses AURI's new Biogas Report and potential anaerobic digestion opportunities in Minnesota.

In this episode, CelluComp North America President Chris Plotz discusses how the company's value-added ag innovations are helping to remove single-use plastics from waste streams, and the opening of its first facility in the United States.

In this episode, the Minnesota Farm Bureau's Director of Communications, Rachel Reisig, discusses the organization's responsibility of representing around 31,000 farm families and provides a recap of its new Urban Ag Conference and initiative.

In this episode, Sam Ziegler, a farmer and Director of GreenSeam, discusses surprising revelations of the organization's annual State of Ag in Minnesota Report. The report delves into the pulse of Minnesota's rural ag communities and identifies areas of c

In this episode, David Kolsrud, a farmer and CEO of DAK Renewable Energy, discusses value-added agriculture, investing in innovative initiatives, and the importance of collaboration and networking in the ag industry.

In this episode, Market Research Analyst Sanchez Philocles discusses a new report from the Agricultural Utilization Research Institute (AURI) on the increasing popularity of A2 milk. He also discusses the differences between conventional and A2 milk and w

In this episode of the Ag Innovation News podcast, Jon Veldhouse, CEO of Qore LLC, discusses QIRA®, a joint venture with Cargill and HELM to replace fossil-based chemicals with biobased intermediates in materials and products such as athletic wear, vehicl

In this episode, Chris Patton, the Founder and President of the Midwest Elderberry Cooperative, highlights the benefits of the elderberry crop, its use in value-added products, and why farmers may want to switch over to growing it.