Ag Innovation News Podcast

Latest Episodes
Heavenly Treats for Valentine's Day
In this episode, Kathy Leighton Carton, Founder/Owner of Heavenly Treats, discusses her journey into the food production business and recipe development, and shares advice for other food entrepreneurs.
Recent Successes and Challenges in Food and Agriculture in Minnesota... and AURI's Impact
In this episode, Agricultural Utilization Research Institute (AURI) Board Chair, Federico Tripodi, discusses recent successes and challenges in Minnesota's food and agricultural landscape, AURI's impact, support from the Minnesota Legislature, collaborati
The Heartland Hydrogen Hub
In this episode, Mike Jensen, Director of Clean Fuels Project Management Office at Xcel Energy, and Luca Zullo, Senior Director of Science and Technology at the Agricultural Utilization Research Institute, discuss Xcel Energy's collaborative role in build
The cookies, the message... it's all good!
In this episode, Junita Flowers, Owner of Junita's Jar, shares the story behind her mission-driven cookies, discusses the importance of inspiring hope in others and previews exciting things to come in 2024.
How Underutilized Plant Feestocks Can Create Protein and Other Food Ingredients
In this episode, Karl Greden Co-Founder and Vice President of Product and Process Development at Apparo, Inc., shares how the company creates protein and other food ingredients from underutilized plant feedstocks.
Possibilities of Utilizing Hemp Fiber to Control Soil Erosion
In this episode, Harold Stanislawski, Business & Industry Development Director at the Agricultural Utilization Research Institute (AURI) and Ken Graeve, Erosion and Stormwater Management Unit Supervisor at the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT
Advocating for Minnesota's Food and Agriculture Sector
In this episode, Tamara Nelsen, Executive Director of AgriGrowth, discusses the organization and its purpose, membership benefits, advocating for Minnesota's food and agriculture sector and its upcoming Food and Ag Summit.
Renewing the Countryside
In this episode, Brett Olson, Co-Founder and Creative Director of Renewing the Countryside, talks about the organization and its mission, Local FEAST magazine and its upcoming local foods marketplace.
Meat and Poultry Processing in Minnesota
In this episode, Laura Bachmeier, Business Development Director of Meat at the Agricultural Utilization Research Institute (AURI), discusses AURI's role in supporting meat and poultry processors in Minnesota, USDA grant opportunities and upcoming short co
What's Up with Upcycled Food?
In this episode, Sue Marshall, Founder & CEO of NETZRO, discusses her food upcycling platform, how upcycling can help the environment and provide better food (and access to food) and what she sees as the potential beginnings of a food revolution in the U.