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Agricultural Utilization Research Institute seeks continued state support; AURI highlights new Waseca bioindustrial center
Summary
The committee heard testimony supporting an appropriation for the Agricultural Utilization Research Institute (AURI), which highlighted AURI's role in moving agricultural innovations from lab to market, recent capital upgrades, and a 45:1 return-on-investment claim tied to new sales and capital leverage.
Senate File 934, the appropriation request for the Agricultural Utilization Research Institute (AURI), was presented to the Senate Agriculture Committee on Feb. 12, 2025. AURI leaders described the instituteits statewide facilities and recent upgradesand asked the committee to continue funding to accelerate value-added agriculture and bioindustrial projects.
Federico Tripodi, chair of AURI's board, said AURIwhose mission is to accelerate expanded uses and markets for agriculturally derived productsaims to drive tangible economic impact. Shannon…
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