Agricultural Utilization Research Institute (AURI) Email Format
Non-profit OrganizationsMinnesota, United States11-50 Employees
The Agricultural Utilization Research Institute (AURI) is a nonprofit organization focused on creating new uses for agricultural products through science and technology, in collaboration with businesses and entrepreneurs, and is based in Crookston, Minnesota. It operates in four focus areas—biobased products, renewable energy, coproducts, and food—and aims to bring agricultural ideas to reality by expanding markets and developing value-added uses for crops and coproducts. AURI provides applied research services, technical assistance, technology transfer, and access to a targeted network of resources to help Minnesota businesses develop new ag-based products and move them to market. The organization has 11-50 employees and is located at 510 County Road 71 Suite 120, Crookston, Minnesota 56716, United States. Recent activities include a strategic collaboration with BPC Instruments AB in May 2026 to advance anaerobic digestion experimentation in the United States and participation in Minnesota Renewable Energy Roundtable events.