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The Crookston City Council met at the Crookston High School Auditorium on Monday evening in front of a large crowd of over 100 people, heard the community survey results, held a public forum with over 15 speakers, and hired a new Public Works Director. The story is below. COMMUNITY SURVEY – The community survey results […]
The Crookston City Council formally approved the purchase of 10 acres of land toward the construction of the Ag Innovation Campus during the council’s Monday night meeting. This announcement clears the way for the location’s construction – due to begin this spring – in Crookston along Highway 75. The AIC had requested three multi-faceted variances
[yotuwp type=”videos” id=”NbYRN1vLsP4″ ] Another major milestone for the Ag Innovation Campus was reached on Wednesday when the facility’s groundbreaking ceremony was held. The ceremony was attended by local and state leaders, including the Crookston City Council members, Crookston Housing and Economic Development Authority Board, Senator Mark Johnson, Representative Deb Kiel, and Governor Tim Walz.
After decades of soybean checkoff research and development, the Ag Innovation Campus is set to revitalize Minnesota’s ag economy. On Wednesday, October 28, ag leaders and elected officials including Governor Tim Walz, with shovels in hand, are expected to appear in Crookston for a groundbreaking ceremony celebrating the construction of a 67,000-square-foot soybean crush facility.
One year after beginning the formal permitting process, the Ag Innovation Campus (AIC) has received a crucial air permitting approval from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA), clearing a major hurdle as the value-added crushing facility prepares to break ground in the coming weeks. “This is a very big milestone for us,” AIC Project Manager
The Ag Innovation Campus (AIC) board of directors certified its elected officers during a virtual board meeting Friday. Mike Skaug, vice president of the Minnesota Soybean Growers Association, was named chair of the AIC. “I’m honored my fellow directors have elected me to this position,” says Skaug, a Beltrami farmer. “The Ag Innovation Campus is
