The Ag Innovation Campus dream is beginning to become reality. After several years of feasibility studies, advocating with legislators and Crookston officials, raising funds, securing crucial permits and navigating a pandemic, construction formally began on the Ag Innovation Campus in Crookston. “It’s always a good feeling when you get to pushing dirt,” said AIC construction consultant Brian Ruschy, who will…

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 Jim Lambert said. “MPCA approving…

No small amount of grit, forward-thinking ideas and farmer leadership helped lead to a momentous occasion in Crookston as ground was broken in late October 2020 for the long-awaited Ag Innovation Campus’s small crush facility. “This is exciting; there are opportunities here,” Gov. Tim Walz said, thanking leaders from both the Minnesota Soybean Research & Promotion Council (MSR&PC) and the…

Regional crush facility will build on 10 acres on south edge of Crookston 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 February meeting. This announcement clears the way for the location’s construction – due to begin this spring – in Crookston along Highway 75.…