The Center for Crops Utilization Research (CCUR) is responding to the urgent need to improve American agricultural competitiveness by developing new products, markets, and processing techniques, as well as by improving our understanding of the basic properties of agricultural products and their components. Its broad mission includes expanding the market for Midwestern products by developing new technologies for food and feed products, biofuels, and biobased products.
Website URL: http://www.ccur.iastate.edu