· Norwegian Centennial Chair program The purpose of this cooperation is to form Transatlantic Research Teams of scientists, undergraduate and graduate students at the University of Minnesota (UMN) and Norwegian University of Life Sciences (UMB)
· Strategic collaboration with cooperative farmer’s organisations: UMB/NVH and the Norwegian Farmer’s Association (Norges bondelag), the Norwegian Farmer’s and Small-holder Union (Norsk bonde- og småbrukarlag) and the Norwegian Agricultural Cooperative (Norsk landbrukssamvirke)