2025 World Pork Expo this week in Des Moines

National Pork Producers Council director of trade show marketing Doug Fricke tells Brownfield an economic seminar and learning sessions on sustainability and foreign animal diseases are highlights of this year’s […]

Ag economist says proposed budget guts USDA

An ag economist calls proposed cuts outlined in the Trump administration’s 2026 USDA budget irresponsible.  American Enterprise Institute’s director of agricultural policy studies Vince Smith tells Brownfield gutting agriculture research is a prime example. […]

Minnesota researchers exploring perennial flax

Researchers at the University of Minnesota Rosemount Research and Outreach Center are exploring the potential of perennial flax. Department of Horticultural Science professor Neil Anderson says the versatile crop can […]