National Ag News

A researcher says some specialty crop waste might provide additional farm revenue in the future.

Paul Fowler with the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point is conducting a three-year study looking for added value in specialty crop residuals that could be used as natural ingredients for food additives, cosmetics, and industrial applications.

Fowler tells Brownfield one of the natural chemicals his team is extracting from potato peels is an antioxidant called chlorogenic acid.  

Continue reading Researchers want to turn crop residue into farm revenue at Brownfield Ag News.