Compeer partners with cancer research institute to establish Farm to Wellness fund

Compeer partners with cancer research institute to establish Farm to Wellness fund

A farm credit cooperative is partnering with a leading cancer research center to establish a farm to wellness research fund.

CEO Jase Wagner tells Brownfield Compeer Financial is pledging $1 million to the Hormel Institute in Austin, Minnesota to support groundbreaking studies on the connections between agriculture, nutrition, and disease prevention.

“As you think about that connection between the farm and the health of our farmers, there’s a direct connection there.