by Jeff Olsen

Brooke VonEnde, 18, recently was crowned the 2023 Minnesota Miss United States Agriculture pageant winner in Fairbault.

It was an initial surprise to her parents last May when Brooke announced that she had completed all the paperwork to enter the Roseau County pageant.

She is a perfect fit for it - a spunky lass with a love of agriculture and riding high in the saddle - okay, the tractor seat, according to her mom, Jandi.

"She does everything from helping with the field work, driving the tractors, stringing bales, throwing bales, and doing the paperwork side of keeping our rec...