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Ag Matters Alaska episodes
- Ag Matters: Palmer Brewing Company
Join host Mike Chmielewski and his guests, Frank Bell, the owner of Palmer Brewing Company, and Jeremiah Boone, the Head Brewer at P.B.C. Learn about the history of the Brewery.
20 min - Ag Matters: Mid Valley Greenhouse
Join host Ken Hoffman and his guest, Melissa Lytwyn, Production Manager for Mid Valley Greenhouse. Listen as they discuss the history and operations of this local family owned business
22 min - Ag Matters: Ranching in the Aleutians.
Join host Ken Hoffman and his guests, Craig Sanders with the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, and Art Christenson a rancher located on Unalaska Island in the Aleutians Islands of Alaska. Listen in as they discuss the history and challenges of ranching on the remote Aleutian Islands.
16 min - Ag Matters: Ellen Vande Visse, Good Earth Garden School.
Join host Ken Hoffman and his guest, Ellen Vande Visse with Good Earth Gardens.
14 min - Ag Matters: USDA/FSA Reimbursement Transportation Cost Payment Program
Join host Mike Chmielewski and his guest, Chris Dickinson with the United States Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency. Listen in as they discuss the agency’s RTCP program. The Reimbursement Transportation Cost Payment (RTCP) for Geographically Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers, administered by the Farm Service Agency (FSA), provides payments to producers in areas with high transportation costs. These areas include Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and other insular areas. The program reimburses eligible producers for a portion of the transportation costs incurred when moving agricultural commodities and inputs, helping to level the playing field and support the economic viability of farming and ranching operations in these remote regions.
16 min - Ag Matters: Rangelands and Reindeer Herds in Alaska
Join host Mike Chmielewski and his guests, Karin Sonnen, an Alaska State Rangeland Management Specialist at USDA-NRCS and Lisa Ongtowasruk, a third-generation reindeer herder from Wales, Alaska. Listen in as they discuss rangelands and herding reindeer in Alaska.
18 min - Ag Matters: Al Poindexter, Anchor Point Greenhouse and 2026 Alaskan Farm Family of the Year
Join host Ken Hoffman and his guest, Al Poindexter, owner of Anchor Point Greenhouse and winner of the 2026 Alaska Farm Family of the Year award
15 min - Ag Matters: Challenges Facing Farmers in Alaska
Join our new fill-in host Todd Bagetis as he welcomes his guests Alaska State Representative Garret Nelson and Andy Schmidt with the National Hay Association. The will discuss many of the challenges that farmers face here in Alaska, including the lack of usable farming land and getting more youth involved with agriculture.
29 min - Ag Matters: Lekker Coffee and Baking Company
Join host Mike Chmielewski and his guest, David Boortz, owner of Lekker Coffee and Baking Company. Listen in as David discusses his past businesses and his development of the Lekker Coffee and Baking Company.
26 min - Ag Matters: 5 Acres & Beyond Family Farm
Join host Ken Hoffman and his guests Abby and Janice Raisanen of 5 Acres and Beyond Family Farm as they discuss small family farming in Alaska and the upcoming 4H and FFA farm auctions
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Covers agriculture and food production stories from across Alaska on Big Cabbage Radio