Brandi Jo Nyberg, Executive Director and Market Manager of the Matanuska Community Farmers Market, talks about the market with  Ag Matters host Ken Hoffman.

Alaska Future Farmer of America (FFA) State Officers discuss the value of FFA with guest host Mike Chmielewski.

Christy Kolvoord, loan officer for the Agricultural Revolving Loan Fund, discusses the program with host Tandy Hogate

Jonas and Misti from Healing Acres Farm join host Tandy Hogate on Ag Matters.

Barb Beckage from the Alaska Rural Rehabilitation Corporation (ARRC) joins host Tandy Hogate on Ag Matters. The Alaska Rural Rehabilitation Corporation (ARRC) was incorporated in 1935 under the laws of the territory of Alaska. It was founded as a non-profit organization under the direction of the Department of Interior and the Federal Emergency Relief Administration to administer the colony of 202 families being relocated from the mid-west.

Ken talks about the lobbying in Juneau for food security,  the proposed Department of Agriculture, and legal obstacles to farmers get their food to consumers.

Tandy Hogate talks about her new magazine, Sustainable Alaska, with guest host MIke Chmielewski.

Scott and his family raise dairy cows in Interior Alaska. Their vat pasteurized, un-homogenized milk is available from Fairbanks to Anchorage.

Nick Stark of Stark Custom Services, an exempt mobile slaughter for non-USDA livestock, joins host Tandy Hogate.

Tom Moore from Calypso Farm and Ecology Center near Fairbanks joins host Tandy Hogate on Ag Matters.