Ag Matters Alaska

Join guest host Lee Henrikson as she interviews our usual host Ken Hoffman. Listen in as they discuss the history of the U.S. Farm Bureau and find out what exactly are “microgreens?”

Join host Ken Hoffman and his guest, LaMarr Anderson with the Rebarchek Farm on the Alaska State Fair Grounds. Listen and learn about the historic farm property.

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.

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

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.

Join host Ken Hoffman and his guest, Ellen Vande Visse with Good Earth Gardens. 

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.

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

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.

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.