Sep 15, 2025 | Ag Matters
Host Ken Hoffman welcomes Mark Wolbers, the President of the Alaska Pioneer Fruit Growers Association. You don’t need to be a commercial grower to benefit from membership in The Alaska Pioneer Fruit Growers Association. The association aims to share information...
Sep 15, 2025 | Ag Matters
Ted Hammer of Hammers Family Birch joins host Ken Hoffman. Ted Hammer, his brother Alex, and a childhood friend, Chris Sorensen, started Hammers Family Birch. They now have 6,000 trees on 100 acres of land. Each tree produces ten to twenty gallons of sap per season,...
Sep 10, 2025 | Ag Matters
CEO Mandy Mitchell and Procurement and Sales Manager Danielle Kudla from the Alaska Food Company join host Ken Hoffman on Ag Matters. Alaska Food Company makes freeze-dried fruits, custard ice cream, and mashed potatoes. Freeze-drying preserves flavor, nutrition, and...
Aug 29, 2025 | Ag Matters
LaMarr Anderson talks about the projects at the Rebarchek Agricultural Park on the Alaska State Fair Grounds with host Ken Hoffman. The mission of the Rebarchek Agricultural Park is to preserve the history of agricultural culture in the Mat-Su Valley and Alaska, while...
Aug 21, 2025 | Ag Matters
Bryce Wrigley from the Alaska Flour Company joins host Ken Hoffman to talk about his journey as a farmer and business owner in Alaska. Bryce and his family started farming in Delta Junction in 1983. Raising barley caught their attention because it fits the growing...
Aug 15, 2025 | Ag Matters
The Mosesian family, owners of Bell’s Nursery, has been named the Alaska Farm Family of the Year. Mike Mosesian, who started Bell’s Nursery in 1976, talks with host Ken Hoffman on Ag Matters. The story of the Mosesian family, as Mike tells it, starts with...
