Show-Me Ag airs the third Sunday at 6:30 p.m., with a rebroadcast on the following Thursday at 8:30 p.m.

Missouri agriculture is in the midst of changes. Traditional marketing channels are proving to be tough sledding for many independent producers, so they're taking matters into their own hands. Farmers are joining together to process and market their products. Each month, host Kyle Vickers looks at some of Missouri's producer-owned projects. He will be joined by some farmers and others who are right in the middle of the action, taking charge of their own future.

December 18 and 22
Modern Sustainable Farming - Rob Myers and Justin Ogle A conversation with Rob Myers, Regional Coordinator of Sustainable Agriculture, and a visit with Justin Ogle of Record Harvest. He and his partners are working to help farmers incorporate technology into their operations along with proven, yet often forgotten, methods of conserving soil nutrients and water and reducing chemical input.

November 20 and 24
The United States imports over 50 percent of their goat meat every year from overseas. And with an ever expanding demand for goat meat, dairy, and fiber, many small farms are diversifying their operations to include goats. Joining Kyle to discuss this phenomenon is Jodi Hayes (eft), a member of the West Central Missouri Goat Assoc. This group of goat owners have banded together to help educate one another and promote this budding industry.









About your host
Kyle (right, with Smiley) is a farmer in Vernon County, Missouri, who's farm is a diversified grain and livestock family operation. He received a B.S. in agricultural economics from the University of Missouri-Columbia, helped organize the Missouri Farmers Union, served as chairman of the Missouri Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service Committee and went on to serve eight years as Deputy Director of the Missouri Department of Agriculture.