Schedule note: Beginning May 16, Show-Me Ag will move to 6:30 p.m. to precede Nature. The rebroadcast will continue to air the following Friday at 10 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.
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.Schedule note: Beginning May 16, Show-Me Ag will move to 6:30 p.m. to precede Nature. The rebroadcast will continue to air the following Friday at 10 p.m.
May 16 at 6:30 and May 21 at 10 p.m.
The Missouri River, affectionately known as ‘The Big Muddy,’ has been an essential part of life in our state since before it was a state. Native Americans lived along side it, using it for transportation, irrigation, and to feed their families. And after hundreds of years, we still rely on this natural resource for many of the same purposes. That is why improving, utilizing, and preserving it has become a priority for many Missourians.
April 18 and 23 at 10 p.m.
Dr. Rob Myers, director of programs at the Jefferson Institute joins Kyle Vickers to discuss a joint effort with the Extension Service designed to help Missouri's small farmers grow and market their produce.
February 21 and 26 at 10 p.m.
The guest is John Raines, V.P. of Customer Advocacy for Monsanto (left). They will discuss how Monsanto is applying innovation and technology to help farmers around the world and their latest efforts to give back to small-town America.