Jodie Anderson, the force behind the Institute of Agriculture at UAF

Meet Jodie Anderson, Director of Institute of Agriculture at UAF. Don't let her laughing, bubbly and fun personality fool you, She is the force behind all good things that are happening at the IANRE. She oversees the statewide complex IANRE, which is Institute of Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Extension.

Do you care? You should! All great things happening at IANRE we are familiar with. Like, Georgeson Botanical Gardens, experimental farms in Fairbanks and Matanuska Valley, 300 plus classes on everything gardening and preservation, youth development through 4H programs, Nanook Gardens, Music in the Gardens, Currant Festival, THE recognized and honored Peony Research garden.

What we don't see is the myriad of research that is going on behind the scenes in soils, forestry, crop management, root research, lighting research to grow better produce and plants, Its mind boggling. UAF tomatoes and peppers anyone?

All this work supports the ultimate recipient of this work, the producers, or the farmers or people who garden at small or large scale. Her mission is to help families grow more food, farmers produce more crops, and all citizens live a healthier lives.

Take a listen. You'll fall in love with her and learn so much what's happening right here at UAF. Visit, https://www.uaf.edu/ianre/