State Awards $254,000 to Five Specialty Crop Projects
Five Alaska agricultural programs get a boost this year from federal funds for projects ranging from cooking classes to potato production.
Agriculture
Palmer Potato Pioneers Chosen as 2024 Farm Family of the Year
Longtime Palmer-area farming family Bruce and Vickie Bush selected as the 2024 Farm Family of the Year in recognition of years of service.
Grow North Farm Raises Urban Produce for Immigrant Entrepreneurs
Grow North Farm launched its sixth season last week with a plan to operate a daily farm stand on weekdays through the summer.
Alaska Science Forum: The Gardening Potential of the Last Frontier
Charles C. Georgeson, a special agent in charge of the United States Agricultural Experiment Stations, was tasked with finding out if crops and farm animals could survive in the mysterious land acquired just twenty-one years earlier from the Russians.
Legislative Session Ends with Changes for Energy, Healthcare, and Resource Industries
Lawmakers finished a $6 billion operating budget and enacted new legal frameworks for energy, health insurance, and natural resources industries.
New Tech for Talkeetna Birch Sap Harvest
Hammers Family Birch, which acquired Alaska Wild Harvest and Kahiltna Birchworks last year, is introducing a state-of-the-art automated vacuum tubing system for this spring’s sap collection.