by alaskabusiness | Dec 19, 2023 | Government, News, Oil & Gas
Area-wide lease sales for the North Slope and Cook Inlet brought an estimated $8 million to the State of Alaska, an increase over last year but not the major bump that new Inlet royalty terms were supposed to stimulate.
by alaskabusiness | Oct 19, 2023 | Government, News
The Alaska Department of Natural Resources is partnering with the UAA College of Engineering on a Global Navigation Satellite Systems reference station to enhance services statewide, such as mapping and the guidance of connected vehicles.
by alaskabusiness | Oct 11, 2023 | Agriculture, Government, News
The state recently updated regulations that open the door for industrial hemp production in Alaska and create a state-directed “endorsement” program through which industrial hemp products can be made and sold in Alaska.
by alaskabusiness | Aug 16, 2023 | Agriculture, Government, News
Alaska’s 2023 Farm Family of the Year title goes to Marja Smets and Bo Varsano of Petersburg, who own and operate Farragut Farm.
by Dimitra Lavrakas | Jun 8, 2023 | Fisheries, Government, News
Federal and state agencies are embarking on a three-year process to identify Aquaculture Opportunity Areas where Alaska waters would be opened to new permits for farming marine resources.
by alaskabusiness | Jan 18, 2023 | Agriculture, News, Retail, Small Business
For the second year in a row, the Alaska Department of Natural Resources’ “Golden Carrot” award for promoting locally grown products goes to The Roaming Root Cellar.
by alaskabusiness | Jan 5, 2023 | News, Oil & Gas
The only bidder in the December 30 Cook Inlet lease sales was Hilcorp, buying leases on six state tracts and one in federal waters.
by alaskabusiness | Oct 25, 2022 | Agriculture, Government, News, Real Estate
A special agricultural land auction near Nenana is the first phase of the state’s attempt to bring more farming to the 140,000-acre Nenana-Totchaket area.
by alaskabusiness | Aug 18, 2022 | Agriculture, Government
Alaska’s 2022 Farm Family of the Year title goes to Martha Merry, Amy Seitz, and Jane Conway of Soldotna, who own and operate Lancashire Farm.
by alaskabusiness | Aug 11, 2022 | News, Oil & Gas
State authorities are giving the green light to a research effort by the governments of the US and Japan to extract frozen natural gas from Alaska.