Alaska agricultural science on display at 2026 field days
University of Alaska Fairbanks agricultural and natural resource researchers will give presentations on their work during two field days at…
Art exhibit depicts effects of farming on permafrost
By Laura Weingartner Tractors half-swallowed by sinkholes, fields so wet they can’t be planted and forests full of leaning trees…
Alaska Harvest Collaborative plans gardening workshops
A series of workshops hosted by the Alaska Harvest Collaborative in Fairbanks will introduce participants to starting seeds, composting, irrigating…
Alaska Invasive Species Partnership Workshop highlights successes and challenges
By Laura Weingartner The Alaska Invasive Species Partnership Workshop brought together researchers, land managers and community leaders from across the…
Art meets agriculture in ‘Water Leaves’ at the botanical garden
By Kelsey Aho It’s July, and it’s another sunny day in Interior Alaska. Dusty roads, balsam poplar fluff stirred up…
Botanical garden collection showcases global diversity of currants
By Laura Weingartner The Georgeson Botanical Garden in Fairbanks is home to a collection of over 80 varieties of currants….
UAF Researcher Honored at 2025 World Food Prize
By Laura Weingartner Magdi Elsayed has been recognized as a 2025 Top Agri-food Pioneer by the World Food Prize Foundation….
Culinary program uses tomatoes, peppers grown in UAF research greenhouse
By Laura Weingartner Budding chefs got a taste of science this June. With tomatoes grown as part of an experiment…
Taller Grain or Smaller Researchers?
How grain at the experiment farm has shrunk over the years By Laura Weingartner When asked why the grain grown…
State-wide study inventories Alaska soils
By Laura Weingartner It’s the first week of May, and Caley Gasch is elbow-deep in a raised bed in a…