Learn about research conducted at Matanuska Experiment Farm
Learn about the agricultural research conducted at the Matanuska Experiment Farm during the 2024 Palmer Research Field Day on Thursday,…
Livestock nutrition workshops planned in Fairbanks, Delta Junction
Raising livestock in Alaska can be challenging, with animals’ dietary requirements changing with the seasons and the production cycle. Rachael…
Update on Permafrost Grown project
The Permafrost Grown team hosted a two-day workshop in April with its farmer-collaborators as part of the project’s commitment to…
Barley harvest shows promise for summer trials
Interior Alaska is still under its winter blanket of snow, but inside the Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station greenhouses on…
Sapmi Boazu — A visit to the Sami Reindeer Husbandry Range of Finland
Jackie Hrabok, UAF’s Northwest Campus assistant professor of High Latitude Range Management, hosted and led an international cultural exchange for…
Agrivoltaics debut at the 2023 Food and Farm Festival
Leaders in agriculture, farming, and cooking convened in downtown Anchorage for the 2023 Alaska Food and Farm Festival. Bookended by…
Hazelnuts a new trial crop in Alaska
Self-described “plant fanatic” Josh Smith is behind one of the new crops in both Palmer and Fairbanks: Hazelnuts. Smith grew…
Restoration of vetch infestations to pollinator-friendly habitat
— Gino Graziano Bird vetch is commonly seen climbing fences and trees along roadsides in Southcentral and Interior Alaska. Unfortunately,…
Swiss team visits AFES forest reference stands
On Sept. 2, Glenn Juday led a field trip to AFES’ long-term forest reference stands in Bonanza Creek Experimental Forest…
Busy summer for Forest Soils Lab
The Forest Soils Lab had a successful summer of fieldwork in the boreal forest. The team installed three new sites…