2024 Potato Harvest at the Matanuska Experiment Farm & Extension Center
We have completed another fantastic year of our Annual Community Potato Harvest!!! On Monday, Sept 30, 2024, Chef Amy Foote,…
Cimex lectularius, aka Bed Bugs
As outside temperatures drop and we move indoors and notice our indoor pests, our Extension questions shift to insects. As…
Sandhill Cranes at the Farm (if you can’t beat ’em, feed ’em)
During every spring and fall migration there are always large flocks of Sandhill Cranes at the Matanuska Experiment Farm. For…
Mycorrhizae: nature’s barterers
A walk in the woods often involves looking up and admiring the trees over our heads. Under our feet and…
Double, double root and trouble: the witchy ways of carnivorous plants
Bladderworts, butterworts, sundews and sticky asphodels. This may sound like the forgotten line of the Witches’ Chant, but it’s actually…
Syrphid flies as pollinators and pest control
By Laura Weingartner Have you ever seen what you thought was a yellowjacket flying from flower to flower in your…
Alaskans visit UAF farms to learn about agricultural science
By Laura Weingartner More than 250 farmers, gardeners, educators, community leaders and more toured the farm and gardens in Fairbanks…
UAF researchers aim for quality, quantity in small grains project
By Laura Weingartner UAF Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station Tuesday, Aug. 6, was harvest day for the small grains trials…
Biochar is another tool for soil management
By Laura Weingartner lgweingartner@alaska.edu Burning wood can create more than smoky summers and cozy winters by the stove. Roasted trees,…
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,…