Alaska agriculture

A microgreens farm in North Pole is giving away free food to celebrate Mothers Day. And the farmers say they’re concerned about food scarcity in Alaska, and have also decided to help feed vulnerable people through a local soup kitchen.

A project combining solar energy and food production is scheduled to launch next year. University of Alaska Fairbanks researchers will test the concept during Alaska’s short but intense summer.

A Fairbanks entrepreneur wants to make fresh, local food more accessible with a year-round farmers market – on wheels. Erica Moeller is converting an old…

Alaska Farm Bureau President Scott Mugrage says the Interior has everything needed to provide meat for the state’s consumers, including farmers who grow…

Alaskan farmers say the state gets a big bang for the small buck the state provides to agriculture. That’s why they say big cuts like those proposed by…

The Northern Lights Dairy in Delta Junction will stay open – at least, for now. The owners say they’ve reconsidered a decision earlier this month to…

Gardeners and farmers around the Interior have pretty much shut down for the winter after a cool, rainy, and for many, disappointing growing season. Some…

A bridge being built across the Nenana River will open up access to long sought after state agricultural lands.The bridge from the city of Nenena will…

A Delta Junction-area farmer is cleaning up the mess from a fire that destroyed her barn last week and killed hundreds of chickens and other livestock…

Alaska’s first member-owned food co-op opened its doors over the weekend in downtown Fairbanks, providing local consumers with an alternative to the…