The Department of Law says the court’s 6-3 decision in Medina v. Planned Parenthood means only the federal government can enforce laws governing the food assistance program.
Food
USDA pulls $6M from Alaska farmers and food producers
The Alaska Food Policy Council had planned to award grants to over 50 food and farm businesses across Alaska.
Haines compost project faces pushback over potential use of cemetery land
A conservation organization wants to use about .09 acres of city-owned cemetery land to transport material and store heavy equipment.
Federal cuts hurt food security programs in several Alaska Native villages
For farmers in Tyonek and reindeer herders in Nome, cuts to USDA grants and staff challenge local food production.
A cannery in Southeast Alaska is at the forefront of America’s tinned fish renaissance
In recent years, the U.S. market for tinned seafood has surged by billions of dollars and boutique branded cans of fish are trending on TikTok. At the head of this swell is a small cannery on Prince of Wales Island in Southeast Alaska.
New guide for kelp farmers chronicles more than 100 kinds of seaweed found in Alaska
The guide aims to advance the state’s budding mariculture industry at a time when global demand for kelp products is on the rise.