Natural Resources Commissioner John Boyle said creating a cabinet-level agriculture department would force the state to focus on growing the agriculture sector on a long-term basis.
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Alaska farmers worry about poor harvest as cool weather delays planting
April’s cool temperatures delayed breakup and greenup.
State offers help with high feed prices, but some farmers are pushing for an Alaska grain reserve
Higher prices for feed, fuel and fertilizer have driven some producers to cut back on their livestock.
‘We’ve seen this before’: After cow mutilation, Delta Junction ranchers put up $2,500 reward
Some think the cow was killed by a predator. “We have a butcher shop,” the rancher said. “We know the difference.”
Alaska Supreme Court hears first case testing Right to Farm Act
A court case that pits farmers’ rights against neighbors’ rights has wafted its way up to the Alaska Supreme Court.
Alaska Farmer Turns Icy Patch Of Tundra Into A Breadbasket
Warmer temperatures in Alaska are giving farmers flexibility to plant a wider range of crops over a longer growing season. One farmer says the secret to his bounty is soil enriched by flooding rivers.