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Events
Seminar explores Alaska food independence scenario
November 24, 2025
A ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø professor will explore how Alaska might grow enough grain to supply its needs and limit reliance on imported food. The presentation by Jakir Hasan, research assistant professor of plant genetics with the UAF Institute of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Extension, is part of the seminar series "Circumpolar Connections: A Dialogue on Arctic Food Systems."
Talk will share insights from circumpolar farms, cultures
November 21, 2025
Chelsea San Roman, a farm and research technician at the Matanuska Experiment Farm in Palmer, will share stories and experiences from the 2025 Circumpolar Agriculture Conference in Tromsø, Norway. San Roman was part of a group from the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Institute of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Extension who spent a week in September with farmers, producers and researchers from Earth's circumpolar regions.
2026 pesticide applicator classes set
November 20, 2025
A three-day certified pesticide applicator training workshop is scheduled for Jan. 27-29, with a second workshop planned for April 21-23. The workshops are led by the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Cooperative Extension Service via Zoom and are available statewide.