Jun. 30—POINT MACKENZIE — The Point Mackenzie Correctional Farm is unlike any other Alaska prison. Tucked deep in the farmlands of the Susitna Valley, the farm announces itself with a split-rail fence ...

Employees check a line ribbon kelp, or Alaria marginata, in March at Seagrove Kelp’s Doyle Bay Farm, six miles outside of Craig, Alaska. State regulations require kelp farmers to gather seed from at ...

Lorraine "Rusty" Lancashire and Larry Lancashire. (Soldotna Historical Society And Museum) Martha Merry’s home on Pickle Hill in Soldotna is a bonafide farmhouse. The dozens of garlic plants drying on ...

The boreal forest is one of the largest trappers of carbon dioxide in the world. But as Alaska warms, once frozen land is now up for grabs. Jonathan Vigliotti takes a look at the farming boom in ...

The Alaska Division of Agriculture asks the public to submit nominations for the 17th Annual Farm Family of the Year award. The award is sponsored by Matanuska Valley Federal Credit Union and will be ...

On May 7, we celebrated Alaska Agriculture Day — a day created to appreciate the many agricultural endeavors that provide food, fiber and energy resources to our communities, bolster our economy, and ...

Guests will take a coach from the museum to the Mat-Su Valley, where stops at three farms spotlight the agricultural diversity of rural Alaska. Photo Credit: Brian Kimmel The Anchorage Museum and ...

Two Alaska electric utilities are taking steps that could lead to the construction of the state’s first community solar farms, while a consumer interest group is drafting legislation that could ...

Even as farms decline across the US, a longer growing season is bringing food security to a state that has long relied on sustenance from afar. Between 2007 and 2017, the number of farms in Alaska ...

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Large oyster farms have been proposed for southeast Alaska, marking potential growth in marine life cultivation for food that a state task force has projected could be a $100 ...

JUNEAU, Alaska AP - A regional farm organization doesn't have an exclusive right to use the bright blue, gold and green "Alaska Grown" logo on T-shirts, caps and other apparel, a judge has ruled.The ...