Cooperative Extension Service News Releases
Extension to offer food safety training
September 3, 2013
The UAF Cooperative Extension Service will host a certified food protection manager workshop Oct. 2 in Fairbanks and Palmer and at videoconference sites in Dillingham, Kodiak, Nome and Sitka.
Dry summer leads to reduced hay crop
August 19, 2013
A hot and dry summer has contributed to reduced hay yields in the Interior and the Matanuska Valley, the biggest hay-growing regions in Alaska.
UAF Cooperative Extension Service agents in Fairbanks, Delta Junction and Palmer report that farmers there are getting yields of about one-third to one-half of their usual crop.
Extension to host firewood workshop
August 14, 2013
University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service forester Glen Holt will offer pointers on cutting, curing and storing firewood from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Aug. 15 at the North Pole City Hall.
Japanese exchange to host cultural event
August 8, 2013
The 4-H Japanese exchange program will host a Japanese game and
craft event from 2 – 3 p.m. on Aug. 15 in the Noel Wien Library auditorium. Japanese youth in Fairbanks for summer exchange and their host families will lead activities, including Japanese games and origami. Participants may also learn how to write their names in Japanese and decorate a fan.
Extension to host evening workshops at UAF
July 17, 2013
The University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service will
host 10 free evening workshops July 22–26 in Room 138 of the Reichardt Building on the UAF
campus.
The midsummer Extension workshops will include a variety of topics, including home
energy workshops from Extension, the Alaska Center for Energy and Power and the Cold Climate Housing Research Center.
Extension provides help preserving fish
July 8, 2013
Dipnetters and anglers can look to the UAF Cooperative Extension Service for help preserving the catch.
Extension offers hands-on classes and online canning lessons, DVDs and free publications on canning, freezing and smoking fish at www.uaf.edu/ces.