Alaska Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station (AFES)
The Alaska Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station (AFES) is administered by the University of Alaska Fairbanks. The station includes the Fairbanks Experiment Farm, the Matanuska Experiment Farm & Extension Center and the Delta Junction field research site. The Georgeson Botanical Garden is at the Fairbanks farm.
Researchers associated with the experiment station focus on creating knowledge and solving problems in agriculture, natural resources and the forest sciences. State and federal agencies, private industry, and the university sponsor and fund AFES research. Here are summaries of their current research in agriculture and horticulture, forestry, ecosystem management and climate change, energy, animal management and meat production, human impacts on the environment, and youth and families.
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Multistate project to evaluate alfalfa in northern climates
October 04, 2024
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Syrphid flies as pollinators and pest control
August 13, 2024
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Alaskans visit UAF farms to learn about agricultural science
August 09, 2024
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UAF researchers aim for quality, quantity in small grains project
August 08, 2024
Fairbanks Experiment Farm staff have been collecting weather data since 1911.