2020 Sustainable Agriculture Conference Archive

Conference Program and Agenda

Conference Abstracts

Recording of the Sustainable Agriculture in Rural and Off-Road Alaska Webinar Session

Archival Presentations (PDFs) for the 2020 Sustainable Agriculture Conference

Overview of Western SARE Grant Programs

Alaska Farm Bureau Update

Agriculture Statistics for Alaska

Climate of Alaska

Alaska Division of Agriculture Update

Alaska Plant Materials Center Update

Update from the Alaska Food Policy Council

Alaska Farmland Trust

Alaska’s Produce Safety Program

NRCS Farm Bill Programs

USDA Farm Service Agency Update

Takeaways from Recent Alaska Soil Health Research

How Western SARE Helped Potato Farmers on the Kenai

What’s New with the Alaska Potato Program

Cover Crops in Peony and Nitrogen Release from Various Sources of Organic Inputs

Welcome and Resources for Rural Farmers

Alaska Food Security as a Long-term Vision

Getting Indoor Agriculture/Hydroponics Established in Alaska Off-Road Communities

Developing a Network of Small, Community-Based Farms in the Kodiak Region —Successes and Challenges

Agriculture and Community Food Trends in Southeast Alaska

Food Preservation Basics

Starting a Cottage Food Business

Alaska Earthworms: What to Know

Beyond Compost—There are Other Ways to Build Your Humus

Risk and Risk Management for Agricultural Producers

Before You Start a Peony Farm, Try it Out — Lease, Work for or Market for an Existing Peony Farm

When Innovation is Not a Choice

Rhodiola rosea as a Commercial Venture

Extending the Growing Season and Maximizing the Production of Rhodiola

High Altitude Organic Farming of Rhodiola Rosea

Year Two: Starting a Rhodiola Farm

What Grows Well Where? Using a Mobile App Called Grow&Tell and Vegetable Variety Trials to Answer This Question

Ag in the Liberal Arts: the Louise Way

What to Know About Importing and Exporting Livestock in Alaska

Nutritional Quality of Locally Grown Alaska Produce

Making the Most of the Alaska Pest ID App

The Alaska Weed-Free Forage Program in Alaska

Land Clearing, Timber Harvesting, Timber Sale Contracts: Before the Harvest

From Seed to Harvest  — Identifying the Basic Agricultural Determinants of Successful Rhodiola rosea Cultivation in Alaska

Rhodiola Diseases and Management

Methods in Accelerating Growth and Yield of Rhodiola rosea

Taking the Rhodiola Industry from Good to Great

Livestock Parasite Management

Livestock Parasite Management Worksheet

Livestock Nutrition, Feeding

Pasture Management

Non-Timber Forest Products: A Shoulder Season Opportunity