Cooperative Extension Service

Enter the 2021 Alaska Top Crop Contest

September 14, 2021

How did your garden grow this year? Were the sunflowers extra tall? Enter photos in the Matanuska Experiment Farm and Extension Center's second annual Alaska Top Crop Contest.
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Sarah Lewis takes Extension on the water in Southeast Alaska

August 20, 2021

Communities in Southeast Alaska have no roads connecting them. With the reduction in the ferry system and travel budgets, Sarah Lewis had to find new ways to reach them.
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Food safety management training offered May 17-18

May 17, 2021

The University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service will host food safety management training May 17-18 by distance delivery.
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Local food leader certification training offered

May 05, 2021

The University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service will host online training for a local food leader certification.
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The advantages of converting trash and waste to energy

September 14, 2021

By Art Nash, Energy Specialist Generally, when we think of where our daily consumptive energy comes from we usually think along the lines of extraction and conversion from raw, natural resources. With transportation needs, often drilling rigs pulling up oil and gas with subsequent refinery work come to mind. With heating water, many picture solar … Continue reading The advantages of converting trash and waste to energy
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A community comes together to help 4-H succeed

September 02, 2021

By Marla Lowder The fair is a big part of the 4-H program for many youths. If you were able to attend the fair and go up into the Upper Totem building and see projects that youth have worked on this past year, they were amazing. Then a stroll out to the barns showed the … Continue reading A community comes together to help 4-H succeed
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When caring for others, make sure to include yourself

August 17, 2021

By Reina Hasting When August comes around, we know school is about to start. Before the pandemic, parents just worried about the school list, clothes, transportation and lunch, just to name a few things. Now, there are added unknowns. We do not know for sure how school, activities and our lives in general will be … Continue reading When caring for others, make sure to include yourself
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Back to school means back to packing school lunches

August 03, 2021

By Adrian Kohrt With the new school year starting soon and schools opening, it is time to think about lunch. The best way to make sure your child has fun and healthy lunches is by packing them at home. Why would you want to pack a lunch for your child? Over the past 30 years, … Continue reading Back to school means back to packing school lunches
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