Agriculture conference hosted Feb. 24-25 in Anchorage

January 20, 2016

Debbie Carter
(907) 474-5406

Registration is open for the annual Alaska Sustainable Agriculture Conference, which will take place in Anchorage for the first time.

More than 50 presentations during the Feb. 24-25 conference will focus on farm management, growing fruits and vegetables, and meat and fiber production. Preconference workshops Feb. 23 will highlight fiber production, farm budgeting, and on-farm food safety and marketing. An all-day session Feb. 25 will cover qiviut production and marketing.

The University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service will host the 12th annual conference at The Lakefront Anchorage at 4800 Spenard Road. See agenda and registration information at http://bit.ly/sareconf.

ADDITIONAL CONTACTS: Darcy Etcheverry, 907-474-5107, ddetcheverry@alaska.edu; Steven Seefeldt, 907-474-1831, ssseefeldt@alaska.edu; Debbie Carter, 907-474-5406, dscarter@alaska.edu