For farmers in Tyonek and reindeer herders in Nome, cuts to USDA grants and staff challenge local food production.
Food
A cannery in Southeast Alaska is at the forefront of America’s tinned fish renaissance
In recent years, the U.S. market for tinned seafood has surged by billions of dollars and boutique branded cans of fish are trending on TikTok. At the head of this swell is a small cannery on Prince of Wales Island in Southeast Alaska.
New guide for kelp farmers chronicles more than 100 kinds of seaweed found in Alaska
The guide aims to advance the state’s budding mariculture industry at a time when global demand for kelp products is on the rise.
Grocery shoppers willing to pay more for Alaska Grown produce, study finds
Consumers value the Alaska Grown label, and their preferences could help guide policy in a state highly dependent on imported food.
Climate change makes farming easier in Alaska. Indigenous growers hope to lead the way.
A new training program in the Interior aims to help Alaska Native communities grow more of their own food.
As climate change alters berry production in Alaska, communities find ways to adapt
Researchers at UAF have been collecting berry data over the past two decades and communities are using that to help guide interventions.