The Delta Junction district serves an area centered on the junction of the Alaska Highway and the Richardson Highway in Interior Alaska. This area includes the communities of Delta Junction, Big Delta, Delta Clearwater, Fort Greely and Dry Creek. Approximately 5,100 people live in the area, about a quarter of whom are transient workers in the U.S. armed forces or seasonal workers.
Delta is one of Alaska’s agricultural centers, with oats, barley and hay as the major crops. Outreach includes programs in agriculture and horticulture; integrated pest management; and health, home and family development.
54th Delta Farm Forum
The 54th annual Delta Farm Forum will be Saturday, Feb. 28. 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
The Delta Farm Forum is an annual event for the Alaska Interior agriculture and farming community. Throughout the day relevant information will be presented from agricultural producers, scientists and researchers, representatives from businesses and agricultural agencies. A sit-down potluck luncheon will be served noon to 1:30 p.m. Door prizes from our sponsors are given away throughout the day - must be present to win!
Sponsored by the UAF Cooperative Extension Service and Salcha-Delta Soil & Water Conservation District. This event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Eve Karczmarczyk at eekarczmarczyk@alaska.edu or 907-895-4215.
Baby, it’s cold! Winter feeding of livestock and horses
Monday, March 2, 5:30-8:30 p.m. at Delta Career Advancement Center, 1696 N. Clearwater Ave.
Section 1: A light review of basic principles of animal nutrition, including digestion and absorption of the various feed nutrients of concern in dairy and beef cattle and horses. Adjustments to consider for cold climates. Emphasis will be placed on adjusting diets to meet needs in cold weather and on considering animals in cold, windy conditions. We will explore changes in nutrient levels across the growing season using recently collected data from Delta Junction and determine the best times to harvest hay.
Section 2: Estimating weights and class of livestock to use tables to determine energy needs; detailed step-by-step computer-assisted ration formulation.
Bring your laptop if you have one - Microsoft Excel is required. Limited laptops available if you do not have one. Sign up to use one of our laptops when you register, if needed. First-come, first-served.
Registration is required but is free. Please contact Chris Lyon: info@deltacareeradvancementcenter.com or call 907-895-4605 to register.
Hands-on Seed Starting
Saturday, March 7, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., at Delta Career Advancement Center, 1696 N. Clearwater Ave.
Master gardener May Buongiorne will lead a free hands-on seed starting class in Delta Junction cosponsored by the UAF Cooperative Extension Service and Partners for Progress in Delta.
It is for Alaska gardeners who need tips, tricks and the best methods for starting seeds that will grow into healthy plants during our short but intense growing season. It will include advice on suitable varieties, choices in starter pots, containers and mediums, starting plants indoors versus directly in your garden and caring for young plants. Registration is required. Contact Chris Lyon info@deltacareeradvancementcenter.com or call 907-895-4605
Upcoming events
Events
Feb 26
UAF online/virtual event
Thursday, February 26, 2026, 10 – 11am
Heidi Rader, University of Alaska Fairbanks professor of Extension, will discuss how and why to re-purpose one story into multiple outreach products: from an article to a blog post to a video and more. Drawing on almost two decades of experience producing dozens of YouTube videos and writing a successful blog, this session will focus on the value of engaging with audiences online, leveraging Extension's history as a trusted, research-based source of information (with no ads), to reach local audiences at different scales.
This session will focus on building a repeatable content workflow that helps educators adapt their messages across formats efficiently, while adapting the content for different target audiences to maximize reach and maintain relevance.
The talk is geared to Extension professionals at land-grant universities throughout the United States. Register using the online form.
Categories: Public events calendar - Fairbanks, Cooperative Extension calendar, Institute of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Extension calendar, Anchorage CES calendar, Bethel CES calendar, Bristol Bay/Dillingham CES calendar, Delta Junction CES calendar, Southeast CES calendar, Kenai/Soldotna CES calendar, Kodiak CES calendar, Mat-Su/Copper River CES calendar, Northwest/Nome CES calendar, Sitka CES calendar, Fairbanks/Tanana CES calendar, Tribes CES calendar
Could this event have 200 or more attendees? There are campus considerations for large events.: FALSE
Feb 28
UAF online/virtual event
Friday, February 27, 2026, 3 – 5pm
Registration is open for a new Alaska master gardener course, which will be taught over Zoom.
Casey Matney and Darren Snyder, agriculture and horticulture agents with the University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service, will lead the course. It provides a broad horticultural background and includes Alaska-specific lessons on botany, soils, vegetable production using organic and conventional techniques, integrated pest management, greenhouses, lawns, houseplants, trees and shrubs, flowers and invasive plants.
Alaska master gardeners are credentialed by the UAF Cooperative Extension Service and are located in communities throughout the state. The prerequisites for becoming a master gardener include familiarity with Alaska gardening conditions and a commitment to 40 hours of volunteer time. Classes will be Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3-5 p.m. from Dec. 2 to Feb. 27, 2026, with a break for the holidays. The cost is $250, which includes a copy of "Alaska's Sustainable Gardening Handbook." Registrants will receive a recording of each class.
Register at https://bit.ly/OnlineMasterGarden before Nov. 21, 2025.
For more information, contact Casey Matney, camatney@alaska.edu, 907-262-3443, or visit the UAF master gardener webpage.
Accommodation requests related to a disability should be made five business days in advance to Alda Norris at amnorris2@alaska.edu or 907-474-7120. Language access services, such as interpretation or translation of vital information, will be provided free of charge to individuals with limited English proficiency upon request to amnorris2@alaska.edu.
This work is supported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
Categories: Public events calendar - Fairbanks, Cooperative Extension calendar, Anchorage CES calendar, Bethel CES calendar, Bristol Bay/Dillingham CES calendar, Delta Junction CES calendar, Southeast CES calendar, Kenai/Soldotna CES calendar, Kodiak CES calendar, Mat-Su/Copper River CES calendar, Northwest/Nome CES calendar, Sitka CES calendar, Fairbanks/Tanana CES calendar, Tribes CES calendar
Could this event have 200 or more attendees? There are campus considerations for large events.: FALSE
Feb 28
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Saturday, February 28, 2026, 9am – 5pm
The Delta Farm Forum is an annual event for the Interior Alaska agriculture and farming community. The 2026 event is the 54th annual forum. Throughout the day, relevant information will be presented from agricultural producers, scientists and researchers, representatives from businesses and agricultural agencies. A sit-down potluck luncheon will be served from noon-1:30 p.m., and door prizes from our sponsors are given away throughout the day. Must be present to win!
Sponsored by the UAF Cooperative Extension Service and Salcha-Delta Soil and Water Conservation District.
This event is free and open to the public.
Main dishes, potato & dinner rolls will be provided by our sponsors. Guests are asked to follow this schedule when bringing a dish: A-F = vegetable or fruit, G-L = desserts, M-R = pasta or rice, S-Z = salads.
Location: Delta High School Small Gymnasium, 1664 N.Clearwater Ave, Delta Junction
For more information, contact Eve Karczmarczyk at eekarczmarczyk@alaska.edu or 907-895-4215.
Accommodation requests related to a disability should be made five business days in advance to Alda Norris at amnorris2@alaska.edu or 907-474-7120. Language access services, such as interpretation or translation of vital information, will be provided free of charge to individuals with limited English proficiency upon request to amnorris2@alaska.edu.
This work is supported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
Categories: Public events calendar - Fairbanks, Cooperative Extension calendar, Anchorage CES calendar, Bethel CES calendar, Bristol Bay/Dillingham CES calendar, Delta Junction CES calendar, Kenai/Soldotna CES calendar, Mat-Su/Copper River CES calendar, Northwest/Nome CES calendar, Sitka CES calendar, Fairbanks/Tanana CES calendar, Tribes CES calendar
Could this event have 200 or more attendees? There are campus considerations for large events.: FALSE
Events
Email: delta.ces@alaska.edu
Phone: 907-895-4215
(Jarvis Office Center, next to the Alaska State Troopers)
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 349, Delta Junction, AK 99737