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Seed-starting workshops offered in Alaska communities
February 24, 2026
The University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service is holding several seed-starting workshops around the state in March and April. Starting seeds early gives growers an opportunity to get a head start on Alaska's short, intense growing season and a way to grow plant varieties that local greenhouses may not carry.
Presentation to discuss ongoing vegetable variety research
February 20, 2026
A presentation in Delta Junction will provide an overview of the vegetable-testing program at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Katie DiCristina, the lead research technician for the Alaska Variety Trials program, will facilitate the in-depth discussion.
Cheese-making, bone health focus of Delta workshop
February 19, 2026
Participants in a Delta Junction workshop will learn to make fresh, dairy-based cheese and other recipes to support lifelong bone health. Sarah Lewis, professor with the University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service, will lead the workshop.
Events
All events statewide
Anchorage district events
Bethel district events
Delta Junction district events
Dillingham district events
Juneau district events
Kenai / Soldotna district events
Kodiak district events
Mat-Su / Copper River district events
Northwest / Nome district events
Sitka district events
Tanana / Fairbanks district events
The Institute of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Extension is home to UAF's land-grant mission including the UAF Agriculture and Forestry Station as well as Cooperative Extension. The Morrill Act of 1862 established land-grant colleges and the federal Hatch Act of 1887 authorized agricultural experiment stations in the U.S. and its territories to provide science-based research information to farmers. There are agricultural experiment stations in each of the 50 states, Puerto Rico, and Guam, and all but one are part of the land-grant college system. UAF's Extension is part of the largest informal education system in the world, connecting Extension programs at land-grant colleges and universities in every U.S. territory and state. Today, the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) is the USDA division that manages federal funding of the nation’s experiment stations and the extension service.