Delta Farm Forum highlights Interior Alaska agriculture
Old farm equipment sits in a field in the Delta Junction area. The 52nd Delta Farm Forum will include presentations on topics of interest to Interior Alaska farmers.
Julie Stricker
907-474-5406
Feb. 23, 2024
The 52nd annual Delta Farm Forum will take place Saturday, March 2, in Delta Junction.
The forum is a community event combined with an update on local agricultural information.
Producers, researchers and representatives from businesses and agricultural agencies will give presentations. Topics include updates from the Alaska Farmers Co-op, the Alaska Division of Agriculture, and the Salcha-Delta Soil and Water Conservation District. Speakers also will cover finance options for agriculture, soil health, livestock nutrition, risk management, sandpiper migration, invasive weed management and local markets.
The forum begins at 9 a.m. in the Delta High School small gym, Secondary Complex, School Rd., Door E, and will run until 4 p.m.
A potluck lunch is scheduled at noon. The University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service and the Salcha-Delta Soil and Water Conservation District co-sponsor the forum.
For more information, contact the district at 907-895-6279 or Phil Kaspari at the Delta Junction Cooperative Extension Service office at 907-895-4215 or pnkaspari@alaska.edu.
Accommodation requests related to a disability should be made five business days in advance to Eve Karczmarczyk, eekarczmarczyk@alaska.edu or 907-895-4215.
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