JUNEAU — The Alaska Legislature on Wednesday rejected an executive order issued by Gov. Mike Dunleavy to establish a state ...

For farmers in Tyonek and reindeer herders in Nome, cuts to U.S. Department of Agriculture’s grants and staff challenge local ...

Mar. 19—JUNEAU — The Alaska Legislature on Wednesday rejected an executive order issued by Gov. Mike Dunleavy to establish a state agriculture department. The vote on the resolution to reject ...

Alaska will remain one of two states without a cabinet-level Department of Agriculture, at least for the time being.

Dunleavy’s proposal would have split the existing Division of Agriculture into a new cabinet-level department. Lawmakers ...

Melissa Ward Jones discusses research focused on understanding the interactions of permafrost thaw and agriculture ...

Dunleavy's proposal to create a state agriculture department, Sen. Shelley Hughes, R-Palmer, speaks on the floor of the Alaska House of Representatives on Wednesday, March 19, 2025. Lawmakers ...

Alaska will remain one of two states without a cabinet-level Department of Agriculture, at least for the time being. On Wednesday, the Alaska Legislature voted 32-28 to deny an executive order ...

The Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute (ASMI) has been awarded $4.5 million in federal Market Access Program (MAP) funding to ...

Food security is a concern for all Alaskans. Approximately 95% of food purchased in Alaska is imported, accounting for around $2 billion in sales sent out of state each year, according to the Alaska ...

After joining the Biden administration's push for younger-growth harvests, an Alaska timber association is asking the Forest ...