This article is being shared from the Farm Bureau website www.fb.org. To cheers from farmers and ranchers, EPA announced on Tuesday it is rescinding the Waters of the U.S. rule and recodifying the regulations that existed prior to 2015. The agency also said it will look carefully at the definition of waters of the United […]
Ag Matters Radio
Have you listened to Ag Matters radio yet? Since November 30, 2016, every Wednesday morning at 7:30, Amy Pettit of Alaska Farmland Trust (AFT) has a half hour discussion about a positive Alaskan agriculture story with a community member. Over the course of the 25 shows, MANY Farm Bureau members have been featured, from Eagle Song Peonies to […]
Alaska Food and Agriculture Entrepreneurs Encouraged to Enter 2018 National Rural Entrepreneurship Challenge
Last year’s winner, Vertical Harvest Hydroponics from Anchorage, took home $30,000 in prize money. (Anchorage, AK) May 3, 2017 – The American Farm Bureau Federation announces the 2018 National Rural Entrepreneurship Challenge. The Farm Bureau Rural Entrepreneurship Challenge is a “Shark Tank” like competition exclusively focused on food and agriculture businesses. This provides a way for rural entrepreneurs to get assistance with […]
ATTENTION SHEEP and GOAT OWNERS!
Attempts are being made to regulate domestic sheep and goats in Alaska; currently in the form of Board of Game proposal 90. This attempt is based on a potential that domestic sheep and goats can carry a primary bacterium associated with pneumonia in wild sheep – Mycoplasma Ovipneumoniae (M.ovi). The North American Packgoat Association (NAPgA) […]
Senate Bill 6 – Industrial Hemp Production Passed the Senate Unanimously
On April 10, 2017, Senate Bill 6 – Industrial Hemp Production, passed the Alaska State Senate unanimously! It should meet up with its companion bill (HB 172) in House Finance for deliberation.
Information About the BOARD OF GAME PROP 90- Remove Sheep & Goats from Clean List
A proposal was submitted to the Board of Game for their March 2016 Statewide meeting; proposal 90. This proposal would have removed domestic sheep and goats from the “clean list”, along with putting tight and expensive requirements on sheep and goat owners within 15 air miles of Dall sheep habitat. At the March 2016 Statewide […]
WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU!
There are still some surveys running that we’re hoping to get more responses on. Please take the time to fill out the surveys. Product Preference Program In 2015 Representative Tarr requested an audit to be done on Alaska’s Agriculture Product Preference Program. The Division of Agriculture and Alaska Farm Bureau are partnering to give input […]
APPLICATIONS ARE NOW BEING ACCEPTED FOR THE AGRICULTURE EDUCATION MINI-GRANT
The Alaska Farm Bureau is accepting applications for the Agriculture Education Mini-Grant. This program is in its third year; open to individuals and organizations with the purpose of increasing agriculture awareness, knowledge and appreciation to youth statewide. Due to the interest this grant has been receiving in the first two years, the Board of Directors […]
Alaska Farm Bureau Announces the 2017 Bruce Willard Memorial Scholarship
Two $2,000 scholarship available for students pursuing a degree is agriculture or natural resources. Alaska Farm Bureau will award two (2) $2,000 scholarships to students pursuing an agricultural or natural resource field through college, trade school or vocational training. The program is available to students already enrolled in a college, trade school or in vocational […]
SAVE UP TO $2,500 ON CAT EXCAVATORS, SKID STEERS, WHEEL LOADERS AND MORE
Alaska Farm Bureau members can save up to $2,500 on eligible Cat® machines. On top of that, members receive an additional $250 credit on work tool attachments purchased with new Cat machines. Combine these Farm Bureau incentives with other discounts, promotions, rebates or offers that may be available from Cat or your Cat dealer. Just […]
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