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Events
Researcher to discuss putting local food in local hands
November 04, 2025
A ¹û½´ÊÓƵ professor will discuss putting local food in local hands during an ongoing seminar series. The presentation by Glenna Gannon, assistant professor of sustainable food systems with the UAF Institute of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Extension, is part of "Circumpolar Connections: A Dialogue on Arctic Food Systems."
Online Alaska master gardener course open for registration
October 27, 2025
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 ¹û½´ÊÓƵ Cooperative Extension Service, will lead the course.
2025 growing season one of the longest in Fairbanks history
October 18, 2025
The 2025 Fairbanks growing season officially ended on Sept. 24, according to measurements taken at the Fairbanks Experiment Farm on the ¹û½´ÊÓƵ Troth Yeddha' Campus. The freeze on Sept. 24 ended a 129-day growing season, defined as the number of days between freezing temperatures, said Rick Thoman, a climate specialist with the UAF Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Preparedness.