UAF Cooperative Extension Service

UAF Cooperative Extension Service Extension educates, engages and supports the people and communities of Alaska, connecting them with their university.

We provide factual and practical information while bringing Alaskans' issues and challenges to the university.

10/05/2026

October 4-10 we celebrate 4-H programs across Alaska and the country. And October 5, 2026 is Go Green day! Wear your 4-H green and show your 4-H spirit. This is a simple, cohesive way for youth, professionals, volunteers, alumni and supporters across the country to celebrate 4-H and being “Beyond Ready.” Find a club, become a member, and learn more about Alaska 4-H at www.uaf.edu/ces/4-h/

Share your Go Green moment on social and tag National 4-H, your State 4-H program, and use
https://www.facebook.com/Alaska.4H/

The Institute of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Extension enriches the lives of Alaskans, including farmers, through research, education and outreach grounded in community needs.

Coming up on October 5, you can hear our beloved directors on local public radio station 89.9 KUAC FM in Fairbanks!From ...
10/03/2026

Coming up on October 5, you can hear our beloved directors on local public radio station 89.9 KUAC FM in Fairbanks!

From 3-5pm, tune in to KUAC 89.9 to hear Jodie Anderson, Director of the Institute of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Extension and Jenn Wagaman, Director of the Cooperative Extension Service do their best to get donors to call in and support local public radio. The phone bank will be staffed with IANRE volunteers too!
https://kuac.org/

We support our community.
And our public radio.

October 4-10 we celebrate 4-H programs across Alaska and the country! With nearly 6 million kids and teens, 4-H is the n...
10/02/2026

October 4-10 we celebrate 4-H programs across Alaska and the country! With nearly 6 million kids and teens, 4-H is the nation's largest youth development organization and is thriving in Alaska.

At the University of Alaska Fairbanks, the Cooperative Extension supports 10 different 4-H districts in the state—each with their own programs and staff—but all intent on helping young people learn by doing. Find a club, become a member, and learn more about Alaska 4-H at www.uaf.edu/ces/4-h/.

Follow Alaska 4-H on FB at https://www.facebook.com/Alaska.4H/

The Institute of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Extension enriches the lives of Alaskans, including farmers, through research, education and outreach grounded in community needs.

The 4-H Ag Expo in Kenai, Alaska. Photos by Edwin Remsberg, July 2026.

Last month the Colony Clovers, a local 4-H chapter with the Mat-Su/Copper River district, taught 5th graders how to proc...
10/01/2026

Last month the Colony Clovers, a local 4-H chapter with the Mat-Su/Copper River district, taught 5th graders how to process and prepare turkeys for the table. What better way to understand where your food comes from than to learn how to do it yourself?

Find a club, become a member, and learn more about Alaska 4-H at www.uaf.edu/ces/4-h/.


https://www.facebook.com/p/Mat-SuCopper-River-District-4-H-Program-100064880161747/

Read more about it here: https://www.matsuk12.us/about-us/our-district/news-post-template/~board/news/post/farm-to-table-unique-opportunity-helps-pioneer-peak-students-learn-where-their-food-comes-from?fbclid=IwY2xjawUhKPFwZG9mAWV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR6zgBCxe-Nyx9OKVcGXhfuvXCJCJfFw_lNlvVFKpdN6uk3wcWISuKR8AUlYpw_aem__PbCorBhhAYJGk70kFiceQ

The Institute of Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Extension enriches the lives of Alaskans through research, education and outreach grounded in community needs.

Keep your hands and head warm as the winter weather approaches! The Institute of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Exte...
10/01/2026

Keep your hands and head warm as the winter weather approaches! The Institute of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Extension offers two sewing patterns for purchase online or for pickup at any state office: one to make a classic Alaska Trapper Cap and another to sew some cozy mittens. Publications provide patterns and instructions for multiple sizes.

How to Make a Trapper Cap: https://epay.alaska.edu/C21563_ustores/web/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCTID=6583

Alaska Mittens: A Collection of Patterns for All Ages: https://epay.alaska.edu/C21563_ustores/web/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCTID=6584

The Institute of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Extension enriches the lives of Alaskans through research, education and outreach grounded in community needs.

Circumpolar Connections Coming!October 6 is the first Circumpolar Connections seminar series of the year! Join online or...
09/30/2026

Circumpolar Connections Coming!

October 6 is the first Circumpolar Connections seminar series of the year! Join online or in person to hear Melissa Ward Jones speak about "Permafrost and High Latitude Food Systems." Ward Jones will give an overview of permafrost and how it interacts with various types of high latitude food and agricultural systems.

Circumpolar Connections is a free series of 30-minute, lunchtime talks featuring speakers from across disciplines including soil science, plant breeding, livestock nutrition, greenhouse technologies, sustainable high-latitude food systems and community-based natural resource education.

Hosted by IANRE, seminars are open to researchers and students from UA, other circumpolar institutions, land-grant university experiment stations and the public. IANRE enriches the lives of Alaskans through research, education, and outreach grounded in community needs.

Register here: https://alaska.zoom.us/meeting/register/vrUhPi8BSXeCzx6XQmhZlA?_x_zm_rtaid=n9wFSFBdTYyFhox2n8iYEg.1789057875071.aa35f20e9a767c08c5d096dddb67f20c&_x_zm_rhtaid=998 #/

The Renewable Resources Extension Act (RREA) provides forestry and natural resource extension services at land-grant ins...
09/29/2026

The Renewable Resources Extension Act (RREA) provides forestry and natural resource extension services at land-grant institutions, including the University of Alaska Fairbanks’ Cooperative Extension Service.

Alaska has a lot of forest land that is stewarded by Native, state, federal, local and private entities. RREA helps provide information and communication amongst these different entities with the goal of sustaining productive and healthy forest systems in the state.

Learn more at www.uaf.edu/ces/sustainable-resources/rrea/.

The Institute of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Extension enriches the lives of Alaskans through research, education and outreach grounded in community needs.

Photo by Edwin Remsberg, July 2026.

If you are looking for reliable information on livestock care and production—including information on cattle, pigs, goat...
09/28/2026

If you are looking for reliable information on livestock care and production—including information on cattle, pigs, goats, rabbits and even alpacas—the Cooperative Extension has you covered. Check out our recently updated page of resources from the USDA, State Land Grant Universities and extension agents around the country that support agriculture within the United States.

https://www.uaf.edu/ces/agriculture/livestock/index.php

The Institute of Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Extension enriches the lives of Alaskans through research, education and outreach grounded in community needs.

Photo: Livestock at the University of Alaska Fairbanks’ Matanuska Experiment Farm in Palmer, Alaska. Photo by Edwin Remberg, July 2026.

Join experts from the Alaska Tribes Extension Program at the Minto Community Hall on September 29, 2026 to learn more ab...
09/28/2026

Join experts from the Alaska Tribes Extension Program at the Minto Community Hall on September 29, 2026 to learn more about preserving food at home. This is a free event and open to all.

4 p.m. Food Preservation 101
A review of canning, dehydrating, freezing and fermenting methods for preserving food at home.

5 p.m. Making Jam
You bring the berries and we will supply the rest!

6 p.m. Making Pickles
Learn to make pickles and take home a jar of your own pickles.

The Institute of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Extension (IANRE) enriches the lives of Alaskans through research, education and outreach grounded in community needs.

Did you know that October is the start of the year for 4-H clubs in Alaska and across the nation? Now is the time to sig...
09/25/2026

Did you know that October is the start of the year for 4-H clubs in Alaska and across the nation? Now is the time to sign up and get involved. At 4-H, we learn by doing. (Watch for more Alaska 4-H info throughout the month of October and beyond!)
If you are in Sitka, Alaska: enrollment for the Sitka Spruce Tips 4-H Club opens Thursday, October 1, ages 5-18. Come to our open house at Blatchley Middle School that evening from 4 - 6 pm. Youth and family members can enroll in 4-H and skate for any amount of time. Snacks and skates provided.

For more information contact the Cooperative Extension’s Jasmine Shaw at [email protected].

The Institute of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Extension enriches the lives of Alaskans through research, education and outreach grounded in community needs.

Come skate at Sitka middle school and learn more about 4-H! Photo courtesy Jasmine Shaw.

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