AGRICULTURE IN ALASKA

INTRO

• Alaska ranks 50 among the states for crop production
• Alaska ranks 49 among the states for livestock production
• ALaska is not a large agricultural state
• Est. 15 million acres of soil is suitable for farming in Alaska
• Agriculture makes up around 1% of Alaska's economy

HISTORY OF AGRICULTURE

• Alaska's main businesses:cultivating soil, fishing, hunting ect.
• Alaska also had traders, missionsries, and started to farm.
• Then ferderal officials slowly started to encourage agricultures.

HISTORY

• Fox farms slowly started to disappear in the 1920s.
• Commercial farmingin Alaska started to develop over time.
• The government starts an agriculture colony all over Alaska.

CURRENT AGRICULTURE IN ALASKA

• Not much farming due to climate and short growing season
• Location-Matsu Valley and Kenai Peninsula
• Surge of agricultural growth

CURRENT

• Currently, there are approx 500 farms in Alaska
• Top four agricultural products are dairy, hay, potatoes, and cattle

FUTURE OF ALASKAN AGRICULTURE

• Alaskans spend approx. 1.5 Billion dollars on food every year
• Less than 5% of the food is produced locally
• Foreign farming inductries are getting more involved

FUTURE

• Alternative growing techniques
• Greenhouse and nursery crops

BIBLIOGRAPHY

• http://farmflavor.com/us-ag/alaska/
• https://www.agclassroom.org/kids/stats/alaska.pdf
• http://m.newsminer.com/features/sundays/alaska_grown/
• http://www.rdmag.com/news/2011/05/future-farming-america
• http://www.stuffaboutstates.com/alaska/agriculture.htm

BIBLIOGRAPHY

• http://www.netstate.com/economy/ak_economy.htm