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The state of Alaska contains some 500 farms, covering about 830,000 acres in 2015, [1] mainly to the northeast of the state's largest city, Anchorage, in the Matanuska Valley. The farms produce greenhouse and nursery crops, as well as hay (20,000 tons), dairy produce , potatoes (140,000 cwt), and livestock including cattle (11,000 inc. calves ...
Matanuska-Susitna Valley (/ m æ t ə ˈ n uː s k ə s uː ˈ s ɪ t n ə /; known locally as the Mat-Su or The Valley) is an area in Southcentral Alaska south of the Alaska Range about 35 miles (56 km) north of Anchorage, Alaska. [1] It is known for the world record sized cabbages and other vegetables displayed annually in Palmer at the ...
Settlers agreed to a 30-year payment schedule with an annual interest rate of 3%. The federal government built houses and barns and paid for the transportation of the families and some of their goods to Alaska. Equipment, livestock, farm machinery and other supplies were supplied by the corporation for purchase, lease, or payment for use.
Farm Loop is a census-designated place (CDP) in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, United States. It is part of the Anchorage, Alaska Metropolitan Statistical Area . At the 2020 census the population was 2,747, up from 1,028 in 2010.
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A farm in the Matanuska Valley. Due to the northern climate and steep terrain, relatively little farming occurs in Alaska. Most farms are in either the Matanuska Valley, about 40 miles (64 km) northeast of Anchorage, or on the Kenai Peninsula, about 60 miles (97 km) southwest of Anchorage. The short 100-day growing season limits the crops that ...
In the early 1940's, the establishment of air service into southeast Alaska allowed the direct importation of fresh milk. This made Alaska dairying lose a great deal of its profitability. [6] In 1959, there were 525 dairy farms in the state. [7] From 1964 to 1980, the state's cattle population and milk production decreased.
The Alaska Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station (AFES) was established in 1898 in Sitka, Alaska, also the site of the first agricultural experiment farm in what was then Alaska Territory. Today the station is administered by the University of Alaska Fairbanks through the School of Natural Resources and Agricultural Sciences.