The state Agriculture Division is planning an all-day public event Friday to showcase the potential uses of more than 148-thousand acres of land westof
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UAF Cooperative Extension Service Agricultural Agent Phil Kaspari says it took a while before he and other organizers of this year’s farm forum reluctantly decided to hold this year’s event online. He says they hesitated because so much of what goes on during the event is the kind of information exchange that farmers prefer – and that is, face-to-face.
Alaska State Veterinarian Bob Gerlach talks with Mark Matthews during a break in the 2018 Delta Farm Forum to give some advice to Matthews on raising chickens at his home near Delta.
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“It’s a very social event, and folks enjoy that time spent just visiting, catching up,” he said in an interview Monday.