Alaska Farm & Ranch
  November 21, 2009
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Farmers hear from gubernatorial candidates
ANCHORAGE -- At its annual meeting on Saturday here, delegates from the Alaska Farm Bureau heard from four gubernatorial candidates and one candidate for lieutenant governor. As producers discussed needs of the industry with each other and state officials during the weekend meeting, ...
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NRCS State Technical Committee Meeting Scheduled
PALMER – The State Technical Committee will meet December 2, at the NRCS state office conference room, located at 800 West Evergreen Avenue, Palmer. The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. and adjourn at noon. Agenda items include an overview of NRCS administered Farm Bill programs: ...
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Caring for houseplants in winter
Alaska is the land of extremes. Extreme temperatures, extreme light and darkness, extreme people, extreme houseplants. Let’s admit it – winter is not very hospitable to our houseplants. What follows are some tips on preparing your houseplants for winter and pulling them through to ...
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Mobile reindeer processing unit deployed to western Alaska
Like herds of northern cattle that lived on tundra plants, more than 600,000 reindeer ranged over Alaska less than a century ago. Today, reindeer numbers are down to about 10,000 or so due to their tendency to elope with caribou, be eaten by wolves and bears, and other reasons. Managers with ...
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State News

  • Kuigglugmiut Tribal Conservation District Formed  
  • Chancellor to prepare meal using locally grown products  
  • Free discount prescription program available to Farm Bureau members  
  • NRCS Announces Strong Interest in CSP  
  • UAF scientists develop cold-climate barley  
     
    National News

  • USDA Announces Timeframe for Nominations to the Advisory Committee for Beginning Farmers and Ranchers  
  • New program available for farm operators nationwide  
  • USDA Rural Development announces value added grants  
  • Public comment sought on CRP program  
     

    Technology & Science

  • Video: Tony Hawk’s back for a ‘Ride’  
  • Atlantis astronauts take 2nd spacewalk  
  • Zap! Light used to paralyze tiny creatures  
  • Giant cannibal galaxy caught in mid-gobble  
  • Hacked emails add fuel to climate dispute  
  • Proton beams circulate in Big Bang machine  
  • Robotic spy planes go green  
  • Large Hadron Collider in process of restarting  
  • Stuck Mars rover makes first move in months  
  • Spacewalkers zoom through fix-up tasks  

    Weather

  • Video: Lightning storms, record heat in Australia  
  • Stronger winds coming from largest lake  
  • Storms disrupt travel around Reno, Nev.  
  • Video: Watch 3-day national forecast  
  • Parts of U.S. should see warmer December  
  • Britain sees record rain, 'biblical' flooding  
     

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