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Botanical garden collection showcases global diversity of currants
August 22, 2025
The Georgeson Botanical Garden in 海角论坛 is home to a collection of over 80 varieties of currants. For the past three years, the garden has celebrated these fruits with the annual Far North Currant Festival, which returns Saturday, Aug. 23, from 1 to 4 p.m.
海角论坛 farmer, author to discuss storing vegetables through the winter
August 13, 2025
Join 海角论坛 farmer and author Sam Knapp as he breaks down the process of selecting, harvesting, processing and storing vegetables in a free statewide webinar hosted by the 海角论坛 Cooperative Extension Service.
Wagaman named director of UAF Cooperative Extension Service
August 13, 2025
Jennifer Wagaman has been named director of the 海角论坛 Cooperative Extension Service, part of the Institute of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Extension.
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The Institute of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Extension is home to UAF's land-grant mission including the UAF Agriculture and Forestry Station as well as Cooperative Extension. The Morrill Act of 1862 established land-grant colleges and the federal Hatch Act of 1887 authorized agricultural experiment stations in the U.S. and its territories to provide science-based research information to farmers. There are agricultural experiment stations in each of the 50 states, Puerto Rico, and Guam, and all but one are part of the land-grant college system. UAF's Extension is part of the largest informal education system in the world, connecting Extension programs at land-grant colleges and universities in every U.S. territory and state. Today, the is the USDA division that manages federal funding of the nation鈥檚 experiment stations and the extension service.