Driven by food-shortage fears during the COVID-19 pandemic and inspired by the recommendations of a legislative task force, Alaska lawmakers are considering the creation of a cabinet-level state ...

There is a path to increasing Alaska’s food security without creating a Department of Agriculture this legislative session. Gov. Mike Dunleavy should hire an aide in the governor’s office who is ...

Alaska will remain one of two states without a cabinet-level Department of Agriculture, at least for the time being. On Wednesday, the Alaska Legislature voted 32-28 to deny an executive order from ...

Mar. 19—JUNEAU — The Alaska Legislature on Wednesday rejected an executive order issued by Gov. Mike Dunleavy to establish a state agriculture department. The vote on the resolution to reject the ...

The Nenana Totchaket Agricultural Project aims to fight food insecurity in the state but could interfere with local trappers’ ability to gather food. Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s administration believes the ...

A hemp crop waits to be harvested in Lincolnshire for British CBD oil producer Crop England on Aug. 27, 2021, in Grantham, England. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images) A coalition of hemp ...

Lawmakers are looking closely at Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s plan to create a state Department of Agriculture. Dunleavy issued an executive order proposing the new department in December. It would split out ...

Alaska lawmakers heard a proposal for a new state agriculture department for the first time on Wednesday, even as they considered a resolution to disprove Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s executive order to stand ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will purchase about 50 million pounds of Alaska seafood to use in national food and nutrition-assistance programs, state officials said on Tuesday. The seafood ...

“All right,” announces Jenni Medley, wiping her hands on her faded black Carhartts and consulting a clipboard. “The birds are bagged. Total number is 70.” It’s 3 in the afternoon, and just outside a ...

John Boyle, commissioner of the Alaska Department of Natural Resources (center left), sits with staff in the gallery of the Alaska House of Representatives as lawmakers debate the creation of a ...

There is a path to increasing food security without a Department of Agriculture this legislative session. Gov. Mike Dunleavy could hire an aide in the governor’s office who is knowledgeable in Alaska ...