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Navigating Agriculture in Alaska: Challenges, Opportunities, and Future Solutions

Farming in Alaska presents a unique blend of challenges and opportunities influenced by weather, climate, and market dynamics. With climatic conditions impacting food production, and socio-economic benefits of agriculture recognized, it is essential to plan for the next generation of farmers and ranchers. Alaska's heavily imported food system necessitates the development of local markets to enhance food security. By addressing regulatory frameworks and infrastructure issues, including supply chain vulnerabilities, Alaska can build a more resilient agricultural economy that secures food sources for future generations.

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Navigating Agriculture in Alaska: Challenges, Opportunities, and Future Solutions

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  1. Farming in Alaska You Don’t Have To Be Crazy– But It Helps

  2. Challenges • Markets and Infrastructure • Weather and Climate • Culture

  3. Markets and Infrastructure

  4. Weather and Climate

  5. Ag Culture • Climatic challenges to food production are accepted • Socio-economic benefits of agriculture are understood • Planning for the next generation of farmers/ranchers • Business climate conducive to agriculture is supported in regulation and statute

  6. Clean Water Act • Irrigation Runoff • Rainfall • Snow melt • Livestock Lagoons • Drainage ditches • Septic Systems • Buried Irrigation Lines • Irrigation Ditches

  7. Clean Air Act

  8. Green House Gas

  9. GHG Solution

  10. Danger = Opportunity 95%

  11. Developing a Local Food System Benefits • Security • Freshness and Quality • Economics Challenges • Outside Productivity • Distribution Networks • Volume

  12. Food Security • 1989 – Port of Anchorage froze • 2001 – 9/11 • 2002 - West Coast Longshoremen strikes • 2009 - Mt. Redoubt eruption • 2002 – Earthquake • 2012 - Alaska Highway washouts in Yukon Territory

  13. Long-term restorationof Alaska’s supply lines from and export pathways to the Lower 48may take many months, even years, while damaged or destroyed infrastructure in the PNW is repaired or replaced. • Without Pacific Northwest ports available to load barges and container ships with these commodities, the state and its consumers would rely on trucking to bring these supplies north in smaller amounts and at higher cost. • It is in the best interest of the State of Alaska to develop plansand mitigation strategies to minimizesuchimpactson Alaska beforea damaging PNW earthquakecompromises the state’s principal economic lifelines.

  14. Alaska Food Pyramid Canola oil, lard, honey, Ice cream Meat, cheese, eggs Milk Berries, apples rhubarb Vegetables Barley, wheat, oats, rye, spuds

  15. Economics • $2.5 Billion • 95% imported • $2.5B x 25% = $625M • $625M x 4 = $2.5B • 2010 Oil Production Revenue = $4.6 Billion Current Farm Sales = ~$30M

  16. Determination

  17. Goals • Increase food security for Alaska • Provide opportunity for our children • Open new markets for local farmers

  18. Decisions • Equipment • Insurance • Packaging • Pricing • Food Safety • Market Access

  19. Quality Control • USDA inspected grain • DEC approved mill • Metal detection equipment • Customer Protection Equipment

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