Ag Education in Alaska
41 listings in 12 boroughs. Colleges, universities and programs teaching agriculture, ranch management, ag mechanics and related fields.
Anchorage Municipality
- Anchorage District Extension Office
Extension district office for the Anchorage area offering 4-H and agriculture programs.
Anchorage, AK - Dimond FFA Chapter
Anchorage chapter whose students run a coastal cleanup project.
Anchorage, AK - UAF Cooperative Extension Anchorage District Office
Extension outreach center offering agriculture and horticulture help, integrated pest management, nutrition and 4-H youth programs; walk-ins Monday to Thursday 9 to 4.
219 E International Airport Rd Suite 100, Anchorage, AK 99518 | 907-786-6300 Website
Dillingham Census Area
- Dillingham District Extension Office
Extension district office in Dillingham serving the Bristol Bay region.
Dillingham, AK
Fairbanks North Star Borough
- Calypso Farm and Ecology Center
Fairbanks farm and ecology education nonprofit and Alaska Grown member.
Fairbanks, AK Website - Georgeson Botanical Garden
Nationally recognized 20-acre UAF garden with nine acres planted to herbs, trees, vegetables and flowers suited to high latitudes.
2180 W Tanana Drive, Fairbanks, AK - North Pole FFA Chapter
Chapter that went inactive during the pandemic and restarted in 2023.
North Pole, AK - Tanana District 4-H
Interior Alaska 4-H district that co-sponsors the Tanana Valley State Fair market livestock auction.
Fairbanks, AK | (907) 474-2427 - Tanana District 4-H Fairbanks
Fairbanks-area 4-H office running livestock committee, teen club, Cloverbud camp and fair contests, with a published newsletter each season.
Fairbanks, AK Website - UAF Cooperative Extension Service State Office
Statewide Alaska Cooperative Extension headquarters on the Fairbanks campus, sponsor of Alaska 4-H and the statewide fair information pages.
1751 Tanana Loop, Fairbanks, AK 99775 | 907-474-5211 - UAF Large Animal Research Station
University of Alaska Fairbanks research herd facility and a member of the Alaska Grown program.
Fairbanks, AK Website
Juneau City and Borough
- Juneau District Extension Office
Southeast extension district office in Juneau for gardening, food and 4-H programs.
Juneau, AK - UAF Cooperative Extension Juneau District Office
Extension district office for Southeast Alaska's capital area, one of ten district offices statewide.
Juneau, AK
Kenai Peninsula Borough
- Kenai Peninsula District 4-H
District 4-H program that hosts the Kenai Peninsula Ag Expo with celebrity showmanship, sealed bids and vendor booths.
Soldotna, AK - UAF Cooperative Extension Kenai Soldotna District Office
Extension district office for the Kenai Peninsula, also home to Kenai Peninsula District 4-H and its annual Ag Expo.
Soldotna, AK Website
Kodiak Island Borough
- Kodiak District 4-H
Kodiak Island 4-H program behind the 4-H livestock show and auction at the Kodiak fairgrounds.
Kodiak, AK | 907-486-1503 - UAF Cooperative Extension Kodiak District Office
Extension district office serving Kodiak Island, with a local 4-H program and email contact for livestock shows.
Kodiak, AK
Matanuska-Susitna Borough
- Good Earth Garden School
Palmer garden school and an Alaska Grown member teaching gardening skills.
Palmer, AK Website - Mat-Su Career Tech FFA Chapter
FFA chapter at the Wasilla career school that marked FFA Week in 2026 with a hidden-figurine hunt, daily FFA facts on student news and an annual hot dog lunch, in a state with 19 chapters.
Wasilla, AK - Mat-Su/Copper River District 4-H
4-H and FFA district that runs the junior market livestock program and auction at the Alaska State Fairgrounds, housed at the Matanuska Experiment Farm.
Palmer, AK | (907) 745-3679 - Matanuska Experiment Farm
UAF research farm with 260 acres of cropland and 800 acres of forest, also home to the Mat-Su/Copper River extension office.
1509 S. Georgeson Drive, Palmer, AK - Matanuska Experiment Farm and Extension Center
Working research farm with 260 cultivated acres and 800 acres of forest, a teaching beef herd, soil and cover crop studies, community gardens, and fall potato donations to food banks.
Palmer, AK - Palmer FFA Chapter
Described as Alaska's oldest FFA chapter, Palmer sent a member to the 1959 National FFA Convention; the state association received its charter on Nov. 11, 1976.
Palmer, AK - Palmer High School Ag Building
Palmer High's ag building hosts 4-H livestock informational meetings, alternate rally days and fair wrap-up gatherings for Mat-Su youth.
Palmer, AK - UAF Cooperative Extension Mat-Su Copper River District Office
Extension office hosting mandatory livestock informational meetings, record-book deadlines and fair wrap-up for Mat-Su Copper River 4-H.
Palmer, AK Website - UAF Cooperative Extension Mat-Su/Copper River District Office
Extension district office at the Matanuska Experiment Farm covering agriculture, horticulture, nutrition, integrated pest management, health and family programs, and 4-H youth development for the Mat-Su.
1509 S. Georgeson Dr., Palmer, AK | 907-745-3360
Nome Census Area
- Northwest/Nome District Extension Office
Extension district office for northwest Alaska, serving the Seward Peninsula and the reindeer industry from Nome.
Nome, AK - UAF Cooperative Extension Nome District Office
Extension office at the UAF Northwest Campus with programs in reindeer husbandry, animal health, youth natural resource camps, food preservation and traditional crafts; phone is the appointment contact.
400 East Front Street, Nome, AK 99762 | 907-443-8412
Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area
- Southeast Island School District Farm Program
School district program raising leafy greens, root vegetables, basil, mustard greens and arugula, plus chickens and ducks for eggs and breeding stock.
Thorne Bay, AK | 907-329-2244 Website - Thorne Bay School Greenhouse
School greenhouse growing spring mix and head lettuce, basil, vegetable starts and flower baskets for Thorne Bay, one of the Prince of Wales Island farm entries in Alaska Grown.
Thorne Bay, AK | 907-828-3921
Sitka City and Borough
- Sitka District Extension Office
Extension district office in Sitka that stayed open after a 2016 budget review of extension locations.
Sitka, AK - Sitka Kitch
Rentable commercial kitchen opened in March 2015 for cottage food startups and home preservers, with extension canning, pickling and fermenting classes held there.
505 Sawmill Creek Road, Sitka, AK - Sitka Spruce Tips 4-H Club
Sitka 4-H club that held its first 4-H Fair at the Sitka Farmers Market on July 30, 2016, judging food preservation, baked goods, produce, flowers, arts and crafts, art and presentations.
235 Katlian Street, Sitka, AK | 907-747-9440 - UAF Cooperative Extension Sitka District Office
Sitka extension and 4-H office offering youth programs such as shooting sports, gardening, archery and kayaking, plus the Alaska Way of Life project with the Sitka Conservation Society.
1332 Seward Avenue, Sitka, AK 99835 | 907-747-9440
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area
- Delta Junction District Extension Office
Delta Junction extension office, part of the Tanana District, serving the grain and hay farms of the Delta area.
Delta Junction, AK - Delta Junction FFA Chapter
One of the larger Alaska communities to establish an FFA chapter as membership grew to 20 chapters.
Delta Junction, AK - Delta Research Fields
UAF test plots of 360 and 80 acres near Delta Junction used for small grains and cover crops.
Delta Junction, AK - Gateway Greenhouse at Tok School
Year-round 33 by 96 foot school greenhouse heated by the wood-chip biomass system, supplying lettuce to seven school salad bars and offering UAF dual-credit agriculture and hydroponics.
Tok, AK | 907-883-4437 Website - UAF Cooperative Extension Delta Junction District Office
Extension office beside the Alaska State Troopers offering agriculture, horticulture, pest management and home and family programs, and organizing the annual Delta Farm Forum; phone is the Farm Forum contact.
1420.5 Alaska Highway, Delta Junction, AK 99801 | 907-895-4215 - UAF Cooperative Extension Delta Junction Office
Extension district office serving the Delta Junction farming area, where barley and hay are grown in the Interior.
Delta Junction, AK
Wrangell City and Borough
- Evergreen Elementary School Farm
Evergreen Elementary in Wrangell runs a small school farm, one of the growing number of food-growing projects in a town with two commercial produce farms.
Wrangell, AK