farming in alaska you don’t have to be crazy– but it helps
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Farming in Alaska
You Don’t Have To Be Crazy– But It Helps
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Challenges
• Markets and Infrastructure
• Weather and Climate
• Culture
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Markets and Infrastructure
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Weather and Climate
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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
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Clean Water Act
• Irrigation Runoff• Rainfall• Snow melt• Livestock Lagoons• Drainage ditches• Septic Systems• Buried Irrigation Lines• Irrigation Ditches
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Clean Air Act
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Green House Gas
Operation Size Tax/head
Dairy 25 $120
Beef 100 $85
Hogs 200 $20
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GHG Solution
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Danger = Opportunity
95%
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Developing a Local Food System
Benefits
• Security• Freshness and Quality• Economics
Challenges
• Outside Productivity• Distribution Networks• Volume
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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
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• Long-term restoration of Alaska’s supply lines from and export pathways to the Lower 48 may 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 plans and mitigation strategies to minimize such impacts on Alaska before a damaging PNW earthquake compromises the state’s principal economic lifelines.
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Alaska Food Pyramid
Barley, wheat, oats, rye, spuds
Berries, applesrhubarb
Meat, cheese, eggs
Vegetables
Milk
Canola oil, lard, honey,Ice cream
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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
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Determination
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Goals
• Increase food security for Alaska• Provide opportunity for our children• Open new markets for local farmers
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Decisions
• Equipment• Insurance• Packaging• Pricing• Food Safety• Market Access
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Quality Control
• USDA inspected grain• DEC approved mill• Metal detection equipment• Customer Protection Equipment
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