At the Institute of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Extension, we work to make ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ns' lives better. It's that simple. Through programs that bring UAF research and expertise to ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ citizens, we help families grow food, farmers produce more crops and everyday citizens live healthier lives. Learn more about the work we do.

Agriculture and Food Security

IANRE researchers support food security in ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ through research-based knowledge in areas like livestock production, home horticulture best practices, pest management and more.

Natural Resources, Ecosystems and Sustainability

Faculty and staff work to expand capacity for public involvement in natural resource, ecosystem and sustainable energy issues through public workshops, presentations and consultations. 

Healthy Individuals and Communities

Cooperative Extension faculty and staff offer educational opportunities regarding nutrition and physical activity, chronic disease prevention and management, home modifications, air quality and energy efficiencies, food safety practices and food preservation techniques.

4-H Youth and Development

Research shows that to increase resilience and reduce risky behaviors, youth need connections to caring adults. Faculty and staff provide mentorship and life skills programming to youth that increase participation in STEAM activities as well as provide local and statewide opportunities for civic engagement.

News
  • A greenhouse is lit up with bright pink lights on a dark, snowy campus

    Lighting upgrades turn UAF greenhouse pink

    December 20, 2024

    Keen observers might have noticed that the orange glow from a ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ greenhouse recently shifted to pink. The color change came with lighting upgrades this summer at the Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station Greenhouse on the West Ridge of the UAF Troth Yeddha' Campus.

  • A man adjusts the round door of a large freeze-dryer

    Webinar to discuss holiday food safety

    December 10, 2024

    Learn how to keep yourself and your family safe in a free online presentation given by Leif Albertson, a health, home and family development agent with the ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Cooperative Extension Service. Albertson will summarize the proper cooking, cooling and reheating practices for keeping dishes and families safe.

  • A flock of colorful birds perch in a frosty birch tree

    Join OneTree ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ to celebrate solstice under a full moon

    December 09, 2024

    Enjoy a beautiful evening in OneTree ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥'s birch grove under the full moon just before the winter solstice. Between 3:30-7 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 15, participants can learn about the long-term monitoring of birch trees in the ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ T-field and celebrate the tree stewardship that supports OneTree's mission.

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Annual Report (PDF)

Read our annual report from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA).

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’s experiment stations and the extension service.