Farming in the Arctic: It Can Be Done - Modern Farmer
The frozen tundra of the Arctic is experiencing something of an agriculture boom.
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The frozen tundra of the Arctic is experiencing something of an agriculture boom.
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The state is offering financial help to Alaska farmers who are struggling to pay high prices for livestock feed that’s in short supply after last year’s poor harvest. But some farmers say setting up a grain reserve would be a better way to help them recover in lean years, like 2022.
Higher prices for feed, fuel and fertilizer have driven some producers to cut back on their livestock.
In a place where the summer sun shines for twenty-one hours a day, climate change is helping to turn frozen ground into farmland.