Halibut Cove Bates Family Is Alaska's Farm Family of 2020 - Alaska Business Magazine
Halibut Cove Bates Family Is Alaska’s Farm Family of 2020 The Bates at work in Halibut Cove. Corey Arnold Alaska’s Farm Family of the Year for 2020 is the Bates family of Halibut Cove, whose determined operation of their shellfish farm in Kachemak Bay embodies the innovative, resilient spirit of Alaska agriculture even in the face of a global pandemic. “Alaska agriculture is a growing, evolving industry, and nothing reflects that more clearly than the selection of oyster farmers as Farm Family of the Year, “ says Dave Schade, director of the Division of Agriculture. “Greg and Weathe...