At the Institute of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Extension, we work to enrich the lives of ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ns. 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.

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About IANRE

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Read our annual report to the National Institute of Food and Agriculture.

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Learn about our areas of focus

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 microscope slide showing objects of different colors, shapes and sizes

    Susan Harry keeps a close eye on pollen in Interior ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥

    April 25, 2025

    For the past 25 years, Susan Harry has been peering into a microscope every spring to count and classify minuscule grains of pollen. It's a task that can take from a few minutes up to an hour and a half at the height of pollen season, in May and early June.

  • Sunlight highlights flowers on the end of a willow stem

    ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ native plants, insects featured in webinar series

    April 24, 2025

    A series of webinars highlighting ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥'s diverse native plants and their uses is scheduled for May, which is ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Native Plant Month. The series, available statewide, is a collaboration between the ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Cooperative Extension Service and the ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Native Plant Society.

  • A man's hand is placed next to a large bear print on a muddy area

    Bear awareness and bear spray workshop offered in Delta Junction

    April 21, 2025

    Delta Junction residents can learn how to react during a bear encounter and practice using inert bear spray in a one-day workshop offered by the ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Cooperative Extension Service and Delta Career Advancement Center.

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Archived Annual Highlights

Extending knowledge, changing lives. 2014-2022

Civil Rights Compliance

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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.