At the Institute of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Extension, we work to enrich the lives of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñns. It's that simple. Through programs that bring ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ research and expertise to ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ 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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Agriculture and Food Security

IANRE researchers support food security in ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ 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 large, square four-story building housing the ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Community and Technical College and painted beige with blue trim on a snowy street.

    Cooperative Extension's Tanana District office moving to new location

    December 12, 2025

    The University of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service office for the Tanana District, now located at the old University Park building at 1000 University Ave., is moving to a new space in the new year. The office is relocating to Room 205 in the ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Community and Technical College at 604 Barnette St. in downtown Fairbanks.

  • A man in a knit cap and blue puffer jacket holds a GPS reader while standing outdoors near a mountain range

    Presentation planned on GPS use for recreation

    December 11, 2025

    A free in-person and virtual presentation will discuss how to use a GPS receiver for navigation and safer backcountry travel. Nelson Crone, farm director at the Matanuska Experiment Farm and Extension Center in Palmer, will provide a basic overview of GPS use for navigation, plus tips and best practices for recreational travel in ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ.

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    State, Cooperative Extension offer free grower safety course

    December 10, 2025

    The ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Department of Environmental Conservation and the University of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service will hold a Produce Safety Alliance grower training in January.

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Extending knowledge, changing lives. 2014-2022

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The Institute of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Extension is home to ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ's land-grant mission including the ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ 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. ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ'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.