How do we keep the number of pests on Alaska’s farms and ranches from increasing?
UAF School of Natural Resources & Extension has a program to fund four part-time IPM technicians in Kenai, Palmer, Fairbanks and Delta Junction. The goal will be to visit every interested farm and ranch in Alaska over the next two summers. Technicians will check fields, pastures and livestock for pests, teach the owners how to do this and provide information on how to report anything new. If you grow crops or raise livestock (cattle, sheep, or goats) you are eligible for a site visit from an IPM technician.
To schedule a site visit, contact your local IPM technician:
Kenai Peninsula District: Janice Chumley, (907) 262’5824, jichumley@alaska.edu
Mat’Su/Copper River District: Pam Compton, (907) 745-3360, pfcompton@alaska.edu
Delta District: Nellie Troit, (907) 895-4215, ntroit@alaska.edu
Tanana District: Darcy Etcheverry, (907) 474-5107, ddetcheverry@alaska.edu
