Download or read book Alaskan Land Resources Agriculture and Grazing written by Richard Leigh Hilliker and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Bibliography and Abstracts on the Subject of Agriculture in Alaska 1867 1942 written by United States. National Resources Planning Board. Region 10 and published by . This book was released on 1942 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Utilizing Pasture Resources for Sub Arctic Agriculture written by Laura Marie Starr and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is estimated that the globe must produce 100% more food in the next 50 years to meet growing demand while addressing the compounding challenge of climate change. One potential solution to this challenge is to produce more on existing agricultural lands and put more land into production. The extremely cold and dry climate that characterizes much of Alaska has all but removed the state from the state and national discussions of agricultural production and development. Yet despite this apparent incompatibility with traditional agricultural models, some of the largest wild herds of grazing ungulates are indigenous to Alaska - and thriving. This is both a testament to the resilience of grazing systems in general as well as a statement to the suitability of grazing systems specifically for Alaska. To shift the paradigm towards ecological and economic sustainability, we need to develop sustainable agricultural strategies that are specific to this unique ecosystem. A two-fold approach was used in this body of research: Is there an indigenous livestock species that could be economically feasible enterprise option? Is there a grazing management regime for subarctic Alaska that would improve ecosystem services and optimize pasture resources? I conducted an economic feasibility study of farming muskoxen (Ovibos moschatus), a uniquely adapted Arctic ungulate, to address the first question. An enterprise budget was used to estimate the fixed and variable costs and to model different revenue scenarios using six different combinations of qiviut, sold as raw fiber or value added yarn, and livestock sales to estimate the total economic potential of farming muskoxen at two scales, 36 and 72 muskoxen. Farming muskoxen was economically sustainable under several revenue scenarios. The most profitable scenario for either herd size was selling all the qiviut as value added yarn coupled with livestock sales. The enterprise was profitable at either scale assuming all the yarn sold at full retail price. If no livestock were sold, selling the total qiviut harvest as yarn was the only profitable option. When selling raw fiber alone, the break-even point was at a herd size of 124 muskoxen. Economies of scale accounted for a decrease in costs of approximately 21% overall, 30% in labor, and 23% in herd health, as the herd doubled in size. To address the need for grazing management strategies that are both environmentally and economically sustainable in Alaska, I conducted a study to evaluate the potential of intensively managed rotational grazing (IMRG) regimes on sub-arctic pasture. This regime is designed to mimic the short but intense grazing of wild, migratory ungulates that could enhance ecosystem function while optimizing pasture usage and forage growth. I conducted simulated grazing, applied using IMRG methodology, to evaluate above and below ground response to an IMRG regime and to gain insight on the role of grazing disturbance mechanisms on sub-arctic soil and plant health. A full factorial experiment of muskox dung/urine deposition (M), simulated trampling (T), and herbivory (H) (forage clipping), mimicking IMRG timing and intensity, was conducted at the Large Animal Research Station (LARS), UAF. I used a randomized block design with 96-1 m2 plots in two established pastures with different soil types, over the 2014 and 2015 grazing seasons. I documented a treatment effect on soil parameters, forage growth, and percentage of bare soil (p
Download or read book Bibliography and Abstracts on the Subject of Agriculture in Alaska 1867 1942 written by United States. National Resources Planning Board and published by . This book was released on 1942 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Possible Agricultural Development in Alaska written by Levi Chubbuck and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pp. 28.
Download or read book Comparative Winterhardiness of Cultivated and Native Alaskan Grasses and Forage Yield and Quality as Influenced by Harvest Schedules and Frequencies and Rates of Applied Nitrogen written by Leslie J. Klebesadel and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 23 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book For the Love of Land written by Jim Howell and published by . This book was released on 2009-03-20 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the Love of Land describes the nuts-and-bolts and supporting natural history of "healing the land with livestock", including inspiring stories from successful "land healing" practitioners from acr
Download or read book Alaskan Agriculture and Its Geographic Limitations written by Joseph G. Bradac and published by . This book was released on 1948 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Effects of Climate Change on Agriculture Land Resources Water Resources and Biodiversity in the United States written by Peter Backlund and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2009-05 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report by the Nat. Science and Tech. Council¿s U.S. Climate Change Science Program (CCSP) is part of a series of 21 reports aimed at providing current assessments of climate change science to inform public debate, policy, and operational decisions. These reports are also intended to help the CCSP develop future program research priorities. The CCSP¿s guiding vision is to provide the Nation and the global community with the science-based knowledge needed to manage the risks and capture the opportunities associated with climate and related environmental changes. This report assesses the effects of climate change on U.S. land resources, water resources, agriculture, and biodiversity. It was developed with broad scientific input. Illus.
Download or read book Alaskan Agriculture an Overview written by Roland Snodgrass and published by . This book was released on 1982* with total page 79 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Agriculture in Alaska Past Present and Future written by Hoyt Palmer Moss and published by . This book was released on 198? with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Effects of Climate Change on Agriculture Land Resources Water Resources and Biodiversity in the United States written by Climate Change Science Program (U.S.) and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The Land Resources of Alaska written by Hugh Albert Johnson and published by University of Alaska Press. This book was released on 1963 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
