Alaska can increase its food security without an agriculture department

Alaska can increase its food security without an agriculture department

Kale and broccoli grow on Kodiak Island on Sept. 17, 2024. (Photo by Tracy Robillard/Natural Resources Conservation Service)There is a path to increasing food security without a Department of Agriculture this legislative session. Gov. Mike Dunleavy could hire an aide in the governor’s office who is knowledgeable in Alaska agriculture to work with the existing staff in the Department of Natural Resources. The goal should be to craft a plan to inc…