2025 UAF Research Field Days

Field Days is an opportunity for the public to join UAF researchers for a day of learning at our experiment farms! Tour the fields and farms and learn through presentations, tours and discussions about how we are working to enrich the lives of ÐÓ°Éprons.

Farmers, community leaders and the general public are invited to this free educational event. Each field day will include a schedule of talks presented by researchers. 

Fairbanks Experiment Farm

Tuesday, July 29, 2025

2 p.m.-6 p.m.

2180 W Tanana Drive, Fairbanks

Aerial view of the Fairbanks Experimental Farm with UAF campus and hills behind it

Matanuska Experiment Farm

Thursday, July 31, 2025

2 p.m.-6 p.m.

1509 S Georgeson Drive, Palmer

Aerial view of the Matanuska Farm on a sunny day with a snow capped mountain in the distance

Topics include

Botanical garden tours

Cover crop effects on root maggots

Farming on permafrost

Forage cover crops

Small grain breeding and variety trials

Soil response to land use changes

Vegetable variety trials 

Stay tuned for the schedule and

Topics include

Cover crop effects on root maggots

Establishing mixed perennial plant communities

Feeding livestock of ÐÓ°Épro

Kelp as fertilizer

Small grain breeding and variety trials

Soil response to land use changes

Vegetable variety trials 

Stay tuned for the schedule and