United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service
 

Welcome to the

Subarctic Agricultural Research Unit

(SARU)

 

 

4169 Geist Road

Fairbanks, AK 99709

907-459-4500

 

The SARU offices and labs are located on the University of Alaska Fairbanks campus. Since its establishment in Alaska, SARU has released more than 40 cultivars of potatoes, barley, raspberry,  and grasses. Research performed in Alaska has enhanced the productivity, profitability, and environmental quality of Alaska's farming and fishing industries and natural resource areas.

Research programs in Alaska include:

 

Grasshopper on leaf

 

Integrated PestManagement Strategies

for Alaskan Agriculture

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  
 

Fish Byproduct Utilization

 

 

 

 

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Last Modified: 04/14/2011