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Reindeer Recipes: Gourmet Meals Featuring Alaska's Natural Livestock

Recipes for gourmet meals featuring Reindeer. Show Less

Reindeer Research Program,... ~ Catalog # MP 2015-01 ~ Jun 1, 2015

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Population Dynamics: An Introduction for Alaska Reindeer Herders

The management of a reindeer herd is an important responsibility and has implications for the present and future viability of the reindeer industry in Alaska. Show Less

Andrew John Karter, Robert A.... ~ Catalog # B-81 ~ May 1, 1989

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Reindeer Roundup

A K-12 educator's guide to reindeer in Alaska Show Less

Carrie Bucki, Greg Finstad, Tammy A.... ~ Catalog # MP 2004-07 ~ Jun 1, 2004

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Reindeer Inspire New Teaching Guide

Information on the educator's guide to Reindeer in Alaska Show Less

Doreen Fitzgerald ~ Catalog # MP 2004-08 ~ Jun 1, 2004

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Reindeer in Alaska: Under New Management

Changes in reindeer herding and new management strategies for raising reindeer. Show Less

Greg Finstad ~ Catalog # MP 2007-02 ~ Jun 1, 2007

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Alaska’s Reindeer Program. 1986 Report the Applied Reindeer Research Project

This report identifies recent accomplishments in the reindeer program, continugin efforts and projected ares of future effort. Show Less

Alan C. Epps ~ Catalog # C60 ~ Jul 1, 1987

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Eskimos, Reindeer, and Land

This report is based on an interdisciplinary research study undertaken to investigate the social, economic and cultural aspects of reindeer herding in northwestern Alaska. Show Less

Richard O. Stern, Edward L. Arobio,... ~ Catalog # B-59 ~ Dec 1, 1980

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Congenital Defects in Reindeer: A Production Issue

This circular discusses congenital defents in reindeer. Show Less

Lyle A. Renecker, John E. Blake ~ Catalog # C87 ~ Jul 1, 1992

The Reindeer Report

A report on the Reindeer research program. Show Less

Lyle A. Renecker ~ Catalog # MP 1992-01 ~ Mar 1, 1992

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Agroborealis Research Highlight: Researching Reindeer

Reindeer studies and outreach support development of Alaska red meat industry. Show Less

Agricultural and Forestry... ~ Catalog # 46-1 ~ May 1, 2018

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Quality Assessment of Reindeer Meat

This circular explores quality and sale of reindeer meat. Show Less

R. B. Swanson, M. P. Penfield, D.... ~ Catalog # C78 ~ Feb 1, 1990

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Air Transport of Alaskan Reindeer

This report describes one aspect of successful air transport of reindeer developed over 20 years in Alaska. Show Less

Robert A. Dieterich ~ Catalog # C70 ~ Dec 1, 1989

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Corral Design and Operation for Improved Handling Efficiency and Reindeer Safety

The Reindeer Research Program had the opportunity to observe corral designs throughout Alaska. This circular is a description of those observations. Show Less

Bill Thompson, Robert Dieterich,... ~ Catalog # C86 ~ Apr 1, 1992

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Raising Orphan Reindeer Fawns

This circular provides guidelines for raising orphan reindeer fawns. Show Less

Jamie K. Dieterich ~ Catalog # C72 ~ Dec 1, 1989

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Design for a Portable Reindeer Crush

This circular gives a design for a portable reindeer crush. Show Less

Greg Finstad, Lyle Renecker ~ Catalog # C94 ~ Sep 1, 1993

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Producing and processing reindeer velvet antler

This circular discusses the processing of reindeer antler velvet. Show Less

Ray Grover Jr.., B.A., Lyle A.... ~ Catalog # C99 ~ Oct 1, 1994

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Record Keeping for Reindeer Herds

This circula shows how record keeping for reindeer herds can contribute to decision making and how computers can help the record keeping process. Show Less

Alex Clarke, Robert Dieterich ~ Catalog # C75 ~ Jun 1, 1990

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Model to Evaluate Potential Production and Income Responses of Reindeer Herds under Different Management Strategies

This circular develops a model for evaluating potential production and income responses of reindeer herds under different management strategies. Show Less

A.K. Prichard, G.L. Finstad ~ Catalog # C116 ~ Oct 1, 1999

Management and Medical Aspects of Reindeer Farming: Examining the Basics

This circular discusses management and medical aspects of reindeer farming, including disesases, calf care and more. Show Less

Robert A. Dieterich ~ Catalog # C96 ~ Sep 1, 1993

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Reindeer Calf Productivity and Survival On The Seward Peninsula, Alaska

This circular discusses reindeer calf productivity and survival on Alaska's Seward Peninsula. Show Less

Cheryl-Lesley B. Chetkiewicz, Lyle... ~ Catalog # C100 ~ Nov 1, 1994

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Construction and Use of a Reindeer Fawn Separator for Injury Prevention

This circular is a description of how a fawn separater is built, how it works and how it was being used in western Alaska. Show Less

Bill Thompson, Robert Dieterich ~ Catalog # C74 ~ Jan 1, 1990

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Agroborealis

AFES Notes; Economics of reindeer rangeland; Reindeer meat: relationship among dietary fat, flavor, and acceptability; Game production, agricultural diversification for Alaska?; Return to Green Island; Arctic tundra rehabilitation, observations of progress and benefits to Alaska; Strip mine reclamation and Alaska's big game wildlife; From boreal forest to reclaimed site, revegetation at the Usibelli coal mine; Cuisine and cure on the Dalton Highway [native plants, wildflowers]; Endangered Aleutian shield-fern grows at the University of Alaska Fairbanks; Agricultural research cooperation continues between Alaska and Siberia; Alaska as seen by Russian exchange student; Publications list for 1990. Show Less

Agricultural and Forestry... ~ Catalog # 23-1 ~ Jan 1, 1991

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Agroborealis

Reindeer inspire new teaching guide [education, alternative livestock]; Susan Willsrud & Calypso Farm [education, sustainable agriculture]; The wildlife viewing challenge [tourism, wildlife management]; Taxonomy and evolution of Alaska birches; Birch use in the former Soviet Republics; Heavenly garden, earthly pursuits [Georgeson Botanical Garden]. Show Less

Agricultural and Forestry... ~ Catalog # 36-1 ~ Jul 1, 2004

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Agroborealis

Planting trees in the Aleutians; Climate change and growth of white spruce in South-Central Alaska; Northern tansy mustard fills a niche; Silviculture systems for Alaska's Northern Forest; Wavelength-selective mulches and tomato production in Fairbanks, Alaska; Musk ox, historical industry looks toward the future; Hey, I thought I say Rudolph in the hallway! [reindeer program educational outreach]; What Next? Agenda for Alaska agriculture in the 21st Century; Historical perspective, Delta ag project [agriculture history]; What's a grower to do? [essay]; 1999 Alaska women in agriculture [Patricia Fellman, Marsha Melton]; SALRM student news; Faculty news. Show Less

Agricultural and Forestry... ~ Catalog # 32-1 ~ May 1, 2000

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Agroborealis

[History]100 years of agricultural research in Alaska; Alaska's first agricultural experiment station: Sitka, 1898-1931; Kodiak Station; Kenai Station, Rampart Agricultural Experiment Station, 1900-1925; Copper Center Station; Fairbanks Station; Matanuska Station; Palmer Research Center; Charles christian georgeson; George T. Gasser; Last frontier's sweet nectar: strawberries; Alaska's reindeer industry; Alaska's agriculture; Alaska Agricultural Experiment Stations transfer to college; News: 1997 Alaska woman in agriculture [Ileen Hollembaek], [obituary] Arvo Kallio, 1917-1997. Show Less

Agricultural and Forestry... ~ Catalog # 30-1 ~ May 1, 1998

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Agroborealis

Lawrence Davis: reindeer owner; Bannons grow vegetables on scenic farm [Mary and Al Bannon]; Marie Fett wanted fresh eggs [Lee Fett and Marie]; Ann Dolney turns hobby into business [Ann and Ed Dolney]; Russell James does his gardening under glass; It's not Kansas, but Alaska! [OHM grain/hog venture, Ed Merdes and Jim Harding]; Profile of a Matanuska Dairy Farm [Myrtle Gislason, Bob McCombs, Merlie McCombs, Fairview Dairies]; Holmes family runs Aleutian Islands sheep ranch [Milt Holmes, Beverly Holms at Unalaska]; Visit to a Kodiak cattle range [Burton Ranch: Kathy Burton, Bill Burton, Jim Burton, Toni Burton]; The Robert Mielkes, Matanuska valley potato farmers [Evelyn Mielke, Robert]; McKee family runs Fairbanks area hog ranch [Don McKee, Alice McKee]. Show Less

Agricultural and Forestry... ~ Catalog # 4-2 ~ Nov 1, 1972

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Agroborealis

Conservation tillage research in Interior Alaska; Soil moisture and temperature as influenced by fall and spring tillage systems; Planting and fertilizing options in barley production; Recreation planning in the White Mountains National Recreation Area; Limestone landscapes of the White Mountains; Valuing outdoor recreational opportunities; Influence of a complete fertilizer on soil pH and available NO3 -N,P,m and K in Kachemak silt loam; Computer comes to Alaska farming; Changes in weed-species assemblage with increasing field age; Increased or decreased energy [Susitna hydroelectric project] for moose?; Undergraduate degree encompasses new options in forestry and agriculture; Spinach Creek watershed; Tissue culture; Effect of feeding whole-grain barley to free-ranging and penned reindeer; Public policy and the future of Alaska's reindeer industry; Does feeding crab meal to dairy cows adversely milk taste?; Notes; Publications list for 1982. Show Less

Agricultural and Forestry... ~ Catalog # 15-1 ~ Jan 1, 1983

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Agroborealis

Tanana Valley farming history: Fairbanks Experiment Farm, Klondike Gold Rush, Copper Center Agricultural Research Station, dairy cattle, forage supply, meat supply, horses, wood, fruit growers, potatoes, Alaska Engineering Commission; Master of the Farmall tractor: Fairbanks Experiment Farm, equipment, cats and dogs; Weeds, bones, and bees: Otto Geist, Pleistocene era, geology, beekeeping; Down on the farm: summer employment, Alaska Railroad, Fairbanks Experiment Farm, demonstration garden, tours; Reindeer meat quality: stress, pre-slaughter handling, grazing, fatty acids, consumer taste panel, meat tenderness, carcass electrical stimulation; The expert tastebud: sensory panel tasting, reindeer sausage, training panelists, important aspects of meat, description choice, value judgements, procedure, scent, reindeer stroganoff; Controlled environments: vegetables, herbs, flowers, fruit, high tunnels, greenhouses, Controlled Environment Agriculture Laboratory; Greenhouse tomato production: grafting, trellising, supplemental lighting, geothermal heat, fertilizer, water, nutrients, pollination; Small farm viability: efficiency, economic feasibility, direct marketing, community supported agriculture (CSA), high tunnels, Controlled Environment Agriculture Laboratory; Tea time in Southeast: wild herbs, herbal teas, dehumidifying kiln, drying schedules, plant moisture content data. Show Less

Agricultural and Forestry... ~ Catalog # 38-1 ~ Sep 1, 2006

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Agroborealis

Green Map Fairbanks; We all depend on our forests; Forests for a richer future; Wildland fire and climate change; Fuel breaks for fire mitigation; The Muskox: a new northern farm animal? Reindeer in Alaska: under new management; Breeding a new variety of barley for Alaska; Using Alaska's hulless barley in a new food product; Seminar explores the nature of American food. Show Less

Agricultural and Forestry... ~ Catalog # 38-2 ~ Nov 1, 2006

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Agroborealis

AMSA: the future of arctic marine shipping; Changing the forest and the trees — is it climate? OneTree in the Tanana Valley; Forest Dynamics & Management; Alaska's food (in)security; Leafhoppers; You are my Sunshine! Reindeer market project makes history! Security of the red meat supply; Salmon and alder: gasification of low-value biomass in Alaska; Unlocking hydrocarbons from biomass; Carex spectabilis: a sedge for landscaping and revegetation in Alaska; Horace Drury: in memoriam. Show Less

Agricultural and Forestry... ~ Catalog # 41-1 ~ Jul 1, 2010

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Agroborealis

AES Notes; Evaluation of plants used for strip mine reclamation near Healy, Alaska; native Alaskan pumpelly Bromegrass: characteristics and potential for use; Lingonberry cultivation; Monitoring the activity of root maggots; Rhizoctonia disease of potato; Frost seeding of rapeseed; conservation-tillage and residue-management systems for interior Alaska; Factors affecting the palatability of reindeer meat; Alaska's agricultural lands: some issues in public policy; Forest management for interior Alaska: can products justify costs? Show Less

Agricultural and Forestry... ~ Catalog # 16-2 ~ Jul 1, 1984

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Agroborealis

Game farm management; Restructured steaks, a potential product from Alaskan reindeer; History of national forest planning; Charles Christian Georgeson, a man with a vision; Georgeson Botanical Garden; Gravel vegetation experiments, Alaska North Slope; Lessons from the Tunalik test well site No. 1, National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska; Of moose and mines; Geographic Information Systems (GIS); Models for management, megabytes for insights; On the meridian of friendship, Soviet and American scientists; Alaska Grown, implementation of a positive agricultural policy; Ping and Sharratt monitor wetlands; Publications list for 1991. Show Less

Agricultural and Forestry... ~ Catalog # 24-1 ~ Jan 1, 1992

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Agroborealis

Reindeer research, intensive management may be key [caribou]; Palmer Research Center [devil's club, improving turfgrasses, leafy greens, Palmer laboratories]; Northern exposure for hoppers [grasshopper research]; Fairbanks Experiment Farm; Georgeson botanical Garden; Taiga ecology [boreal forest]; Trip to Iceland [Fourth Circumpolar Agricultural Conference]; Field trip to Hawaii; News and notes: new staff, student awards, faculty news and grants, Women in Agriculture Award [Mary Andrews; Tribute to Marsha Melton. Show Less

Agricultural and Forestry... ~ Catalog # 34-1 ~ Jul 1, 2002

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Agroborealis

AFES notes; Notice of release of 'Kenai' polargrass; Trip report: a visit to the Swedish reindeer industry, 1986; Whole-grain yeast bread and consumer acceptability using hull-less barley grown in Alaska; Observations of effects on agricultural soils of the artificial enhancement of snowmelt in interior Alaska; Performance, costs, and value of Holstein steers fed a corn diet or an Alaska barley diet; Effect of basic-H on vegetable and agronomic crops and soil fertility at Point MacKenzie; Effect of lime and four phosphorus rates on yield of head lettuce, table beets, and carrots at Pt. MacKenzie; Denitrification in floodplain successional soils of the Tanana River in interior Alaska; Publications list for 1986. Show Less

Agricultural and Forestry... ~ Catalog # 19-1 ~ Jul 1, 1987

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Agroborealis

AFES Notes, cooperation in agricultural science between Siberia and Alaska; Internation cooperation in cropping systems research between Alaska and Siberia; Musk Oxen exchange offers researchers new opportunities; Germplasm exchange program; A preliminary look at effects of the Exxon Valdez oil spill on Green Island research natural area; Land farming of oil sludge at Valdez oil terminal; History of the Alaska reindeer industry and its problems with land use, ownership and marketing; A profile of Interior Alaska dog mushers; Hulless barley and crab shell in diets fed to steers; A class project in information transfer: An effective application of learning by doing; Alaskan food costs: Do we really pay more for a nutritionally balanced diet?; Permit reform in Alaska's coastal zone Show Less

Agricultural and Forestry... ~ Catalog # 21-1 ~ Jan 1, 1989

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Agroborealis

AFES Notes; Cooperation in agricultural science between Siberia and Alaska; International cooperation in cropping systems research between Alaska and Siberia; Musk oxen exchange offers researchers new opportunities; Germplasm exchange program; Preliminary look at effects of the Exxon Valdez oil spill on Green Island research natural area; Land farming of oil sludge at Valdez oil terminal; History of the Alaska reindeer industry and its problems with land use, ownership, and marketing; Profile of interior Alaska dog mushers; Hulless barley and crab shell in diets fed to steers; Class project in information transfer: an effective application of learning by doing [natural resource management]; Alaska food costs: do we really pay more for a nutritionally balanced diet?; Permit reform in Alaska's coastal zone; Publications list for 1989. Show Less

Agricultural and Forestry... ~ Catalog # 22-1 ~ Jan 1, 1990

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Agroborealis

Wetlands and botanical gardens, an educational opportunity; Educational outreach at the Georgeson Botanical Garden; A day at the Georgeson Botanical Garden; Third Circumpolar Agricultural Conference was in Anchorage; AFES hosts FFA students, a partnership for agriscience education; The GLOBE Program: Global learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment; Bonanza Creek Schoolyard LTER [long term ecological research program]; Distance [education] delivery, SALRM reaches out; Reindeer for education and research; Initial forest stand density and wood quality, a preliminary report [Alaska's Northern Forest]; Arctic tundra recovery from crude oil after 24 years, Prudhoe Bay [oil pollution]; Wildlife and vegetation find habitat niches in oil field gravel pad; New: 1998 Woman in Agriculture Award [Evelyn Bush], forestry curriculum, Dr. Susan Todd chairs UAF trails committee; Dr. Charlie Knight recognized. Show Less

Agricultural and Forestry... ~ Catalog # 31-1 ~ May 1, 1999

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Agroborealis

Changing Pattern in small-grain silage mixtures in Alaska; Biological catalyst [BIO-CAT soil additive] leaves bromegrass, barley, and wheat yields and bromegrass composition unchanged; Land application of sludge; Marketing Alaska's roses; Agriculture and wildlife, are they compatible in Alaska?; Simple structure for plant environment enhancement; Natural revegetation of dredge tailings at Fox, Alaska; Techniques for continuous and improved vegetable harvests, the effects of plant spacing, transplanting, and direct seeding; Optimum herd structure in Alaska reindeer herds; Plant diseases: a potential threat to Delta barley; Rust diseases on white spruce in Alaska; Persistence of herbicides 2,4-D and Picloram in Alaska soils north of latitude 60º; Responses of arctic tundra to intensive muskox grazing; Alaska-developed grass varieties coming into use; Persistence and movement of agricultural chemicals in soils in the Delta-Clearwater area; Notes; News and comment: Delta Agricultural Project: success or failure?; Publications list for 1980. Show Less

Agricultural and Forestry... ~ Catalog # 13-1 ~ Jan 1, 1981

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Agroborealis

Dean reports on school's strategic plan, focus; Associate dean discusses new research, new methods, new tools; Back to the farm [researchers...take experiments to the people]; CO2, better in the Arctic?; Cochrans work, play, stay together [Verlan Cochran, Diana Cochran]; Scientist harnesses dog power [Jeff Conn]; Southeast alaska's temperate rainforests; Understanding natural disturbance regimes helps forest managers make sound management decisions; doctoral candidate vows to make a difference [Robert Ott]; Researchers probe Hagemeister Island reindeer die-off of 1991; Alaska, don't kill the goose that lays the golden egg [outdoor recreation, nonresident tourism]; Examining a part of the forest ecosystem puzzle [boreal forest, alder and white spruce]; Art meets science [Darleen Masiak]; Students ask questions, question all answers [Natural Resource Management 495, bioregionalism]; Profiles [Birgit Njastad, Greg Robbe; AFES notes; Delta Junction field day. Show Less

Agricultural and Forestry... ~ Catalog # 26-1 ~ Jun 1, 1994

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