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State hopes upcoming agricultural land sale near Nenana will bear fruit

A sign on the side of the road that reads "Alaska Grown" - courtesy of John Whipple, Alaska Division of Agriculture
An "Alaska Grown" sign near Nenana points toward the Nenana Totchaket Agricultural Project Area. (Photo courtesy of John Whipple, Alaska Division of Agriculture)

Agriculture projects in Alaska have yielded mixed results. Sometimes it works; sometimes it takes decades to bear fruit. Now, Alaska is working on its next big effort to promote agriculture -- a large-scale land auction in the Interior. As Alaska Public Media’s Jeff Chen reports, the Alaska Division of Agriculture hopes the land will be used for ranching, wild harvests, grains, and more.