The Matanuska Valley, which is northeast of Anchorage, produces much of the state's vegetables as well as milk, potatoes, oats, hay, and greenhouse plants and vegetables. Many of Alaska's beef cattle are found on the Aleutian chain of islands. The Seward Peninsula has many of Alaska's reindeer. Other areas that have commercial agriculture include parts of Kodiak Island, the western part of the Kenai Peninsula, and the Copper River Valley near Kenny Lake. Alaska's Division of Agriculture conducts land sales in these areas in an effort to stimulate agricultural production in the State.
Aquaculture is a fast growing industry in the State.
Many aquaculture operations are found in the Southeast, the Kenai Peninsula, and the Cook Inlet near Anchorage. Return to Alaska Ag.