In addition, many field offices conduct surveys for other government agencies and private organizations. Alaska Agricultural Statistics publishes several reports which are available by subscription. Monthly Farm Reporter which includes monthly Alaska milk production, Alaskan potato stocks, and selected national statistics. An annual bulletin which includes most of the estimates published by the field office during the year and presents multiple years of data for most series. Alaska's Agriculture Alaska is the largest state in the union, covering 586,000 square miles.
Agriculture is found in many areas of the state.
The Tanana Valley, from Fairbanks to Delta Junction, produces much of the state's barley and hogs, as well as hay, oats, potatoes, milk, and greenhouse plants and vegetables. 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.