A NORTH POLE FARM FAMILY, A STRUGGLING PALMER SLAUGHTERHOUSE AND A STEP TOWARD ALASKA’S FOOD SECURITY –

Livestock producers in Alaska face a long list of challenges, including finding affordable feed, hauling animals to the Palmer slaughterhouse from far-flung farms and finding enough large tracts of agricultural land to support a true boom in meat production. But getting the Alaska Meat Packers facility up and running is a crucial step, industry members say. (Anchorage Daily News)