Delta Junction, Alaska: Farming is Serious Business

arming is serious business in Delta Junction, the official end of the Alaska Highway. Delta Junction farmers first came from the west to work on the Delta Barley Project, and their farms are huge. Some are up to 3,500 acres. Agricultural tours of the Delta farms are available (just ask at the visitor center). This area includes a meat-packing plant, a yak herd, experimental test plots, bison, elk and reindeer farms, and a full range of crops, including grass, field peas, oats, canola and barley. Delta also grows good potatoes. And it is known in Interior Alaska for its fresh, delicious milk.