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Farmers mark Drive Your Tractor to Work Day, stress role in local food security
Summary
Participants said Drive Your Tractor to Work Day, now in its ninth year, highlights local farmers’ ongoing role in supplying food for Alaskans and raises public awareness about food security.
Drive Your Tractor to Work Day participants in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough said the annual event, held since 2017, highlights the work farmers do to provide food for the region.
“Started in 2017 with 1 tractor. And, today I believe there's over 50 tractors. I think I heard a number of 54,” said Resident 1, a participant describing the event’s growth; the speaker added the exact current count was not yet confirmed. Another speaker, identified in the record as Resident 2, said the event draws…
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