But as the state warms twice as fast as the rest of the U.S., once frozen land is now thawed out and up for grabs."I see climate change in Alaska as an opportunity to bring in more crops, to develop more land," said Erik Johnson, who oversees the Nenana-Totchaket Agricultural Project for the Alaska Department of Natural Resources.In October, the project began auctioning off 140,000 acres of the forest, divided into parcels, to the highest bidders from all over the world.The number of farms have grown 44% between 2007 and 2017, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, making Alaska the state with the most amount of new farms in the country.The state says bidders are required to submit development plans, but acknowledges they are not strict."