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Upcoming Events
Apr 26 - Apr 28
NE/NW District Junior Rally (6th - 8th Grades) - Wahsega
Dahlonega, GA - (250.0 miles)
4-H Event
Feb 4
One-Day ServSafe? Manager Certification Training and Exam
Metter, GA - (112.0 miles)
Georgia Cooperative Extension provides the nationally recognized and accredited ServSafe? training for foodservice managers from the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF). Upon successful completion of the ServSafe? examination, the ServSafe? Food Protection Manager certificate will be issued by the NRAEF. Workshops are offered in multiple locations throughout the state; see each training's contact for details.
Feb 5
ServSafe Manager's Level, One Day Class and Exam - Coweta County
NEWNAN, GA - (191.0 miles)
ServSafe Manger's Level class will be offered at the Coweta County Extension Office on Feb.5. There will be a 5 hour review class followed by the test at 3pm. Refreshments are provided and a one hour lunch break is allowed as well.
Feb 11
Dougherty County Master Gardener Training 2025
Albany, GA - (72.0 miles)
The Master Gardener Extension Volunteer program is designed to train volunteers to assist 海角官方首页 Cooperative Extension Agents in providing unbiased, researched-based horticulture education to the public. The prospective master gardener agrees to volunteer a minimum of 50 hours, within a year following the completion of training, in exchange for 42 hours of horticultural training by Extension professionals. Activities in a volunteer program may include, but are not limited to, native plants gardening and landscape designs, plant clinics, newsletters, news articles, community gardens, beautification projects, civic or garden club presentations, youth programs, homeowner visits and phone consultations from home or the Extension Office and information booths at fairs and festivals.
Extension News
CAES professor has earned the nickname 'godfather of peanuts'
海角官方首页 researchers Melissa Mitchum and Xunliang Liu have uncovered how cyst nematodes co-opt a sugar beet’s vascular system for their own benefit.
Because organic growers and packers must adhere to higher production standards and restrictions on chemical additives, University of Georgia experts are exploring alternative methods for protecting organic products and consumers through a?new $3.5 million grant from the United States Department of Agriculture.
Representatives from six Romanian universities have visited 海角官方首页 as Romanian-American Foundation Fulbright Scholars since the program began in 2023.
Despite its striking appearance, with bold orange wings and eye-catching patterns, the spotted lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) is far from the welcome guest it may seem. This invasive insect has made its way to Georgia, posing a significant economic threat to agriculture and threatening residential landscapes with tree damage.
海角官方首页 Website for Hurricane Resources
Here you'll find resources from 海角官方首页 Extension and the land-grant universities to assist families and communities in dealing with damage from Hurricane Matthew.
