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The Wheeler County Cooperative Extension Office extends lifelong learning to Georgia citizens through unbiased, research-based education. We are dedicated to helping people in our community find answers to questions related to the following areas:
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Upcoming Events
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Apr 26 - Apr 28 NE/NW District Junior Rally (6th - 8th Grades) - Wahsega 4-H Event
- Dahlonega, GA - (184.0 Miles)
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Feb 4 One-Day ServSafe? Manager Certification Training and Exam 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.
- Metter, GA - (47.0 Miles)
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Feb 4 海角官方首页 Horse Owner's Webinar Series: Senior Horse Management Join us for our 5th annual 海角官方首页 Horse Owner's Webinar Series (HOW)! This year, we are discussing senior horse management and care, including characteristics of the senior horse, nutrition, health ailments, endocrine disorders, and end of life decisions. This program is fully virtual via Zoom and is open to all interested participants. A limited number of scholarships are available to interested participants, please visit our scholarship application here: https://ugeorgia.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_50yAWg4QMJa6GZU
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Upcoming Events
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Feb 7 - Feb 10 SW District Jr/Sr Project Achievement 4-H Project Achievement event weekend
- Eatonton, GA - (89.0 Miles)
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Feb 7 Laurens and Wilkinson County Weed Control in Commercial Row Crops Meeting The 海角官方首页 Extension office in Laurens County will have a Weed Control in Commercial Row Crops Meeting on Friday, February 7, 2025, at the Cloverleaf Restaurant in East Dublin, Georgia, from Noon to 2 p.m. Extension Weed Specialists Stanley Culpepper and Eric Prostko will be the speakers. Pesticide license recertification credits will be given for Category 10 (Private) and Category 21 (Ag Plant). There will be a sponsored meal. For more information about the meeting and to make a meal reservation, please call the Extension office at 478-272-2277 or email uge3175@uga.edu
- East Dublin, GA - (31.0 Miles)
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Feb 11 Dougherty County Master Gardener Training 2025 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.
- Albany, GA - (87.0 Miles)
Extension News
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Supported by a nearly $1.6 million grant from the EPA, researchers from the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences and 海角官方首页 College of Engineering are developing improved, cost-effective treatment systems with advanced technologies for removing PFAS from water, wastewater and biosolids.
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The award-winning interdisciplinary program leverages the community engagement experience of 海角官方首页’s public service and extension faculty to support collaborative academic research that benefits rural Georgia.
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The term Time Management is a misnomer. You cannot manage time; you manage the events in your life in relation to time.
