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Your Cooperative Extension office, a department of Columbus Consolidated Government, provides the Columbus community with many services.

Our Home Visiting programs provide parenting support and education to over 700 families in the Columbus area.  We also provide training to professional childcare providers, helping those professionals provide quality care and education to many children in Columbus.

Our agents provide classes to individuals and other agencies throughout Columbus. Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program teaches families how to save money on food and how to make good, inexpensive and nutritious family meals. Family and Consumer Sciences provides classes on living with chronic diseases, such as heart disease and diabetes.

In 2024, the Muscogee County Extension Home Visiting Program achieved accreditation from Healthy Families America, recognizing its commitment to delivering high-quality support for pregnant families, infants, and young children. This year, the program screened 575 families and provided direct services to 132 participants, strengthening early childhood development and family well-being. Muscogee County 4-H expanded its reach, doubling the number of schools served, fostering youth leadership and education. Additionally, the Master Gardener Extension Volunteer Program contributed 2,025 service hours — valued at $67,817.25 — dedicated to environmental education, water quality monitoring, home garden support, and other community-driven initiatives.


Upcoming Events

  • Oct 8 - Oct 19 Georgia National Fair https://www.georgianationalfair.com/
    • Perry, GA - (74.0 Miles)
  • Oct 17 UGA Master Naturalist Program The Georgia Master Naturalist program is an adult environmental education course that explores habitats and ecosystems in Georgia and human impacts on those environments. Combination of lectures with hands-on activities and field trips Locations vary with main location being Muscogee County Extension office located at 1111 1st Avenue, Columbus, GA 31901 For More Information Call 706-225-4202 or Email Eryckabrockkim@uga.edu SELECT THURSDAYS 5-8PM SATURDAYS 8-4PM OCTOBER 1ST - NOVEMBER 19TH
    • Columbus, GA
  • Oct 19 - Oct 20 Georgia 4-H Program Development Team Meeting Online 4-H meeting
    • Athens, GA - (138.0 Miles)
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Diagnostic Services

We offer several diagnostic services through UGA labs, including soil tests, water quality tests, and disease and insect identification. For more information about these services, please contact our office.


Information on soil and water testing

  • Soil Testing for Home Lawns, Gardens and Wildlife Food Plots (C 896) Developing and maintaining productive soils begin with soil testing. Soils tests provide information on the soil's actual nutrient status. Test results are used to determine the amount and kind of nutrients that should be added for the best growth of lawn, garden, and other types of plants.

The University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (working cooperatively with Fort Valley State University, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the counties of Georgia) offers its educational programs, assistance, and materials to all people without regard to age, color, disability, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, or veteran status, and is an Equal Opportunity Institution.