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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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Jan 21 So, You Wanna Bee a Beekeeper? Join us for a two-night virtual Beekeeping 101 seminar. Tuesday (January 21) you will learn about Beekeeping Basics, Starting an Apiary, Plants for Bees, and Where Have All the Bees Gone? Thursday (January 23) we will discuss the Business side of beekeeping, Honey production and Harvesting, and Pesticide use around and in beehives. This event is open to newbees and experienced beekeepers looking to brush up on some knowledge. It is free to attend. Register first to receive a link to access the Zoom meeting! This will help us share references with you following the meeting. If you live in Burke County and would like to attend in-person, please call (828) 764-9480 for more information.
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Jan 23 So, You Wanna Bee a Beekeeper? Join us for a two-night virtual Beekeeping 101 seminar. Tuesday (January 21) you will learn about Beekeeping Basics, Starting an Apiary, Plants for Bees, and Where Have All the Bees Gone? Thursday (January 23) we will discuss the Business side of beekeeping, Honey production and Harvesting, and Pesticide use around and in beehives. This event is open to newbees and experienced beekeepers looking to brush up on some knowledge. It is free to attend. Register first to receive a link to access the Zoom meeting! This will help us share references with you following the meeting. If you live in Burke County and would like to attend in-person, please call (828) 764-9480 for more information.
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Upcoming Events
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Jan 28 Laurens and Wilkinson County Commercial Peanut Production Meeting The UGA Extension office in Laurens County will have a Commercial Peanut Production Meeting on Tuesday, January 28, 2025, at the Cloverleaf Restaurant in East Dublin, Georgia, from Noon to 2 p.m. The speakers will be Scott Tubbs, Extension Peanut Agronomist, and Amanda Smith, Extension Peanut Economist. In addition, representatives from the Georgia Peanut Commission will give an update on the commission. 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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Jan 30 - Jan 31 Manager ServSafe Training 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.
- Americus, GA - (85.0 Miles)
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Jan 31 - Feb 3 SE District Jr/Sr Project Achievement 4-H Project Achievement event weekend
- Eatonton, GA - (89.0 Miles)
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2024 Weather In Review Data shows 2024 was the warmest year on record since official global tracking began in 1880.
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Animal Magnetism Kari Turner’s “Companion Animal Care” class attracts students from across the university interested in learning how best to care for pets.
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Cyst Nematodes UGA researchers Melissa Mitchum and Xunliang Liu have uncovered how cyst nematodes co-opt a sugar beet’s vascular system for their own benefit.
