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Ben Hill County UGA Extension Office

229-922-0277

Office hours: 8 am - 12 pm & 1 pm - 5 pm, Monday - Friday

321 Dewey McGlamry Rd

Fitzgerald, Ga 31750


The Ben Hill County Cooperative Extension Office extends lifelong learning to Georgia citizens through unbiased, research-based education.

Some of our services include:

  • Soil Tests & Water Tests
  • Researched-Based Advice for Production Crops
  • 4-H Summer Camps
  • 4-H Competitive Events
  • Vegetable Garden Tips/Tricks
  • Information regaurding insects, weeds, and fungal pests

Have questions or want to know more?

Contact Us!



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Upcoming Events

  • Oct 8 Back to the Basics: A Homesteading Series: Junior Poultry Processing Workshop (Ben Hill/Irwin/Tift County) Have you ever wondered how poultry goes from the farm to your dinner table? Join us for a hands-on farm-to-plate experience exploring poultry care, food safety, and processing. Through age-appropriate activities and demonstrations, youth will discover the work that goes into producing safe, nutritious food.
    • Ocilla, GA - (13.0 Miles)
  • Oct 8 Back to the Basics: A Homesteading Series: Small Processing Workshop (Ben Hill/Irwin/Tift County) Take your homesteading skills from pasture to plate! This hands-on workshop will introduce participants to the safe and humane processing of poultry (quail) and rabbits for home food production. Participants will learn the process from start to finish, including proper harvesting techniques, dressing and preparing carcasses, food safety, and preparing meat for storage or the table.
    • Ocilla, GA - (13.0 Miles)
  • Oct 10 Food Preservation Workshop: Potatoes Join the Thomas County Family & Consumer Sciences Agent, Olivia Tumlin, on Saturday, October 10th for information about how to preserve potatoes in a Pressure Canner. We will also be discussing safely canning soups and other mixtures! The class will begin at 10AM and finish around 2pm (we will have snacks available, but please pack a lunch if desired). The cost is $20 per person to cover the cost of materials, and you will go home with some preserved product! Call 229-225-4130 or email olivia.tumlin@uga.edu with questions!
    • Thomasville, GA - (83.0 Miles)
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