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Brooks County
UGA Extension Office

Our Impact

Making A Difference in Our County

University of Georgia Cooperative Extension is working hard for its constituents. The following are examples of Extension’s impact in the county over the past year.

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Agriculture and Natural Resources

In 2025, Brooks County UGA Extension supported agriculture producers through pest management and irrigation education efforts. Following the detection of cotton jassid, Extension worked with UGA specialists and growers to provide research-based recommendations, on-farm demonstrations, timely management guidance, and early-defoliation recommendations to help protect cotton production through newsletters, site consultations, and grower meetings. Producers also participated in irrigation education programs utilizing soil moisture probes in soybean, cotton, and peanut systems to improve irrigation scheduling and water management. These efforts empowered local producers to make economically feasible pest- management decisions, protecting crop yields and safeguarding financial stability during a challenging year of low market prices and high production input costs. 

4-H Youth Development

The mission of Georgia 4-H is to assist youth in acquiring knowledge, developing life skills, and forming attitudes that will enable them to become self-directing, productive, and contributing members of society. This is the driving force of Brooks County 4-H. Youth participate in “hands-on” learning experiences, focused on agricultural and environmental issues, agriculture awareness, leadership, communication skills, foods and nutrition, health, energy conservation, and citizenship. All activities and events are conducted in a positive environment, with guidance from caring mentors and adult volunteers, where youth are given opportunities to step into leadership roles.

In Brooks County, youth have the opportunity to participate in a wide variety of learning activities and competitive events. In 2025, Brooks County had a total enrollment of 335 students and a total of 17 clubs. Monthly club meetings were held in all 4th and 5th grade science classrooms in Brooks County. Thirteen students participated in Cloverleaf District Project Achievenment, and three students participated in Junior/Senior District Project Achievment. Twenty-three students attended Cloverleaf Camp at Rock Eagle 4-H Center in June 2025. Brooks County 4-H'ers participated in multiple events, including dairy and swine livestock shows, cooking camps, Brooks County H2O Camp, Clover Jam, Mission Make It, Brooks County Farm Days, and the Georgia National Fair. Brooks County 4-H continues to have an impact on our community and always strives to "make the best better"!