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Fannin 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

Fannin County leads Georgia as a top producer of agritourism with a $5.5 million farm gate value, driven by its status as the second largest apple producer in Georgia and 11th-ranked county for grape value. These sectors and stakeholders are supported by the Agriculture and Natural Resources agent's annual meetings and oversight. A foundation of Fannin County is the poultry industry, bringing in an estimated $12 million and cattle production exceeding $3 milliion. Staying true to its name as the "Trout Capital of Georgia," Fannin County was ranked third in the state for fishing. Fannin County's 22 Master Gardener Extension Volunteers, who are supervised by the ANR agent, exceeded expectations, volunteering 1,311 hours in 2025 on projects that included school gardens and youth education, gardening education series for adults and even UGA research.

4-H Youth Development

In 2025, Fannin 4-H reached more than 450 students with hands-on activities covering science, public speaking, community service and citizenship. Public speaking is taught in each fourth- and fifth-grade classroom through Project Achievement, and Fannin County had a 200% increase in participation at the district level. Students are given the opportunity to participate outside of school hours in judging teams and livestock showing opportunities. These programs allow students the opportunity to practice their critical thinking, decision making, and reasoning skills. Community support of the program is still going strong, with over $10,000 donated to help send Fannin students to camp.

Family and Consumer Sciences

Although Fannin County does not have a Family and Consumer Science Agent (FACS), we provide citizens with research-based information on family, food, and your home. Since North Georgia is a hot spot for radon in the state, we encourage homeowners to test for radon in the air and water. Our office served 42 families with radon in the air and water tests in 2024 to test their homes for this potentially deadly gas and provided information on mitigation resources. Neighboring FACS agents help by providing county programming opportunities, food preservation questions and healthy living information. So Easy to Preserve books are available for purchase which covers Preserving Food, Canning, Pickled Products, Sweet Spreads and Syrups, Freezing and Drying.