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Franklin County Extension Blog
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Franklin County Cloverleaf 4-H’ers Attend Camp at Wahsega 4-H Center Written by: Raleigh Dawson, Franklin County 4-H Agent Franklin County Cloverleaf 4-H’ers discovered that not all classrooms have four walls last week at Wahsega 4-H Center. Throughout the duration of their week at camp various activities and labs allowed attendees to connect the standards taught in the classroom to real...
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Franklin County 4-H’ers Compete at State Livestock Judging Contest Written by: Raleigh Dawson, Franklin County 4-H Agent The Georgia 4-H State Livestock Judging contest was held last Saturday, March 23rd, at the University of Georgia Livestock Arena in Athens. Competitors from all over the state gathered to judge classes of cattle, hogs, sheep, and goats. In a livestock judging...
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Franklin County 4-H’ers excel during Cloverleaf Project Achievement Written by: Raleigh Dawson, Franklin County 4-H Agent Cloverleaf Project Achievement was held last Saturday, March 23rd, in Jackson County. There were 319 competitors who gathered to share their research based presentations to a panel of expert judges. Cloverleaf Project Achievement empowers 4th-6th graders with communication, confidence, research, and presentation...
Extension News
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Capitol 4-H Day 2020
UGA Extension has held 4-H Day at the state Capitol for more than 30 years.
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Toews will succeed retiring West
UGA Entomologist Michael Toews will take over as assistant dean of UGA Tifton campus in March.
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Assistant Dean Retires
West and colleagues reflect on his 12-year tenure as assistant dean.
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Feb 19 - Feb 23 Georgia Junior National Livestock Show Georgia Junior National Livestock Show Perry, GA - (135.0 Miles)
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Feb 20 ServSafe Manager Certification UGA 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. Bogart, GA - (33.0 Miles)
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Feb 20 Pesticide Applicator Licensing Exam Preparatory Class This class is for those who want to pass the exam to obtain the pesticide applicator license in category 24 ornamental and turf. It covers both the general standards and the ornamental and turf sections with practice exams. The pesticide exam will not be offered at the program. Several technical colleges in the state offer it and to register for one, go to www.gapestexam.com. Lawrenceville, GA - (48.0 Miles)