UGA Cooperative Extension is a collaboration between UGA CAES and UGA FACS.

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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Laurens County Extension served a broad clientele through Agriculture and Natural Resources (ANR), 4-H and Family and Consumer Sciences (FACS) programming in fiscal year 2025. Laurens County 4-H reached 1,096 students across Dublin City Schools, Laurens County Schools, Trinity Christian School and the homeschool community through in-school programs, day camps and trainings focused on agriculture, science and healthy living. The Extension office processed over 1,000 soil, water and diagnostic samples and delivered production meetings to more than 500 agricultural clients and producers. In fiscal year 2025, the Laurens County FACS agent provided 10 free virtual trainings for foster parents in Laurens and surrounding counties, providing 537 training hours, saving the Division of Family and Children Services over $5,000 in registration fees, and saving foster parents over $11,000 on gas, wear and tear on their vehicles, and child care fees. In fiscal year 2025, the Laurens County Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program assistant directly reached 71 adults and 42 youth, working cooperatively with community collaborators who donated 94 hours of in-kind services valued at $3,270.00.