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Marion County Cooperative Extension
The Marion County Cooperative Extension Office extends lifelong learning to Georgia citizens through unbiased, research-based education.
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Center for Food Safety
The UGA Center for Food Safety celebrates 30 years of research that has helped to make the food supply safer for all.
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agrileadHER Community
The new platform includes access to monthly webinars on topics from production to stress management and an online network for women in agriculture.
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Farm Stress
The 2023 Farm Stress Summit, held at Mercer University this week, brought together farmers, government officials, community leaders, health care specialists, university faculty and program staff from around the state to learn more about the unique stressors farm families experience and strategies for building a network of support.
Upcoming Events
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Mar 28 Backyard Poultry Series 2023 (Hands-on Workshop) Are you looking to start a backyard flock, or do you already have a flock of your own but would like to learn more? This series is for you! This unique opportunity allows participants to choose just how in-depth they would like to travel in their poultry knowledge journey. Choose to join for the 4-part webinar portion or choose to join the webinars PLUS a hands-on workshop day. March 6th: Basic Management (Webinar) March 13th: Nutrition for Small Flocks (Webinar) March 20th: Breeds and Selection (Webinar) March 27th: Disease Prevention and Biosecurity (Webinar) March 28th: Hands-on Workshop (Optional)
- Griffin, GA - (69.0 Miles)
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Mar 28 Kids in the Kitchen Virtual Youth Cooking Club Join Cobb, Fulton, Monroe, and Rockdale County Extension for a FREE virtual cooking club via Zoom! This cooking club is open to youth of all ages with adult supervision. Each cooking club session will feature two cook-a-long recipes that can easily be made at home. On the Friday before each class, you will receive the two recipes and a list of ingredients you will need for the recipe. On the morning of the class, you'll receive the Zoom link. All youth participants must complete a 4-H Code of Conduct and Georgia 4-H Virtual Programming forms prior to participating in the online cooking club. If you have already completed the forms for a previous 4-H program, you do not need to complete them again. These forms will be sent to you after you register and must be returned before the cooking class.
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Mar 28 2023 Small Ruminant Education Series - Lecture Portion Do you own sheep or goats? Are you interested in learning more about how to properly care for them? From breeds, facility design, nutrition, reproduction, and health care, there are a lot of components to caring for small ruminants. We hope you'll join us in March and April for a Small Ruminant program consisting of a 3-part lecture series and 2 workshops! The lecture series will be held at 6PM on March 28th, April 4th, and April 11th at the Lincoln County Ag Center. A parasite management and FAMACHA certification will be offered from 9-11AM on April 18th at the Oglethorpe County Ag Center. Finally, a farm tour of the UGA Double Bridges Farm will allow you to put textbook knowledge to use from 1-3PM on April 18th. Registration is open at https://tinyurl.com/SRES23 Questions? Let us know at uge3181@uga.edu or 706-359-3233
- Lincolnton, GA - (160.0 Miles)
Extension Publications
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Vegetable Garden Calendar (C 943) The recommendations in this circular are based on long-term average dates of the last killing frost in the spring and first killing frost in the fall. Every year does not conform to the "average," so you should use your own judgment about advancing or delaying the time for each job, depending on weather conditions.
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Native Plants for Georgia Part I: Trees, Shrubs and Woody Vines (B 987) This publication focuses on native trees, shrubs and woody vines for Georgia. It is not our intent to describe all native species — just those available in the nursery trade and those that the authors feel have potential for nursery production and landscape use. Rare or endangered species are not described. Information on each plant is provided according to the following categories: Common Name(s)/Botanical Name/Family, Characteristics, Landscape Uses, Size, Zones and Habitat.
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Your Household Water Quality: Odors in Your Water (C 1016) Homeowners sometimes experience unpleasant odors in their household water. In many cases, the exact cause of the odor is difficult to determine by water testing; however, this publication provides a few general recommendations for treating some common causes of household water odors.