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Peach 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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4-H YOUTH DEVELOPMENT

4-H  serves the youth in Peach County and overall, the 4-H program had a successful year with enrolled 1,617 youth form 4th-12th grade as active members in clubs.  Youth participated in monthly educational and specialty club meetings, leadership opportunities and community service activities. Thirty-six youth competed in Project Achievement, and 1,029 students participated in monthly in-school club meetings.  Additionally, seven youth exhibited livestock, 30 youth participated in judging and shooting sports teams, over 40 youths attended 4-H camp and members completed more than 114 hours of community service. These accomplishments were made possible through he dedication of staff and volunteers supporting agriculture, leadership, citizenship and communications programs.

 

AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES

Specialty crops like peaches and pecans account for more than $40 million in farm gate value to Peach County producers. Therefore, it is important for our office as well as our growers to stay up to date on the latest technologies and innovations.  Our office collaborates with researchers from UGA and across the southeast to provide education and applied research that impacts the sustainability of these industries.  Collaboration with institutions as well as industry partners helps our office obtain grant funding to support our programs.

Our office maintains several blogs for not only our local clientele, but also for producers, landowners, and homeowners across the southeast.  The Middle Georgia Gardener, Three Rivers Ag News, Strawberry News and UGA Peach Blog.  Weekly newspaper articles also help gardeners stay on top of needs in their landscape.

The most enjoyable part of the job is the farm and home visits.  It is extremely rewarding to be able to identify problems for large row crop producers and small time gardeners.  Helping each to be as successful as they can be is our number one priority.

Our office had over 1000 face to face contacts pertaining to agricultural issues.

 

FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES

Family and Consumer Sciences teaches important life and job skills through hands-on learning, research and technology.  It helps people build stronger families, succeed in their careers, and support their communities.  Family and Consumer Sciences covers areas like: 

  • Nutrition and Wellness
  • Personal Finance
  • Child Development and Parenting
  • Family Relationships
  • Housing and Interior Design
  • Clothing and Textiles
  • Career and Life Planning
  • Consumer Education
  • Culinary Arts and Food Preparation