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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

Our office provides research-based information to our citizens, helping them be successful and sustain their agricultural operations. Of course, peaches and pecans make up the majority of our workload but we also have agronomic crops, large green houses and sod and nursery production throughout the county. Our biggest impacts are in commercial peach, pecan and strawberry production, as well as agronomic cropping system and pesticide stewardship. We provide a weekly newspaper article to four newspapers and maintain or support four agriculture-related blogs.  Providing up-to-date information to growers, landowners and youth while education new Extension faculty to ensure successful agricultural enterprises and a relevant Cooperative Extension Service for the generations that follow ours.

 

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