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The Stewart County Cooperative Extension Office extends lifelong learning to Georgia citizens through unbiased, research-based education. Our staff is dedicated to improving the lives of residents of Stewart County through programming in three different program areas including 4-H, Ag and Natural Resources, and Family and Consumer Sciences.

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Check out our program Extension R.E.A.D.S promoting literacy in Stewart County and across the state! Several of our Stewart County 4-H'ers are featured as well. 

https://site.extension.uga.edu/extensionreads/ 

Extension READS, Reaching and Empowering All Developing Scholars


Healthier Together Grant

Healthier Together is a High Obesity Prevention program funded by the CDC and implemented by the University of Georgia (UGA) Extension. The goals of the program are to increase community access to healthy foods and physical activities in our 5 target counties:

  • Calhoun County
  • Clay County
  • Dooly County
  • Stewart County
  • Taliaferro County

UGA Extension, the College of Public Health, the College of Environment + Design, and the College of Family and Consumer Sciences are working with the CDC and strong community coalitions to make our counties a healthier place to live, work, and play. 

For more information: https://site.extension.uga.edu/healthiertogether/ 

Healthier Together Stewart 2022 infographic detailing impacts and goals of the Healthier Together Stewart Coalition


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Extension News

Got well water? Your questions answered by UGA experts
Got well water? Your questions answered by UGA experts Posted by Emily Cabrera on Aug 21, 2026
Is your well water safe? UGA expert shares testing and maintenance tips
Is your well water safe? UGA expert shares testing and maintenance tips Posted by Jordan Powers, Emily Cabrera on Aug 19, 2026
UGA-Griffin’s new Green Stormwater Demonstration Site offers solutions to urban water challenge
UGA-Griffin’s new Green Stormwater Demonstration Site offers solutions to urban water challenge Posted by The Office of Marketing and Communications on Aug 11, 2026

Upcoming Events

Sep 4 Credits and Coffee: Keeping on Target Meansville, GA - (75.0 miles) Grab a cup of coffee, a biscuit, and earn some pesticide credits. 1 CEU in Categories: 10 (Private), 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 & 31 Presentation: Keeping on Target
Sep 15 - Sep 16 Forestry Field Day, Southwest District Tifton, GA - (87.0 miles) https://georgia4h.org/programs/focus-areas/agriculture-stem/natural-resources/forestry-judging-forestry-field-day/
Oct 20 ServSafe Manager Two-Day Training Albany, GA - (54.0 miles) Georgia Cooperative 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.