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Upcoming Events

  • Dec 7 - Dec 8 Cloverleaf District Project Achievement (Grades 4 - 6) - Decatur County DPA Competition for Cloverleafs (Grades 4 - 6)
    • Bainbridge, GA - (31.0 Miles)
  • Dec 23 Hunters Safety Certification Course Free Hunter's Safety Certification Course Are you or someone you know in need of a Hunter’s Safety Certification? UGA Extension and CTAE Future Farmer’s Instructor, Dr. Malone Harrell, are here to help! This class is designed with 4-H participants in mind, especially those planning to participate in this year’s SAFE Shooting Sports Program, but everyone is welcome to enroll. Important Step Before Registration: Before completing the registration form, visit Go Outdoors Georgia and create an account at https://www.gooutdoorsgeorgia.com/ You will need your GADNR Customer ID number to register. Space is limited, so don’t wait to register! Note: The instructor reserves the right to cancel the class for low attendance
    • Cairo, GA - (8.0 Miles)
  • Feb 11 Dougherty County Master Gardener Training 2025 The Master Gardener Extension Volunteer program is designed to train volunteers to assist UGA Cooperative Extension Agents in providing unbiased, researched-based horticulture education to the public. The prospective master gardener agrees to volunteer a minimum of 50 hours, within a year following the completion of training, in exchange for 42 hours of horticultural training by Extension professionals. Activities in a volunteer program may include, but are not limited to, native plants gardening and landscape designs, plant clinics, newsletters, news articles, community gardens, beautification projects, civic or garden club presentations, youth programs, homeowner visits and phone consultations from home or the Extension Office and information booths at fairs and festivals.
    • Albany, GA - (54.0 Miles)
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Vaccine coolersVaccine Coolers

Thomas County 4-H is super excited to be partnering with John Baker and Dan Burkhart (Thomasville Stockyard) on a project to build chute side vaccine coolers for our area cattle producers! A huge thanks Thomas County 4-H'ers Cannon Wheeler and Douglas Hopkins for taking the lead on this project and for building our first 6 coolers! Thank you Dan for funding this project and thank you John for your leadership and for your continued quest to provide education.

Cattle vaccines can be very costly for the producers so it is extra important to store and handle them correctly. These chute side vaccine coolers can help maintain the correct temperature range and help keep syringes out of sunlight while working cattle. This project will help our area producers by adding value to their market beef cattle, showing a continued commitment to quality and by strengthening herd profitability!