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Worth 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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Agriculture and Natural Resources

UGA Worth County Extension provides research-based information for Worth County citizens and producers through educational production meetings, on-farm research, farm and site visits, and individual consultations. In 2025, the educational production meetings held for growers included the latest UGA information on: cotton, watermelons, and peanut production; and on row crop weed management, crop irrigation, row crop disease management. County agent, Scott Carlson, conducted on-farm applied research with local growers in a cotton variety trial and four irrigation trials. The Tri-County Vegetable Agent, Ty Torrance, conducted 7 on-farm research trials including insecticide, herbicide and fungicide trials.  Highlighted area of focus has been on the use of cover crops in the row middles of plasticulture to reduce erosion, wind damage, herbicide use and increase whitefly control. Agents disseminate information through the social media outlets of Worth County Ag blog site, Twitter, and Facebook, and through email newsletters. Along with assisting growers and residents of Worth County, agents also educate youth audiences. In the fall of 2025, the agents were able to teach students in 1st and 2nd Grade  at Worth County Primary School about the importance of agriculture in Worth County and about how plants grow.

4-H Youth Development

Worth County 4-H provides an environment that enables participants to develop skills through the essential elements of independence, generosity, belonging, and mastery. Youth in 4-H develop skills that are valuable to themselves and the community, helping them grow into successful adults. In 2025, Worth County 4-H had an enrollment of 372 youth and a total of 18 clubs. Monthly 4-H Club Meetings were held for Worth County fifth-grade, middle school, and high school students. Twenty-four members participated in Cloverleaf District Project Achievement, while six 4-H members were contestants in Junior/Senior District Project Achievement. Two senior 4-H’er went on to place 3rd and 4th at State 4-H Congress in the Forestry and Wood Science and Performing Arts - Vocal project areas. Camps in 2025 included Cloverleaf at Rock Eagle 4-H Center, Junior at Wahsega and Burton 4-H Center, and Senior 4-H’ers at Jekyll. Worth County 4-H’ers attended multiple state events. Worth County had entries in the Goat and Swine livestock shows. The Georgia 4-H Project S.A.F.E. (Shooting Awareness, Fun and Education) had 28 members from Worth County 4-H compete at district and state shotgun matches. Our Land Judging Team competed at the state contest. In addition, many Worth County 4-H members participated in fundraisers, such as the Vidalia Onion, Sweet Potato, and Coca-Cola sales. Funds were used to support 4-H projects like camp and District Project Achievement. A total of 20 certified adult volunteers assisted 4-H with various projects. Worth County 4-H’ers continue to “make the best better” in our community, state, and world.

Family and Consumer Sciences

All Worth County second-grade students received a lesson about added sugar. This lesson created the awareness of the amount of sugar they are drinking in sodas, sports drinks, and juice. The lesson also pointed out the negative effects of too much sugar in their bodies, such as childhood obesity.