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A flurry of recent press coverage has created a surge of interest in the Asian giant hornet, Vespa mandarinia. The coverage is not traced to any recent event. The insect was found last September 2019 in Vancouver Island (Canada) and again in December 2019 in Washington state. But to date, this invasive insect is not…
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Written by: Raleigh Dawson, Franklin County 4-H Agent Franklin County Cloverleaf 4-H’ers discovered that not all classrooms have four walls last week at Wahsega 4-H Center. Throughout the duration of their week at camp various activities and labs allowed attendees to connect the standards taught in the classroom to real world applications in fun and…
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Written by: Raleigh Dawson, Franklin County 4-H Agent The Georgia 4-H State Livestock Judging contest was held last Saturday, March 23rd, at the University of Georgia Livestock Arena in Athens. Competitors from all over the state gathered to judge classes of cattle, hogs, sheep, and goats. In a livestock judging contest each class is composed…
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Written by: Raleigh Dawson, Franklin County 4-H Agent Cloverleaf Project Achievement was held last Saturday, March 23rd, in Jackson County. There were 319 competitors who gathered to share their research based presentations to a panel of expert judges. Cloverleaf Project Achievement empowers 4th-6th graders with communication, confidence, research, and presentation skills for a lifetime. In…
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Written by: Raleigh Dawson, Franklin County 4-H Agent Northeast Junior/Senior District Project Achievement was held last weekend, March 1-3, at Rock Eagle 4-H Center in Eatonton, Georgia. Project achievement empowers young people with research, communication, and presentation skills for a lifetime. In order to compete, 4-H’ers must choose a project area of interest, compile a…
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Ag Hero’s By: Raymond Fitzpatrick Ag week is March 19-23 and to celebrate this year we received a request from Athens to write about our agriculture heroes. As I sit and try to write this my mind goes back to all the individuals that influenced me to go into a career in agriculture. I could…
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When to Cull Cattle By: Raymond Fitzpatrick It’s the time of year for farmers that you are feeding hay and other supplemental feeding, and like it or not that cuts into your bottom line when it comes time to take those cattle to market. Many farmers think in terms of dollars every time that…
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When To Prune Fruit Trees By: Raymond Fitzpatrick One of the questions that I get this time of year is when do I prune my fruit trees and the answer that I always give is, it depends. It depends on the crop that we are talking about and the issue is that it’s hard…
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COA National Press Release Mailing
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Download Flyer: Master Cattleman
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