Georgia Association of County Agricultural Agents

GACAA Hosts Farmhouse at ACCG in Savannah

May 7, 2018 | Written by

The Georiga Association of County Agricultural Agents officers along with Senior district directors showcased Georgia grown products to the Association County Commissioners of Georgia at their annual conference in Savannah on April 27 and 28. ANR agent Wade Hutcheson, from Spaulding County, coordinated the Farmhouse activities by securing the products and coordinating…
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GACAA Elects New Board of Directors

Dec 13, 2017 | Written by

The Georgia Association of County Agricultural Agents held elections at the 2017 Annual Meeting and Professional Improvement conference held in Columbus on November 6-8, 2017.  Congratulations to Brent Allen of Washington County, Southeast District, for being elected Vice President.  As Vice President, Brent will coordinate the food booth at the Sunbelt Expo in…
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GACAA Honors Award Winners at 2017 Annual Meeting

Dec 12, 2017 | Written by

The Georgia Association of County Agricultural Agents honored several for their service and dedication to UGA Cooperative Extension and the field of agriculture at the 2017 Annual Meeting and Professional Improvement conference held in Columbus on November 6-8, 2017. Fruit disease State Specialist, Dr. Phillip Brannen, received the Senior State Specialist award…
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GACAA Serves Up BBQ at 40th Sunbelt Expo

Oct 20, 2017 | Written by

Under the direction of Vice President Forrest Connelly, GACAA members served the traditional BBQ pork sandwiches, sausage and hot dogs to attendees at the 40th annual Sunbelt Expo in Moultrie.  County Ag Agents, State Specialists, and administration worked together to serve the best BBQ at the event.  The GACAA food…
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Tour Day in Utah

Jul 13, 2017 | Written by

Thursday marks the last day of NACAA AM PIC with a day full of tours.  Today I am on tour 17 – Salt Flats to Alfalfa.  We have seen the   great Salt Lake and stopped at Morton salt to learn about how salt is evaporated in to a pure…
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Achievement Award Winners

Jul 12, 2017 | Written by

In addition to our Distinguish Service Award winners, we had three UGA Ag Agents with less than ten years of service honored earlier this week in Utah with the Achievement Award. Congratulations to Adam Speir, Madison County with 8 years; Jessica Warren, Camden County with 3 years; and Tripp Williams, Columbia County…
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Honoring Years of Service – DSA Winners

Jul 12, 2017 | Written by

The evening of the awards banquet at the NACAA AM PIC is always a very special night.  Besides being the time when the new NACAA president takes the reins of the organization, its also the time we recognize our members for their years of service with the Distinguish Service award. …
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New Leadership and Accomplishments

Jul 11, 2017 | Written by

This morning delegates from each state came together and voted in our new NACAA officers.  Congratulations to incoming Vice President, Gene McAvoy; President-Elect, Richard Fechter; Secretary, Ginny Rosenkranz; and Treasurer, Lenny Rogers.  The delegates also voted our 2021 meeting will be held in Philadelphia on July 4-8, 2021. GACAA members will have the…
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Georgia State’s Night Out

Jul 10, 2017 | Written by

All GACAA members who plan to attend our state’s night out should plan to meet at the Radisson Hotel lobby a little before 4:30pm.  The first van will leave at 4:30pm and will make numerous trips to get us all there.  We will travel to Rodizio Grill. Our reservations are for 5:00…
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