Carole Knight

  • We want YOU! to serve with GACAA

    Coming up this fall at the 2019 GACAA Annual Meeting and Professional Improvement Conference we will be electing several new board members. The position of Treasurer will be up for election. This position is open to anyone in the state. The Treasurer shall keep all funds and properties of GACAA, maintain general fund account, maintain…

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  • GACAA Award Opportunities: YP, AA, and DSA

    My goodness! Isn’t extension just full of acronyms.  I know that during our office staff meetings I feel like I am reciting the alphabet to our secretary who is feverishly trying to take notes on all the things we are up to.  I received an email just this morning from Wade Hutchinson, chair of the…

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  • Greetings GACAA Members! Time to look at another GACAA Award.  This awards recognizes an agent for his/her work in natural resources and/or aquaculture.  Criteria for applying include answering one or more of the following questions. 1. Describe any natural resources and/or aquaculture related programs you have hosted during the course of the year. 2. Discuss…

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  • GACAA Award Opportunities: Animal Science

    In just a few short months, GACAA members will  begin to see a barrage of emails from the committee chairs asking for award submissions.  Often times, we hear that members don’t apply because they think they haven’t done enough or don’t understand the awards or application process.  I thought that I would take the time…

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  • Farmhouse at ACCG

    The Georgia 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 26 and 27.   GACAA enjoyed a few days on the Savannah River.  ANR agent Joel Burnsed, from Monroe County, coordinated the Farmhouse activities…

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  • GACAA Farmhouse at Georgia Farm Bureau

    The GACAA Officers, along with Junior District Directors, AA and DSA award winners attended the 81st annual Georgia Farm Bureau Convention at Jekyll Island.  The GACAA Farmhouse is a long standing tradition and GFB members from around the state file through to snag a delicious ham or sausage biscuit from UGA county ag agents.   We…

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  • GACAA meets and elects new board

    The GACAA Annual Meeting and Professional Improvement Conference was held November 5 -7, 2018 at Legacy Lodge at Lake Lanier.  Congratulations to Keith Fielder and all who assisted him in hosting a great meeting. There members got an opportunity to plan, present and fellowship with other agents from around the state.  It was also a…

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