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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 2018 and plan the 2019…
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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 and Jason Duggin (left), beef…
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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 booth is a major fundraiser for…
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Now that the 2017 NACAA annual meeting and professional improvement conference in Salt Lake City is over, its time to start thinking about the rest of 2017 and other GACAA activities you can participate in. Food Booth 2017 Join us at the Sunbelt Expo in Moultrie on October 17-19 at the GACAA food booth. Help is…
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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 food grade product. We then…
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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 with 5 years.
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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. Tonight here in Utah, we…
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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 opportunity to come together as…
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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 p.m. Cost of the meal…
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Sunday night marked the first night of getting together with fellow NACAA members in the hospitality rooms. The NACAA tradition is those who are running for office or states looking to host a future AM PIC have a party complete with stickers, fun give aways, food and beverage. As a NACAA member, it’s your chance to meet…
Posted in: Utah 2017