{"id":94,"date":"2019-12-16T11:15:26","date_gmt":"2019-12-16T16:15:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/lincoln\/?page_id=94"},"modified":"2023-04-24T14:11:19","modified_gmt":"2023-04-24T18:11:19","slug":"2020-hobby-flock-seminar-series","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/lincoln\/2020-hobby-flock-seminar-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Program Impact"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>2022 Highlights<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Office Contacts<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>2,779 individuals<\/strong>\u00a0sought assistance from Lincoln County Extension in the form of phone calls, face-to-face office meetings, and emails.<\/li>\n<li><strong>67 site visits<\/strong>\u00a0were made upon request of clients with\u00a0<strong>42 issues or concerns diagnosed.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>147 samples<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>were submitted\u00a0<\/strong>to UGA Agriculture Laboratories, through the Lincoln County Extension Office, primarily for soil, water, and micro-bacterial testing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Agriculture and Natural Resources Programs<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>59 educational sessions were taught\u00a0<\/strong>in the areas of Agriculture and Natural Resources.<\/li>\n<li><strong>33 additional events and programs were coordinated<\/strong>\u00a0with assistance from the ANR agent.<\/li>\n<li><strong>1,778 participants<\/strong>\u00a0in programs representing international, national, state, and local audiences.<\/li>\n<li>100% of programs show an increase in knowledge of participants and intended behavioral changes to improve management practices!<\/li>\n<li>Professional Successes:\n<ul>\n<li>3 Presentations Accepted + Given at 2022 NACAA Annual Conference<\/li>\n<li>National Finalist: NACAA Communications Award: Feature Story<\/li>\n<li>State Winner- GACAA Poultry Programming Award<\/li>\n<li>State Winner &#8211; Epsilon Sigma Phi Young Professional Award<\/li>\n<li>1st Place: GACAA Extension Education Presentation Competition<\/li>\n<li>2nd Place Poster: Northeast District Research Symposium<\/li>\n<li>3rd Place Poster: GACAA Extension Education Poster Contest<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>4-H Programming<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Current enrollment:\u00a0<strong>157 4-H&#8217;ers<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>42 Core Club Meetings<\/strong>\u00a0held in-school<\/li>\n<li><strong>3 Participants<\/strong>\u00a0in District Project Achievement<\/li>\n<li><strong>2 Attendees<\/strong>\u00a0at 4-H Summer Camp<\/li>\n<li><strong>30 Participants<\/strong>\u00a0in Summer Reading Programs<\/li>\n<li><strong>30 additional opportunities\u00a0<\/strong>for 4-H&#8217;ers to fundraise, provide service, and learn about agriculture including: Farm Safety Camp, 4-H Horse Shows (2), Farm Day for Pre-K, District Project Achievement, Summer Camp, Recipes &amp; Reading, Farmyard Fun Summer Reading, Conservation Day for Youth, and more!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><strong>FACS Programming<\/strong><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Lincoln County does not have a current FACS agent but collaborates with neighboring Elbert County FACS agent Christa Campbell to answer FACS related questions. We also offered a food preservation course with Christa in 2022.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Additional Highlights<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>48 articles written<\/strong>\u00a0for the Lincoln-McCormick Journal Messenger<\/li>\n<li><strong>4 peer-reviewed publications\u00a0<\/strong>accepted in the Journal of Extension and UGA Publication system<\/li>\n<li><strong>1 podcast\u00a0<\/strong>hosted with Extension Horses<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lincoln County Ag Center used for over 25 events<\/strong>, meetings, and programs.<\/li>\n<li>2 Facebook Pages and Extension website maintained with regular updates<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2022 Highlights Office Contacts 2,779 individuals\u00a0sought assistance from Lincoln County Extension in the form of phone calls, face-to-face office meetings, and emails. 67 site visits\u00a0were made upon request of clients with\u00a042 issues or concerns diagnosed. 147 samples\u00a0were submitted\u00a0to UGA Agriculture Laboratories, through the Lincoln County Extension Office, primarily for soil, water, and micro-bacterial testing. 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