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Welcome to Early County!
UGA Extension helps Georgians become healthier, more productive, financially independent and environmentally responsible. Extension agents stay in touch with issues relevant to people in local communities through county Extension offices.
In the Early County Extension office we are fortunate to have three agents and offer programming in:
Some of our services include:
- Soil and Water Tests
- Research-based Advice for Production Crops
- 4-H Projects and Summer Camps
- Health Programs like Walk Georgia
- Food Safety Programs like ServSafe
Feel free to browse through our information, and contact us by phone or email with any questions!
Upcoming Events in the Area
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Apr 8 Dougherty County Master Gardener Training 2025 The Master Gardener Extension Volunteer program is designed to train volunteers to assist UGA Cooperative Extension Agents in providing unbiased, researched-based horticulture education to the public. The prospective master gardener agrees to volunteer a minimum of 50 hours, within a year following the completion of training, in exchange for 42 hours of horticultural training by Extension professionals. Activities in a volunteer program may include, but are not limited to, native plants gardening and landscape designs, plant clinics, newsletters, news articles, community gardens, beautification projects, civic or garden club presentations, youth programs, homeowner visits and phone consultations from home or the Extension Office and information booths at fairs and festivals.
- Albany, GA - (49.0 Miles)
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Apr 10 ServSafe Manager Two-Day Training Georgia Cooperative Extension provides the nationally recognized and accredited ServSafe® training for foodservice managers from the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF). Upon successful completion of the ServSafe® examination, the ServSafe® Food Protection Manager certificate will be issued by the NRAEF.
- Albany, GA - (49.0 Miles)
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Apr 11 ServSafe Manager Two-Day Training Georgia Cooperative Extension provides the nationally recognized and accredited ServSafe® training for foodservice managers from the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF). Upon successful completion of the ServSafe® examination, the ServSafe® Food Protection Manager certificate will be issued by the NRAEF.
- Albany, GA - (49.0 Miles)
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FABricate Contest In the most competitive FABricate contest to date, Sean Snarey, a graduate student in agribusiness in the University of Georgia’s College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, took home the $10,000 prize on Thursday for his automated poultry rehanging system.
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AIMBE Fellow Steven Stice, director of the University of Georgia's Regenerative Bioscience Center, was elected to the 2025 class of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering College of Fellows.
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PSO Awards Five University of Georgia faculty and staff members are being honored for their commitment to public service and outreach.
