Extension Office

Tammy Cheeley - County Agent

Catherine Hunnicutt - Administrative Assistant

Mission Statement

The University of Georgia Glascock County Extension Office is committed to professionally serving our community; to extend lifelong learning to Georgia citizens through unbiased, research-based education in agriculture, the environment, communities, youth and families. 

We offer services in the following areas:

• Agriculture and Natural Resources
• 4-H Youth Development
• Family and Consumer Sciences

What is UGA Extension?

We translate science of everyday living for farmers, families, and communities to foster a healthy and prosperous Georgia.  We are a collaborative between Georgia County Governments, the USDA, and the University of Georgia’s colleges of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences and Family & Consumer Sciences.

Testing Services 

Whether you would like to increase your crop yield, grow healthier roses, assess the quality of your drinking water, or make sure your creek is not polluted, we can help. We provide testing for soil, plant tissue, water quality, animal waste, feeds and forages, pesticides, and much more!

• Soil Samples are $8.00 per bag for the basic test.
• Water Samples are $22.00 per bottle for the basic test.
• Feed and Forage Samples are $22.00 per bag for the basic test. 
• Plant Tissue Analysis is  $27 for the basic test.
• Animal Waste Analysis/Manure -  $12 - $82 depending on the depth of analysis.
• Litter Samples are currently free.

Please feel free to contact us for more details about the tests and other testing services that are available.

Pesticide License Information

You can come by the Extension Office and get information on how to receive a Private Applicators License. This service is also available online. However, we do not give the Commercial Pesticide Applicators License. Come by the office and we can share a list of locations.

Glascock County 4-H

4-H is the nation’s largest youth leadership development organization empowering nearly six million young people across the U.S. with the skills to lead for a lifetime. Georgia is proud to be one of the largest state programs in the country with more than 240,000 active 4-H’ers across the state.

The four H's symbolize the development of the HEAD (to think, plan, and reason), the HEART (to be concerned with the welfare of others, accept the responsibility of citizenship and develop positive attitudes), the HANDS (to be useful, helpful and skillful) and HEALTH (to practice healthy living, enjoy life and use time wisely). 4-H is a major partner in education. Lessons taught, experiences shared, and information presented in 4-H is based on the research of the University of Georgia and Fort Valley State University.

Georgia 4-H provides experiences for young people to learn by doing.  4-H’ers compete in hands-on projects in our focus areas of Agriculture and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math), Healthy Living, and Civic Engagement.  They receive guidance from adult mentors and are encouraged to take on proactive leadership roles. Youth can experience 4-H in every county of the state through in-school and after-school programs, community clubs, project work, and 4-H camps.
 

Photo Credit:  Cal Avery, The Barn Hunter