Extension

• Cooperative Extension Faculty named PSO Fellow

  UGA Griffin Campus

  May 14, 2019

  

  Svoboda “Bodie” Vladimirova Pennisi, a full professor and UGA Cooperative Extension Specialist at the UGA Griffin campus, will work with the Small Business Development Center to implement online learning opportunities. […]

  Posted in: Extension, Horticulture

• UGA-Griffin student returns to college after 30-year break

  Sharon Dowdy

  January 3, 2019

  

  At 54, Becky Griffin was the oldest University of Georgia student on the Griffin campus to be awarded a degree this fall, but that fact only fueled her drive to […]

  Posted in: Center for Urban Ag, Entomology, Graduation

• 2018 Agro-Forestry & Wildlife Field Day

  Jennifer Reynolds – Griffin Daily News

  October 4, 2018

  

  The 2018 Agro-Forestry & Wildlife Field Day was held Thursday, Sept. 20 at University of Georgia Griffin Campus Westbrook Research Farm on Ellis Road. The event, which began in 1987 […]

  Posted in: Campus, Community, Extension

• Seventeen UGA employees retire Dec. 1, 2016

  UGA Columns

  December 5, 2016

  Seventeen UGA employees retired Dec. 1. Retirees, their job classification, department and years of service are:  Gregory A. Ashley, IT associate director, COE Centers, 26 years; Robert Earl Bell, public service […]

  Posted in: Campus, Extension

• UGA Cooperative Extension experts available to speak on the drought

  Merritt Melancon

  November 19, 2016

  

  After months of abnormally dry and warm conditions, 52 north Georgia counties are now facing water use restrictions in accordance with Gov. Nathan Deal’s Level 2 drought response designation. Fifty-eight […]

  Posted in: Extension, Master Gardener, Turfgrass and Weed Science

• Smoke From Georgia’s Wildfires Spreading Across Northern Georgia

  Pam Knox

  November 18, 2016

  

  If you’ve walked outside during the last week, you’ve probably noticed the smell of smoke in the air. The current exceptional drought covering much of northern Georgia and surrounding states […]

  Posted in: Extension

• UGA engineering students help Spalding County determine infrastructure needs

  Christopher James

  October 27, 2016

  

  University of Georgia senior Mariana Ozier looked like a professional engineer, scribbling notes as she walked a site pegged for redevelopment in Griffin. She and Spalding County Community Development Director […]

  Posted in: Community, Extension

• New varieties provide a host of bloom colors, plant sizes

  Bob Westerfield

  October 25, 2016

  

  Fall is the perfect time to admire blooming shrubs and trees. In many areas of the state, people take great pride in adorning their landscape with spectacular shrubs that exhibit […]

  Posted in: Extension, Horticulture, Research

• UGA’s presence felt at Sunbelt Agricultural Expo

  Clint Thompson

  October 24, 2016

  University of Georgia President Jere W. Morehead and other university administrators celebrated the opening of the 2016 Sunbelt Agricultural Expo by visiting the opening day of the three-day trade show Oct. […]

  Posted in: Campus, Community, Extension

• Planting a fall cover crop will benefit your spring garden

  Bob Westerfield

  August 25, 2016

  

  If you decide not to plant a fall garden, consider planting a cover crop to give your garden a neat appearance while helping to protect the soil from erosion. Cover […]

  Posted in: Extension, Horticulture, Research