WELCOME TO

Our Class of 10.8 Million

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WELCOME TO

Our Class of 10.8 Million

We’re in all 159 counties; ready to educate, inspire and improve life for all 10.8 million Georgians.

If you live here, we’re here to serve you.

UGA EXTENSION WORKS FOR EVERYONE

The University of Georgia’s land-grant mission is simple. Help 10.8 million Georgians thrive. To accomplish it, much of the groundbreaking research discovered on campus is placed in the hands of UGA Extension. We meet face-to-face with members of the community and lend them our expertise and experience, so they can enjoy a more prosperous future. With support, we will continue to fuel the economy, ensure jobs are plentiful and create a healthier state of Georgia.

Supporting UGA Extension Helps:

173,505

Georgia Youth Served by 4-H Programs

92,733

Annual Visitors to 4-H Centers and Camps

19,245

4-H Programs Designed to Grow Future Leaders

4,840

Extension Programs Devoted to Georgia’s #1 Industry (Agriculture)

$69B

Ag Industry Dollars Contributed to Georgia’s Economy

6

4-H Centers and Camps, including Rock Eagle 4-H Center

352,430

Jobs in Agriculture

Supporting UGA Extension Means:

Strengthening Georgia's communities through education, job growth and economic impact created by county Extension Agents in every region and county.

Giving Georgia youth an experience of a lifetime at Rock Eagle 4-H Center.

Teaching families in the Metro Atlanta area how to make nutritious food choices and prepare healthier meals.

Offering small businesses throughout the state the resources and information they need to be successful.

Providing rural communities with resources designed to help them grow stronger by improving physical and mental health.

Hexagonal collage of woman with plants, child, city street with building, child and parent in the kitchen making eggs, man picking produce in a field

Supporting UGA Extension Means:

Strengthening Georgia's communities through education, job growth and economic impact created by county Extension Agents in every region and county.

Giving Georgia youth an experience of a lifetime at Rock Eagle 4-H Center.

Teachin families in the Metro Atlanta area how to make nutritious food choices and prepare healthier meals.

Offering small businesses throughout the state the resources and information they need to be successful.

Providing rural communities with resources designed to help them grow stronger by improving physical and mental health.

Tractor in a plowed field

UGA Extension is Here to Serve:

Silverleaf whiteflies shown n the underside of a leaf

Another $4 million to Tackle Silverleaf Whitefly Problem

Researchers are working to develop interventions that will prevent hundreds of millions of dollar in losses on crop production in South Georgia.

North Fulton community garden sign, with garden in background

UGA is Nourishing Communities in Metro Atlanta

Extension has boots on the ground offering a education and community engagement, nourishing both bodies and communities in the process.

UGA Professor Kris Irwin helps campers in a forest set leaf-litter traps to capture macroinvertebrates, small amphibians and other organisms during Georgia 4-H Natural Resources Exploration Camp at Rock Eagle 4-H Center.

Georgia 4-H Offers Natural Resources Exploration Camp

4-H Natural Resources Exploration Camp offers participants a glimpse into the diverse professional and educational resources UGA offers.

aerial photo of Hurricane Idalia damage to a pecan orchard

UGA Extension offers local disaster support

Local Extension teams help before and after weather-related disasters, bolstering the ability for farmers and businesses to recover and get back to work quickly.