Thomas County Extension Prison Garden Project makes UGA's Homepage

UGA Thomas County Extension Agent R.J. Byrne makes the homepage of http://www.uga.edu/ with the news of the prison garden project at the Thomas County Prison.



The full story is online at http://www.uga.edu/. Thanks to the help of the Thomas County Master Gardeners this project has been a success. The story is archived under the UGA's Competing in a Global Economy - http://www.uga.edu/aboutUGA/compete-prison_garden.html

Walk Georgia Registration opens this Sunday

The spring session of Walk Georgia will open for registration this Sunday, February 15. Registration will be open through March 9. Activity may be logged March 1 – April 25, so dust off your walking shoes (or tune up your bike, or pump up your basketball) and join us as we explore our great state.

Participate as an individual or build your dream team and get registered at www.walkgeorgia.org. For those of you that completed last year’s survey, thank you for your thoughts and suggestions. We have incorporated many of your ideas and look forward to hearing from you at the close of the spring 2009 session.

For more information, contact your local University of Georgia Cooperative Extension office at 1-800-ASK-UGA1 or email walkga@uga.edu.

To get started, go to the Walk Georgia website starting Sunday and create your account.
www.walkgeorgia.org

Move more and enjoy living more!

The Walk Georgia Task Force

HOTC Day - Painting the office's front hand rails...

Volunteers came over on Hands On Thomas County Day on Saturday, October 4th, 2008, to help re-paint the front entrance hand rails to the building. The front rails were rusty and the paint was peeling off. We got them sanded and painted. No more rusty rails to look at.

Thanks to all the volunteers!

- R.J.

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Agrosecurity Awareness Training, August 13th, Macon, Georgia

Agrosecurity Awareness training is offered by the Georgia EmergencyManagement Agency in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture and the University of Georgia for those who have a potential role in responding to an agricultural incident. This training provides information on the scope of agriculture in Georgia and impacts of terrorism or disaster, recognition of potential threats, notification procedures, and how to better prepare your community for an agriculture or food emergency. Participants include those involved in production agriculture or agribusiness, as well as first responders from local and state governments and volunteer organizations who respond to all types of emergencies. Examples include:

• Agricultural chemical distributors and retailers
• Agriculture Educators, Agricultural fair managers, Agriculture-related organizations and cooperatives
• Emergency Management, Law Enforcement, and Fire Fighters, Environmental Health Officers and Health Care responders.
• Food processing, wholesale and retail managers and employees, Farmers and commodity group leaders
• Food & Agriculture-related Local, State and Federal agency personnel
• Livestock and poultry industry and Green Industry representatives, Public Works, State government leaders and congressional staff., Veterinarians, technicians, assistants and animal health specialists, Other first responders

6 hours credit is offered in each of the following categories:

• Georgia Peace Officers Standards and Training Council (post).
• Georgia Firefighters Standards and Training.
• Georgia Department of Human Resources, Office of Emergency Medical services.
• Georgia State Board of Veterinary Medicine

4.5 hours Certified Crop Advisor credits: 1.5 Pest Management; 2.0 Crop Management; 1.0 Pest Detection
Southern Chapter ISA credits: 2,25 Arborist; 1.5 BCMA Science; 2.25Municipal; 0.075 BCMA Management

Additional credits are being sought including Pesticide Applicators Recertification. Status of these credits will be sent to registrants priorto training.

Location:
Vineville Methodist Church
2045 Vineville Ave
Macon, GA 31204
(478) 745-3331

Directions: From I-75, take exit 164/Hardeman Ave. Travel toward downtown Macon. Merge onto Vineville Ave. Turn right onto Forrest Ave. Vineville Methodist Church will be on the right. Park behind the church and Enter through the double glass doors.
If you get lost, call (478) 745-3331.

The training is free, but PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED: Registrants should send their name, address/city/state/zip, day-time telephone number, occupation, e-mail address, and the date of training you wish to attend to cdawson@uga.edu, or fax to 706-542-7905.

There will also be another training on September 3 also in Macon. Trainings are from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM.

2008 Wheat Disease Update, April, SouthWest Georgia

Wheat diseases are here. If you have not scouted your fields lately, check out the publication below for more info on wheat disease and what action you need to take.

Don and I scouted some fields last week and noticed a few spots with some minor disease pressure. Spraying ahead of the game allows you maximize your yields.

If using fungicides, make sure you use enough water to ensure good coverage. 20-30 gal/acre for ground applications, and 5-7 gal/acre for aerial.

Wheat Production Guide
UGA Wheat Disease Info (scroll down to wheat)
Intensive Wheat Management in Georgia

Here is a video of us scouting a field last week.