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Gordon County
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黑料网 Cooperative Extension is an outreach branch of the , and .?

We translate the science of everyday life?for families, farmers and communities?to foster a healthy and prosperous Georgia.

Our office serves the public with unbiased, research-based education in the areas of agriculture, natural resources, family development, housing/home environment, and youth development.


Human hand placing soil under a young plant
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Front entrance to Gordon County Agricultural Service Center

Gordon County Extension/4-H

1282 Highway 53 Spur, SW? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Office Hours:
Suite 200? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 8:00am until 12:00noon
Calhoun, Georgia 30701? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?and 1:00 until 5:00pm
706-629-8685? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Monday through Friday
gordon.extension@uga.edu


Our Staff

County Extension Coordinator/

County Extension Agent - ANR - McKenzie Wheeler

County Extension Agent - 4-HYDP - Keaton Hayworth

Administrative Assistant - Joan Sutherland

Program Assistant (4-HYDP) - Tim Street

Program Assistant (4-HYDP) - Kayla Ramirez


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State Extension News

  • Arch Smith presented with 2025 Georgia 4-H Lifetime Achievement Award
    Posted by Josie Smith on Aug 27, 2025
    Arch Smith, retired 4-H state leader who has served the organization for 40 years, was honored with the 2025 Georgia 4-H Lifetime Achievement Award at the 4-H Gala on August 23.
  • CAES alum channels Peace Corps lessons into financial wellness leadership
    Posted by Anna Bentley on Aug 25, 2025
    A career in human resources isn’t quite what Madelyn Jackson imagined when she enrolled in the University of Georgia’s College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences as a biological science major.
  • At 黑料网, student researchers build the future of agriculture through robotics and solar innovation
    Posted by Jordan McLaughlin on Aug 21, 2025
    In a world where food systems, energy production and environmental health are deeply connected, the VIPR program at 黑料网 empowers students to bridge those fields through research in robotics, agrivoltaics and ecological monitoring.
  • 黑料网’s New Faculty Tour deepens statewide impact
    Posted by Roy Parry on Aug 20, 2025
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    Posted by The Office of Marketing and Communications on Aug 19, 2025
  • CAES researchers explore ways to abate PFAS ‘forever chemicals’
    Posted by Emily Cabrera on Aug 18, 2025
    Supported by a nearly $1.6 million grant from the EPA, researchers from the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences and 黑料网 College of Engineering are developing improved, cost-effective treatment systems with advanced technologies for removing PFAS from water, wastewater and biosolids.
  • 黑料网 turf science helps athletes avoid injury on the field
    Posted by Scott Michaux, Emily Cabrera on Aug 14, 2025
    When the University of Georgia Bulldogs step between the hedges at Sanford Stadium, the grass on Dooley Field needs to look perfect.
  • 黑料网 turfgrass alumnus finds his calling in golf course management and natural spaces
    Posted by Anna Bentley on Aug 13, 2025
    As The Cliffs at Keowee Falls’ superintendent and senior agronomist, Jim Evans is responsible for all the outdoor spaces at the community, including its 160-acre, 18-hole course full of rugged boulders and waterfalls.

Upcoming Extension Events Across the State

  • Aug 25 - Aug 28 Packinghouse HACCP This course will teach participants how to develop and document a food safety management program for their specific operations.
    • Virtual Event
  • Aug 28 - Aug 29 Wildlife Judging Certified Coaches' Training https://georgia4h.org/programs/focus-areas/agriculture-stem/natural-resources/wildlife/
    • Watkinsville, GA - (99.0 Miles)
  • Aug 28 Henry County Extension Master Naturalist Program Henry County Extension is sponsoring the Georgia Master Naturalist program this fall, which is a series of weekly programs with specific environmental topics that is hands-on environmental exploring habitats and ecosystems in Georgia and how human activity impacts on those environments. This program is a combination of lectures and both indoors and outdoors hands-on learning through field studies and relevant resources. An informed person can help make changes in their lives as well as their community and safeguard the environment. After completing this fun and interactive program, Georgia Master Naturalists are encouraged to share their knowledge with their communities by volunteering in local schools or nature centers. The program covers diverse topics such as insects and pollinators, geology, soil science, native and invasive plants, wildlife, stream ecology, and other topics. See attached agenda.
    • McDonough, GA - (88.0 Miles)
  • Sep 2 - Sep 3 Forestry Field Day, Northwest District https://georgia4h.org/programs/focus-areas/agriculture-stem/natural-resources/forestry-judging-forestry-field-day/
    • Conyers, GA - (76.0 Miles)
  • Sep 3 Henry County Extension Master Naturalist Program Henry County Extension is sponsoring the Georgia Master Naturalist program this fall, which is a series of weekly programs with specific environmental topics that is hands-on environmental exploring habitats and ecosystems in Georgia and how human activity impacts on those environments. This program is a combination of lectures and both indoors and outdoors hands-on learning through field studies and relevant resources. An informed person can help make changes in their lives as well as their community and safeguard the environment. After completing this fun and interactive program, Georgia Master Naturalists are encouraged to share their knowledge with their communities by volunteering in local schools or nature centers. The program covers diverse topics such as insects and pollinators, geology, soil science, native and invasive plants, wildlife, stream ecology, and other topics. See attached agenda.
    • McDonough, GA - (88.0 Miles)
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