Departmental Extension Programs

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Extension News

UGA's agrileadHER program provides a platform for connection and community among women farmers. CAES News
UGA's agrileadHER launches online resource for women in agriculture
The University of Georgia’s College of Family and Consumer Sciences recently launched a virtual agrileadHER community platform to offer a welcoming space for women in farming and other agricultural professions. The new platform includes access to monthly webinars on a wide array of topics, from production to stress management, and an online community for women farmers from across the country to network.
From left, Lily Baucom, executive director of the Georgia Foundation for Agriculture, Jennifer Dunn, Southwest Area health agent for UGA Extension, Glenda Grant, director of the Georgia Rural Health Innovation Center at Mercer University, and Maria Bowie, summit co-chair and project and grant specialist for UGA Extension, gather before the event in Macon. CAES News
Organizations across Georgia come together to combat farm stress
As the backbone of Georgia’s No. 1 industry, farmers face insurmountable pressures that are often beyond their control. Increased input costs, market variability, environmental disasters and labor shortages are just a few of the challenges. The 2023 Farm Stress Summit, held at Mercer University this week, brought leaders from around the state to learn more about the unique stressors farm families experience and strategies for building a network of support.
Faculty members participate in the 2023 Rural Engagement Workshop. (Photo by Shannah Montgomery) CAES News
Rural Georgia program drives community-engaged research
The University of Georgia Rural Engagement Workshop for Academic Faculty enters its third year with 12 faculty members working in partnership with units of UGA Cooperative Extension and Public Service and Outreach for grants to help solve rural challenges. The workshop is designed to help drive community-engaged research in rural Georgia communities.

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