UGA Cooperative Extension
Morgan County Extension Office:
Agriculture & Natural Resources
Testing and Diagnostic Services
Whether you'd like to increase your crop yield, grow healthier roses, test the quality of your drinking water, or make sure your creek isn't polluted, we can help. To submit samples for testing contact the Morgan County Cooperative Extension Office (706-324-2214).
Read more here: Testing Services Available
UGA's Agriculture and Environmental Services Laboratories (AESL) offer testing for soil analysis, plant tissue analysis, water quality, pesticides and hazardous waste, feeds and forages and other special analyses. See more information about AESL here: AESL
Pesticide Safety, Training & Certification Information
- Have a pesticide question? To learn more
- Pesticide Storage & Mixing Facilities
- Need info on training, recertification and pesticide credit hours and programs follow this link: Pesticide Safety, Training, & Certification.
Who needs to be certified as a private applicator? Anyone "who uses or supervises the use of any pesticide which is classified for restricted use." An applicator must be 18 years of age or older to be certified. The pesticide certification program is carried out jointly by Cooperative Extension and the Georgia Department of Agriculture (GDA). Your local Extension Agent is responsible for providing training and the GDA is the regulatory authority for licensing and enforcement.
Home Gardening Information
UGA Center for Urban Agriculture
Horticulture Publications - Find publications on the following popular topics:
- Fruits & Nuts
- Vegetables
- Herbs
- Ornamentals
- Trees
- Landscape Design
- Weed Wizard Series
Conversion Tables, Formulas and Suggested Guidelines for Horticultural Use
Organic Agriculture
Increasing demand for food grown under organic certification guidelines has created opportunities for some Georgia farmers.
- Commercial Organic Vegetable Production
- Georgia Organics
- National Organic Program (USDA)
- Organic Certification Program (Georgia Crop Improvement Association)
- Organic Vidalia Onion Production
- Sustainable Agriculture: Organic Production
- UGA Certificate Program in Organic Agriculture
Georgia Commodities
To learn more about Georgia Commodities click on this web link: Georgia Agricultural Resources page.
Pest Management
Something buggin' you? We provide identification, photos and a diagnostic lab to help trouble shoot your insect, disease, weed and other problems.
- Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
- Distance Diagnostics through Digital Imaging
- Fruit Pest Management & Culture
- Georgia Pest Management Handbook
- Insect Identification & Management
- Landscape Pest Mangement
- Urban Pest Management
Master Gardener Information
For more information (you will be directed to a new page)
Extension Agent's News and Articles
News articles written by county Agriculture and Natural Resources Agent, Bobby Smith, that appear in the Morgan County Citizen and The Herald-Journal can be found at the following link: Agriculture and Natural Resource topics by Bobby Smith
Helpful Links
- Extension's Farm & Financial Management Publications
- Farmers & Consumers Market Bulletin
- Georgia Department of Agriculture
- Georgia Forages
- Georgia Pest Management Handbook
- Georgia Private Pesticide License Information
- Georgia Soil and Water Conservation
- Georgia Turfgrass
- Georgia Weather
- UGA Beef Program
- United States Department of Agriculture
Newsletters
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A new license plate has been created to honor and promote Georgia Agriculture across our state. Partial proceeds from the sale of the tag help support FFA and 4-H. Please visit the following link for more information about the Ag Tag: http://aged.ces.uga.edu/agtag.html |
