Extension Horticulture Faculty

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Extension Horticulture Faculty Number and
Locations
Blairsville - 1 (vacant)
Athens - 5
19 faculty 2 vacant positions
Griffin - 5
Byron - 1
Statesboro - 1
Shared Positions 1 NC State 1 U of Tenn.
Tifton 5 (1 vacant)
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An Experienced Extension Faculty
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Extension Appointment of Faculty
t teaching, r research, a administration
public service track
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Extension Fruit Specialists
Blueberries
Grapes
Peaches
Gerard Krewer Tifton (77) Small fruit, pears,
minor and specialty fruit
Apples
Scott NeSmith - Griffin (5) Blueberries
Kathy Taylor Byron (60) Peaches
Fruit Industry 88.2 million Pecans 75.9
million
David Lockwood U of Tenn. (15) Apples
Wayne Mitchem N C State (25) Orchard Weed
Management
Pecan Position Tifton/ Viticulture Position -
Blairsville VACANT
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Extension Vegetable Specialists
Terry Kelley Tifton (100) Broccoli, cabbage,
carrots, collards, eggplant, kale, mustard, okra,
peppers, potatoes, pumpkins, so. peas, spinach,
sweet potatoes, tomatoes, turnips
Carrots
Vidalia Onions
Watermelons
Tomatoes
George Boyhan Statesboro (72) Onions, squash,
cucumbers, watermelons, cantaloupe, greenhouse
veg. transplants.
Vegetable Industry 631 million
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Darbie Granberry-Tifton (50) REI, compost
utilization, plasticulture production, food
safety education
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Wayne McLaurin - Athens (78) Home gardening,
herbs, composting
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Extension Ornamental Specialists
Container Orn.
David Berle Athens (25) Landscape Design
Field-grown Orn.
Jim Midcap - Athens (100) Nursery Production,
Retail Garden Center
Woody Ornamentals 227 million Landscape and
Retail Garden Center 1.2 billion
Mel Garber - Tifton (100) Environmental/Horticult
ural Programs, Green Industry Updates, New
Nursery Consultations
John Ruter - Tifton (20) Nursery Production
Gary Wade - Athens (20) Ext. Program Coord.,
Landscape Industry
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Extension Ornamental Specialists
Floriculture Crops
Paul Thomas Athens (75) Greenhouse production
Bodie Pennisi Griffin (100) Greenhouse florist
crops, annual bedding plants, herbaceous
perennial production, interior plantscapes
Mark Czarnota Griffin (75) Weed control in
nurseries, greenhouses, landscapes and Christmas
trees
Floriculture Crops 180 million
Bob Westerfield Griffin (100) Program Coord.
for the Center for Urban Ag., Consumer
Ornamentals
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Extension Specialists
Dalton
Marco Fonseca Griffin (100) Master Gardener
Coordinator
Gainesville
Athens
Atlanta

• 2001
• 1,969 Master Gardeners in
  129 counties
• 127,233 volunteer hours
• gt 2 million in volunteer service

Augusta
Macon
Columbus
Savannah
Brunswick
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Major Issues Affecting Extension Horticulture
Programming

• Water Quality and Conservation
• Water efficient cropping systems
• Efficient irrigation practices
• Reduce run-off of nutrients and pesticides
• Water harvesting and re-use water
• Labor
• Finding and keeping good employees
• Working with Hispanics
• Training entry-level employees
• Food Safety
• New Crops and New Markets
• Niche marketing
• Consumer appeal
• Other Environmental Issues
• Integrated pest management
• Solid waste management/recycling
• Invasive exotic plants

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Challenge Serving GAs Growing Urban Population
GAs Population 2001 8.4 million 2005 9
million 2010 10 million
Half of Georgias population resides in 12
counties
Two-thirds of Georgias population resides in 40
counties
15 counties have populations over 100,000
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Extension Activities

• Resource for county Extension faculty
• Conduct in-service training for agents
• Industry liaisons assist with conference,
  trade shows, etc.
• Regional and state-wide program coordination
  (inter-state cooperation)
• Maintain professional affiliations/activities
• Tenure/promotion/post-tenure review

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Extension Horticulture Faculty Support

• Each Extension faculty member has a travel and
  operating budget allocated by EFT
• Extension faculty drive their own vehicles _at_ 28
  cents/mile
• Lottery matching funds help equipment purchases
• Computer support from OIT (Office of information
  technology) and Web publication support from ECT

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Extension Publications On-Line
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Needs of Extension Horticulture Faculty

• Greater affiliation with our teaching/research
  counterparts (Athens/Tifton)
• More travel and operating dollars
• Grants development assistance
• Balance industry needs with consumer demand
• Technical support for applied research efforts
  and Extension support staff for Extension
  programming efforts
• A positive attitude