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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). An Experienced Extension 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)
% Extension Appointment of Faculty t = teaching, r = research, a = administration * = public service track
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
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 6 Darbie Granberry-Tifton (50%) REI, compost utilization, plasticulture production, food safety education 9 5 10 3 7 2 Wayne McLaurin - Athens (78%) Home gardening, herbs, composting 1 8 4
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/Horticultural Programs, Green Industry Updates, New Nursery Consultations John Ruter - Tifton (20%) Nursery Production Gary Wade - Athens (20%) Ext. Program Coord., Landscape Industry
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
Extension Specialists Dalton Marco Fonseca – Griffin (100%) Master Gardener Coordinator 2001 ~ • 1,969 Master Gardeners in 129 counties • 127,233 volunteer hours • > $2 million in volunteer service Gainesville Athens Atlanta Augusta Macon Columbus Savannah Brunswick
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
Challenge – Serving GA’s Growing Urban Population GA’s Population 2001 – 8.4 million 2005 – 9 million 2010 – 10 million Half of Georgia’s population resides in 12 counties Two-thirds of Georgia’s population resides in 40 counties 15 counties have populations over 100,000
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
Extension Horticulture Faculty Support • Each Extension faculty member has a travel and operating budget allocated by EFT • Extension faculty drive their own vehicles @ 28 cents/mile • Lottery matching funds help equipment purchases • Computer support from OIT (Office of information technology) and Web publication support from ECT
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