Telfair County, GA UGA Cooperative Extension

07/22/2026

🐎 Would you know what to do in a large animal emergency?

From trailer accidents to down horses, emergencies can happen when you least expect them. The Large Animal Emergency Response Awareness Course provides horse owners, veterinarians, and first responders with the knowledge and skills to respond safely and effectively.

Join us at the Georgia International Horse Park on August 31 & September 1 for this valuable two-day training.

✅ Learn from experienced instructors
✅ Improve emergency response skills
✅ Help protect both people and animals

https://www.athensareahorsecommunity.com/event/large-animal-emergency-response-course/

07/22/2026

Please make plans to join us for our annual Public Safety Community Day at Ellison Park on Saturday, July 25th starting at 10:00 a.m. There will be fun for all ages, and food will be available. Bring your bikes for the ride with Sheriff Davidson at 10:30. We look forward to seeing you there!

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07/22/2026

When a school bus is stopped with flashing red lights on a divided highway, Georgia law still requires drivers traveling in both directions to stop unless a physical barrier, such as a concrete or cable barrier, separates the roadway.

A painted median or turn lane is not a physical barrier so vehicles are required to stop.

Stop for the bus. Watch for children. Lives depend on it.

07/22/2026

Honestly, they are all cool!

🌱 Our TifTuf Drought Tolerant Bermudagrass has made it to the SEMIFINALS of the Georgia Chamber of Commerce's 2026 Coolest Things Made in Georgia competition!

Help us make it one step closer to being crowned No. 1 by voting through Thursday, July 17, at 9:00 a.m. at the link below.

🌟 HOW TO VOTE:
▪️ Visit coolestthingmadeinga.com/voting
▪️ Select "TifTuf Drought Tolerant Bermudagrass"
▪️ Complete the reCAPTCHA verification
▪️ Click "vote"

(Did we mention you can vote once per day every day through Thursday morning? 👀)

07/22/2026

07/22/2026

We learn something new every day!

? After a wildfire, the risk of flooding increases because burned areas can't absorb rain as well.

If you live near a recent wildfire burn scar, prepare for and stay alert during severe weather. You may face a higher risk for flash floods and mudslides.

➡️ Ready.gov/floods

07/22/2026

Cotton growers in Telfair, Wheeler, and surrounding counties, you can read about and register through links in the Georgia Cotton Commission post that we are sharing. The Georgia Cotton Commission Mid-Year Meeting will be in Statesboro on July 29th at the Nessmith-Lane Conference Center. Attendance is free; pre-registration helps with lunch planning; on-site late registration starts at 8:00 a.m. Questions may be directed to the Commission office at 478-988-4235.

Georgia Cotton Commission, Colby Royal, UGA Extension, , Telfair County Young Farmers, Wheeler County Extension -Agriculture, Dodge County, GA UGA Cooperative Extension
UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

We are less than a month away from the Georgia Cotton Commission's 2026 Mid-Year Meeting!🥳 Mark your calendar for July 29th and join us in Statesboro to hear about crop updates and developments within the cotton industry. We can't wait to see you there!

Register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeKj1WXS0XNBTCST6DThY7q6sQF-bfFrEXuWmRVzO_q2RnQWw/viewform

07/17/2026

The box turtle crossing your road may be older than you. She can live over 100 years. She has been using a home range of roughly 250 yards in any direction for 30 to 50 years — or longer.

The road was built through her territory. She didn't move to the road. The road moved to her.

If you find a box turtle crossing a road, move her in the direction she was already heading. Even if it seems wrong. Even if it leads away from water — she's not a water turtle. She's heading to a nesting site, a food source, or a den she's used for decades.

If you move her to a "better" location, she will spend the rest of her life trying to walk back. She will cross more roads. She will likely die trying to return to a home range she's navigated for longer than you've been alive.

Her population cannot absorb the loss of even a few adults per year. Box turtles reproduce slowly. Most hatchlings don't survive. Every adult female is irreplaceable.

Five seconds of your time. Thirty more years of hers.

07/17/2026