Murray County 4-H

06/04/2026

Got a little but the still won't grow? Our forages need FOUR things to grow: sunlight, heat, rain, and fertilizer. Missing one? Growth will slow!

These cloudy mornings and cooler nights are slowing our grass down! Even if you fertilize and have a pivot to irrigate, you can't out manage a lack of sunlight and heat. Nothing to do but wait it out.

Lego Forage Specialist UGA Crop & Soil Sciences UGA Tifton Undergraduate Education UGA Beef Team

06/04/2026

06/04/2026

🌾 Making proactive management decisions to minimize damage from sustained drought stress is crucial to economically maintaining a forage-based livestock operation.

UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Associate Professor and State Forage Specialist Lisa Baxter, supported by Assistant Professors Pedro Carvalho and William Secor, are providing strategic management tactics that can minimize the potential for short- and long-term losses.

➡️ Check out this expert advice at the link in the comments!

06/04/2026

05/29/2026

Contact the Murray County 4-H Office for more information. 706-695-3031

Price: $50
Registration Deadline is June 2nd.
For Grades 8th - 12th for the 2025-2026 school year.

05/29/2026

The main thing to remember is that honeybees are hairy and yellow jackets are smooth. Yellow jackets also have more of a defined "waist line" than honeybees do. More importantly, yellow jackets will nest in the ground and honeybees don't. Bees build hives, yellow jackets build nests. The biggest difference - Honey! Also, yellow jackets will chase you if aggravated, honeybees will not. If there's no threat to human health, leave them alone.

05/27/2026

Congratulations to to our own Isaac Harrison on being elected to the 2026-2027 Northwest Junior Board! We are so proud! In order to help prepare for his responsibilities, Isaac is attending the Georgia 4-H Officer Training (GOT) session held at Rock Eagle 4-H Center. Today he is visiting the “Classic City” of Athens. 🍀

05/22/2026

Do the fire ant two step: broadcast a bait insecticide at 1-1.5 lb/acre then wait several days before treating individual mounds. In theory, the colonies will then migrate outside the baited area. Any new colonies should be treated immediately.

05/19/2026

📢 Attention Murray County 4-H families and friends!

We’ve officially launched our FIRST online newsletter! 🍀✨

From club updates to events, camps, fundraisers, and more — everything you need is now just a click away. Be sure to subscribe using the link below so you can stay connected with all things Murray County 4-H!

4-EVER CLOVER

05/18/2026

There’s only two weeks left to enroll in the Grassland Conservation Reserve Program. Conserve your grasslands while continuing most grazing and haying practices. Offers must be submitted by May 29, 2026.