Georgia Grown Moment – Agriculture Education

Randall Weiseman May 9, 2016 Cattle, Field Crops, Forestry, GA Grown Moment, General, Georgia, Livestock, Nursery Crops, Specialty Crops

Cameron Shirley

As students all across Georgia begin their final examinations, today we focus this week’s Georgia Grown Moment on the importance of agricultural education. As the agriculture instructor at Commerce High School, Mrs. Cameron Shirley has been essential to revitalizing its Ag program.

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