Ohio State - Ross County Extension

06/19/2026

06/10/2026

From Feast to Famine - Root Vegetables. Join Lisa from the Ohio State University Extension Office next Monday, June 15 for this interesting new program at the Frankfort Library Branch. Learn about the history and care of root vegetables and try a few new recipes. You do need to register.
Spaces are limited, so register today! https://www.crcpl.org/event/15964270

Unearth the history and health benefits of root vegetables with Ohio State - Ross County Extension. Discover their nutritional value, get practical preparation tips, and try tasty recipe ideas to use at home.

Spaces are limited, so register today! https://www.crcpl.org/event/15964270

06/03/2026

Join us for this summer's Home Food Preservation webinar series, "Let's Preserve It!"
Tuesdays 12-12:30 p.m.
June 9: Methods of Preserving
June 23: Water Bath Canning Basics
July 7: Pressure Canning Basics
July 21: Freezing Basics
July 28: Drying Basics
Aug. 11: Making and Preserving Juice
Webinars are free, register required go.osu.edu/fpwebinars

06/01/2026

Need help picking books to read by the pool or on vacation? Join the Buckeye Bookworms for our Virtual Summer Book Club events! Come to one or all of our book club meetings this summer. Just be sure to register at www.go.osu.edu/fcsbookclub

05/28/2026

Join us at the Hopewell Culture National Historic Park on June 23rd for a workshop on Native Warm Season Grasses. The focus of this workshop will be on haying and grazing.

05/23/2026

Beware the Mulch Volcanos! Take a minute to read this informative article about a common landscape malpractice.

https://bygl.osu.edu/index.php/node/2639?fbclid=Iwb21leAR-lf5jbGNrBH6UsmV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHgZMCF1UY2dg31eooHAFX6ALxzfDqIfwl4UiIo3f4hD5HD9qAqnC8nsHvF-B_aem_ErmOCcVYbWG_JUMY6rpPfw

The spring malpractice of piling mulch high on tree stems to approximate the look of a volcano is well underway. These horticultural horrors are destroyers of tree root systems and harbingers of a slow tree death.

04/22/2026

We Want You! to help collect Lady Beetles! Have you ever wanted to be a participant in a Citizen Science Project? It's easy and we have a local opportunity for anyone with a garden. See the flyer for details.

04/21/2026

OSU Extension Adams, Clermont, Fayette, Gallia, Jackson, Pike and Ross hosted the Southern Ohio Women in Agriculture Conference on April 10th. We had many great speakers and activities for the day. Special thanks to our sponsors for supporting this great event. Farm Credit Mid-America, Ge**er Insurance & Financial Services, Kingston National Bank, Paul Hall and Associates Insurance, Atomic Credit Union, Pike County Office of Community and Economic Developmnet & Ricer Equipment.

03/27/2026

OSU South Centers in Piketon is looking for applicants for the Summer Student Research Assistant position.

We are accepting applications for Student Assistants to help us out this summer! Students can apply by following the below link or by searching for R144755 at hr.osu.edu/careers

https://osu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/OSUCareers/job/Research-Stations-Ag-Operations/Student-Assistant-2---Piketon_R144755-1