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May. 06, 2025
School is almost out for summer! 4-H summer camps will be here soon, and you don’t have to be a 4-H’er to enjoy all that camp has to offer!
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Apr. 17, 2025
Important note about Quality Assurance – Please read thoroughly if you have not already tested out or if you have not yet completed your QA training.
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Mar. 28, 2025
Join us for this series where we demonstrate safe and proper methods of food preservation! Choose one or more classes based on your interest! Because this is a joint venture between Pike and Ross County Extension offices, locations will alternate (see schedule below on flyer).
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Feb. 17, 2025
How to safely store eggs and find alternatives amid rising prices!
COLUMBUS, Ohio — With egg prices soaring due to supply chain disruptions and avian flu impacts, many consumers are looking for ways to stretch their egg supply while ensuring food safety. Experts at The Ohio State University College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES) offer key insights into safe egg storage, viable substitutes, and the economic factors behind the price hikes.
Maximizing egg shelf life
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Feb. 10, 2025
Soil tests provide more helpful information on soils than any other resource. It is an inexpensive way to maintain good plant health in lawns and landscapes, and to maximize productivity of vegetable gardens and fruit crops. Soil test results pinpoint plant nutrient needs and soil test lab recommendations guide fertilizer applications so just the right amount is used. Test results also provide information for making plant selection decisions based on “the right plant in the right place” and a soil test can help diagnose what went wrong if good plants go bad.
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Sep. 30, 2024
Squashes are members of the gourd family, which also includes watermelons, cucumbers, muskmelon, pumpkins, and gourds. Squash was a common food of Native Americans. Squash is referenced through many of the writings of the earliest explorers and colonists.
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Aug. 20, 2024
OSU Extension Pike County is proud to join our county's educators in providing research-based instruction and materials to youth of all ages! If you are an educator and would like us to present relevant material to your students, contact our office at 740-289-4837. Click on an image below for a better look at what we have to offer.
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Aug. 20, 2024
Gardeners and other lovers of fresh produce are often interested in extending the season's bounty by learning more about preserving fruits and vegetables at home. The following articles are helpful in helping you successfully can or freeze your garden produce.
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Feb. 03, 2023
Our goal is to provide videos that impact Pike County citizens, from "how-to's" to lifelong learning updates. We hope to provide educational videos on a wide variety of topics, including (but not limited to) agriculture and natural resources, food safety, healthy eating, school enrichment and 4-H program information. Bookmark our YouTube page and check back often!
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Oct. 15, 2021
Marketing Assistance Loans (MAL’s) is a marketing tool available to all producers on harvested grain and provides interim financing at harvest time to help meet cash flow needs without having to sell their grain at harvest time which is typically the worst time to sell uncontracted grain. To avoid the usual harvest time dockages, producers who have access to on-farm storage should consider a MAL the meet cash flow needs. The discounts received on 2022 crop inputs will usually more than make up for the interest on these loans.
