Heat Advisory issued June 11 at 11:30AM EDT until June 11 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Heat index values up to 97 expected.
* WHERE...Auglaize, Hardin, and Mercer Counties.
* WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT this evening.
* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.
Today 88° Today 88° chance 69° 69° chance Tomorrow 79° Tomorrow 79° slight chance 63° 63°
Tuesday, May 25th, 2010
Photo by Nancy Allen/The Daily Standard

Celina area farmer Jeff Rasawehr shows how the residue from cereal rye grass, a winter cover crop, protected his soybeans from frost about two weeks ago. Rasawehr is among a group of farmers who received an $18,000 grant to plant cover crops.

Related online story:
Eight Mercer County farmers will split $18,000 in grant money during the next two years to plant winter cover crops as a way to help transition to no-till farming. [More]
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