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Freeze Warning issued April 25 at 3:32AM EDT until April 25 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 31.
* WHERE...Hardin, Mercer, Auglaize, Shelby, Logan, Union, Delaware, Champaign and Licking Counties.
* WHEN...Until 9 AM EDT this morning.
* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.

Thursday, January 3rd, 2008

Photo by Janie Southard/The Daily Standard

St. Anthony farmer Tim Rauh combines corn in this photo taken in November. Income from corn in Mercer County jumped 34 percent between 2005 and 2006 information in the recently released Ohio Farm Income Report shows. The report can be accessed on the Internet at www.nass.usda.gov/Statistics_by_State/Ohio/Publications/Farm_Income/index.asp

Related online story:

We're number one - again!

Mercer County retained its No. 1 ranking in farm receipts among the state's 88 counties for 2006, with total income increasing by 2.85 percent from 2005. [More]

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