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Apr 22, 2016

High school sports results from Tuesday, March 29

Centennial 3, 4th. Fort Pierce Central 3,6th. Treasure Coast 1 Melbourne Singles: Greg Durham (M) def. Erik Olliges (VB) 6-1, 6-0; Andrew Burley (M) def. Seth Ingersoll (FPC) 6-0, 6-0; Ryan Glaspey (MC) def. Andrew Burley (M) 6-4, 6-1; Cole Turner (M) def. Riley Smith (FPC) 6-0, 6-1; Nico St. Clair (M) defeated Deoctavius Evans (TC) 6-0, 6-0; Quinn Hiaasen (VB) def. Nico St. Clair (M) 6-2, 6-1; Ben Baldwin (M) def. Lucus Anderson (MC) 6-4, 6-2. Today’s events Baseball: 6 p.m. Viera at Cocoa, Heritage at Cocoa Beach, Titusville at Eau Gallie, Space Coast at Merritt Island; 7:45 p.m. Astronaut at Bayside. Softball: 6 p.m. Rockledge at Eau Gallie, Astronaut at Titusville. Boys Lacrosse: 7 p.m. Rockledge at Edgewood, Holy Trinity at University. Girls Lacrosse: 7 p.m. Sebastian River at Edgewater. Track and Field: 4:15 Florida Prep Academy, Edgewood at Viera. Brevard’s best high school track and field best performers Girls 100m: 1. Cobb-Marcus (R), 11.7; 2. Alphonse (H), Sanders (R), Simmons (R), 12.1; 5. Charles (C), 12.2; 6. Smith (R), 12.4 200m: 1. Simmons (R), 24.5; 2. Charles (C), 25.2; 3. Cobbs-Marcus (R), Sanders (R), 25.4; 5. Flowers (P), Henry (M), 26.2 400m: 1. Zeller (SC), 58.3; 2. Charles (C), 58.6; 3. O. (USA TODAY High School Sports)

Mar 11, 2016

Planting Cover crops with your potatoes may increase production

BURLEY, Id. (News Release) The Soil & Water Conservation Districts in Cassia and Minidoka County held a Soil Health Workshop on February 17 in Burley. The Workshop focused on ways landowners can improve their soil and the water holding capacity of the soil by using cover crops. Over 100 people attended the educational workshop. Planting cover crops in your potatoes can INCREASE production, not compete with your cash crop as many feared. Guest Speaker Brendon Rockey from Colorado successfully grows potatoes and improves his farm's soil health every season as he applies his "biotic " approach to farming which includes NO chemical dependencies and includes cover crops . Cover crops planned and selected for specific characteristics do not compete but support and build crop success. Some benefits of implementing a cover crop plan into your farming operation includes increased nitrogen, positive insect habitat, improved soil health, increased water infiltration and holding capacity, and... (KMVT)