Clemson Pee Dee research center hosts boll weevil meeting

Published: December 2, 2009

FLORENCE — The South Carolina Boll Weevil Eradication Foundation will hold its annual cotton growers meeting at 10 a.m. Dec. 15 at Clemson University's Pee Dee Research and Education Center in Florence.

Growers will hear updates from the USDA Farm Service Agency, the Clemson University Cooperative Extension Service, the S.C. Boll Weevil Eradication Foundation, the Southeast Boll Weevil Eradication Program and Clemson University Regulatory Services.

“This is the grower’s opportunity for input and to have questions answered regarding the boll weevil eradication program that is so important to South Carolina cotton growers,” said David Howle, assistant director, Clemson University Regulatory Services.

For more information, contact David Howle at 864-646-2120 or by e-mail at dhowle@clemson.edu.

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