Boll weevil meeting to be at Pee Dee REC

Published: November 11, 2010

FLORENCE — The South Carolina Boll Weevil Eradication Foundation will hold its annual cotton growers meeting at 10 a.m. Dec. 14 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.

“There have been some major changes in program administration this year, so this is the growers’ opportunity for input and to have their questions answered regarding the boll weevil eradication program that is so important to South Carolina cotton growers,” said David Howle, assistant director of Clemson University Regulatory Services.

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

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