DATE: November 10, 2008

CONTACT: David Howle, 864-646-2120
dhowle@clemson.edu

WRITER: Tracy Outlaw, 864-646-2144
TRACYO@clemson.edu

Pee Dee REC hosts boll weevil meeting

FLORENCE — The South Carolina Boll Weevil Eradication Foundation will hold its annual cotton growers meeting at 10 a.m. Dec. 8 at Clemson University's Pee Dee Research and Education Center in Florence.

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

"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 Howle at 864-646-2120 or by e-mail at dhowle@CLEMSON.EDU.

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