DATE: 11/10/04

CONTACT: David Howle, (864) 646-2140

WRITER: Diane Palmer, (864) 656-4741

Pee Dee REC to host boll weevil meeting  

FLORENCE – The South Carolina Boll Weevil Eradication Foundation will hold its annual cotton growers meeting at 10 a.m. on Dec. 14 at Clemson University's Pee Dee Research and Education Center at 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, department head, Clemson University Department of Plant Industry.  

For more information, contact David Howle at (864) 646-2140 or by e-mail at dhowle@CLEMSON.EDU.

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