DATE: 11/13/06

CONTACT: David Howle, (864) 646-2120

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. on Dec. 12 at Clemson University's Pee Dee Research and Education Center in Florence.

Growers will hear updates from the Farm Service Agency, Clemson Extension Service, S.C. Boll Weevil Eradication Foundation, 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 David Howle at (864) 646-2120 or by e-mail at dhowle@clemson.edu .

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