Mississippi Business Journal » boll weevil http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Fri, 17 May 2013 22:01:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Boll weevil eradication cost slashed http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/02/23/boll-weevil-eradication-cost-slashed/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=boll-weevil-eradication-cost-slashed http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/02/23/boll-weevil-eradication-cost-slashed/#comments Tue, 23 Feb 2010 12:13:20 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=19653 STARKVILLE — Cotton production costs continue to climb in most categories with one exception – boll weevil control. When the boll weevil eradication program first entered Mississippi’s eastern counties in 1997, cotton growers were assessed $20 per acre. As the program progressed westward, first-year assessments ranged from $20 to $24 per acre. Initially, weevils were [...]

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