Mississippi Business Journal » weeds http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:16:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Officials asking for help to battle cogongrass ‘invasion’ http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/06/28/officials-asking-for-help-to-battle-cogongrass/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=officials-asking-for-help-to-battle-cogongrass http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/06/28/officials-asking-for-help-to-battle-cogongrass/#comments Tue, 28 Jun 2011 13:08:21 +0000 For the MBJ http://msbusiness.com/?p=42757 ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — State officials are asking for the public’s help in stopping the spread of cogongrass, a weed that has invaded 62 of Mississippi’s 82 counties. The Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce-Bureau of Plant Industry is asking anyone who spots this invasive grass to report the sighting by calling (662) 325-3390. The problem [...]

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