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How special fee helped North Carolina eradicate a threat to its signature cotton crops
Boll weevil pest nearly wiped out North Carolina’s cotton crop in the 1920s. It was finally eradicated in 1980.
'C' is for Cotton: 'Still pretty mighty' AZ growers turn focus to seeds, organic crops
Even as climate and committed farmers help AZ rank high for cotton, organic markets, seed production and tech innovation ...
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'C' is for Cotton: 'Still pretty mighty' AZ growers turn focus to seeds, organic crops
Excessive rain can severely damage the “grade” or quality of ... The first was named boll weevil (Anthonomus grandis) and eats and lays eggs on immature cotton bolls; the second was pink ...