Southern rolling plains first region declared boll weevil-free
Writer: Steve Byrns, (915) 653-4576,s-byrns@tamu.edu WALL – Powder-dry conditions and another failed cotton crop had little effect on 700 farmers, legislators, and others who packed St. Ambrose Hall here recently to celebrate victory over the boll weevil in the Southern Rolling Plains Boll Weevil Eradication Zone. The zone made history by being the first in…