Boll weevils still cling to around 20% of the cotton acres in the Lower Rio Grande Valley along the river. But 30 to 40 years ago, it was a major problem plaguing millions of acres spanning the ...

The agricultural services company is bringing precision agriculture to the field, using a variety of data to help farmers ...

The per-acre assessment charged to cotton growers to fund the South Carolina Boll Weevil Eradication Program has been reduced to $1.25 from $1.75 and could save the state’s cotton growers an ...

Cotton boll weevils, which originated in Mexico, were first identified in Beeville, Tex., in 1894. By 1915, they had spread across the Cotton Belt and wreaked havoc on the crop, leaving families ...

State Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Mike Strain said the boll weevil has been eradicated in Louisiana. “When our administration took office in January of 2008, we set a goal of ...

When the boll weevil found a home, it meant that there was nothing left to get out of debt in November. There have been several songs written about cotton, in addition to the “Boll Weevil” song.