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Contributed.
with Local Stakeholders.
of Multistate Efforts.
of Volunteers Engaged.
Number of producers who implemented on-farm trials for tobacco production |
51 |
Number of producers who used Extension information to select varieties of tobacco with appropriate disease resistance |
581 |
NNumber of producers who participated in Tobacco GAP training |
897 |
Number of producers achieving iTobacco GAP certification |
420 |
GAP or Good Agriculture Practices is a term used to help consumers know where and how their food is raised. Our tobacco growers also have to follow the same guidelines of GAP and attend trainings. This year there is a GAP audit for our tobacco producers. A few producers approached me with the idea that I provide their safety training to their H2-A workers for the audit. This would give a third party verification to the process. University of Kentucky tobacco specialist Dr. Andy Bailey and GAPC ...
