TobaccoMajor Program

5844

Total Hours

Contributed.

75366

Contacts

with Local Stakeholders.

704

Hours

of Multistate Efforts.

20

Total Number

of Volunteers Engaged.

Program Indicators

Number of producers completing GAP training 

1435

Number of producers utilizing tobacco varieties with appropriate disease resistance for their farm

1099

Number of producers who used UK diagnostic services to identify insects, disease and/or weeds in tobacco

599

Number of producers who adopted one or more UK fertility management recommendations for tobacco

679

Number of producers who utilized UK soil testing services for tobacco

787

Number of producers who implemented on-farm trials for tobacco

21

Number of producers adopting tobacco production practices that improve environmental/water quality 

385

Number of producers adopting practices that improve profitability 

733

Stories Behind the Numbers

  • Tobacco GAP II

    Tobacco farmers are facing increased need to comply with Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) requirements. In cooperation with the local farmers, a GAP training has been held for two years in Lyon Count... Read More

  • Trigg County Summer Farm Tour

    The Trigg County Cooperative Extension Service in conjunction with the Trigg County Ag Committee host events throughout the year to increase public knowledge of agriculture. It is important to all in... Read More

  • Tobacco Production

    Agriculture seems to be a diminishing population but this year Green County grew in numbers. One young man and his family looked toward extension for support and help. This family had no land land but... Read More

  • Tobacco Cutting Contest

    The Garrard County Extension Service has sponsored a local tobacco cutting contest for 39 years. The contest is one of the communities largest events of the year with over 400 people attending. Tobacc... Read More

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