TobaccoMajor Program

4351

Total Hours

Contributed.

25448

Contacts

with Local Stakeholders.

500

Hours

of Multistate Efforts.

23

Total Number

of Volunteers Engaged.

Program Indicators

Number of producers who implemented on-farm trials for tobacco  production

2627

Number of producers who used Extension information to select varieties of tobacco with appropriate disease resistance

3469

NNumber of producers who participated in Tobacco GAP training

3792

Number of producers achieving iTobacco GAP certification

3139

Stories Behind the Numbers

  • Frogeye Leaf Spot Tobacco Trial

    Frogeye leaf spot in tobacco is caused by a fungus known as Cercospora nicotianae and has started to cause quite a bit of trouble for tobacco producers in Harrison County. This fungus causes roughly c... Read More

  • Mammoth Cave Area Tobacco GAP

    The Mammoth Cave Area has historically been at the top in tobacco production in KY. Agents from Allen, Barren, Hart, Metcalfe and Monroe Counties cooperated to host a regional Tobacco GAP Training. To... Read More

  • Tobacco GAP

    The Mammoth Cave Area has historically been at the top in tobacco production in KY. Agents from Allen, Barren, Hart, Metcalfe and Monroe Counties cooperated to host a regional Tobacco GAP Training. To... Read More

  • Tobacco Good Agricultural Practices

    The Mammoth Cave Area has historically been at the top in tobacco production in Kentucky. Agents from Allen, Barren, Hart, Metcalfe and Monroe Counties collaborated to host a regional Tobacco Good Agr... Read More

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