Extension
It Starts With Us
Contributed.
with Local Stakeholders.
of Multistate Efforts.
of Volunteers Engaged.
Number of producers completing GAP training |
1952 |
Number of producers adopting practices that improve profitability |
1260 |
Number of producers utilizing tobacco varieties with appropriate disease resistance for their farm |
1559 |
Number of producers who used UK diagnostic services to identify insects, disease and/or weeds in tobacco |
782 |
Number of producers who adopted one or more UK fertility management recommendations for tobacco |
1276 |
Number of producers who utilized UK soil testing services for tobacco |
1331 |
Number of producers who implemented on-farm trials for tobacco |
74 |
Number of producers adopting tobacco production practices that improve environmental/water quality |
810 |
The 2017 annual tobacco twilight tour was blessed with clear skies and a fresh breeze as producers came out for a late evening of education. Dr. Andy Bailey and his graduate students, Mitchell Richmond, and Andrea Keeney presented current and past research projects that effect in season decisions for producers. Attendees expressed that they appreciate the timeliness of this program while they are making mid-season decisions. Producers were also very complementary of the availability of Dr. Baile...
