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Contributed.
with Local Stakeholders.
of Multistate Efforts.
of Volunteers Engaged.
Number of producers adopting practices that improve profitability |
1251 |
Number of producers utilizing tobacco varieties with appropriate disease resistance for their farm |
1430 |
Number of producers who used UK diagnostic services to identify insects, disease and/or weeds in tobacco |
478 |
Number of producers who adopted one or more UK fertility management recommendations for tobacco |
1246 |
Number of producers who utilized UK soil testing services for tobacco |
886 |
Number of producers who implemented on-farm trials for tobacco |
126 |
Number of producers adopting tobacco production practices that improve environmental/water quality |
728 |
Number of producers completing GAP training |
1360 |
2018 Tobacco twilight TourThe 2018 Tobacco Twilight tour was a great success, for thethird year in a row; we saw an increase in producer attendance. Dr. Andy Baileypresented producers with a brief update on the status of the tobacco cropthrough-out western KY and north west tn. Dr. Emily Pfeufer discussed ongoingefforts to address the issues caused by angular leaf spot. Producers enjoyed awonderful meal provided, and we able to dodge the rain despite cloudy skies. Multipleproducers commented on ...
