Kentucky is one of only 5 states left that have extension specialists devoted to tobacco applied research and extension efforts. Kentucky leads the nation in production of burley and dark tobacco, and...
Tobacco provides nearly $270 million annually to the Kentucky Agricultural economy. All tobacco growers that sell tobacco to major manufacturers in the U.S. are required to complete an annual Good Agr...
During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020-2021, all of our live tobacco Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) trainings and tobacco production meetings were cancelled. Instead, our tobacco group worked togethe...
Although Pennsylvania ranks in the top 5 states in the U.S. in tobacco production, there is no formal support for tobacco growers from Penn State University. In late winter and spring of 2022, I was a...
