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| 1073 - Tobacco | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1073.2) | 32 |
Number of producers adopting practices that improve profitability |
| 1073.3) | 101 |
Number of producers utilizing tobacco varieties with appropriate disease resistance for their farm |
| 1073.4) | 32 |
Number of producers who used UK diagnostic services to identify insects, disease and/or weeds in tobacco |
| 1073.5) | 73 |
Number of producers who adopted one or more UK fertility management recommendations for tobacco |
| 1073.6) | 85 |
Number of producers who utilized UK soil testing services for tobacco |
| 1073.7) | 0 |
Number of producers who implemented on-farm trials for tobacco |
| 1073.8) | 5 |
Number of producers adopting tobacco production practices that improve environmental/water quality |
| 1073.1) | 105 |
Number of producers completing GAP training |
Author: Carol Hinton
Major Program: Tobacco
Breckinridge County is 44% cropland, producing forage, soybeans, corn, and wheat. However, Breckinridge farmers, when the tobacco buyout was finished, were deeper into tobacco production than any other time in history. Tobacco production in the county accounts for 50% of the total farm income and is deeply rooted into the county. With the absence of the tobacco quota system, producers have to rely on the contracts with the companies. Contracts are hard to obtain, and also hard
