Caldwell County CES Program Indicators and Success Stories - Jul 1, 2023

Caldwell County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2023 - Jun 30, 2024

1073 - Tobacco
1073.2)	18	Number of producers achieving iTobacco GAP certification
1073.1)	18	NNumber of producers who participated in Tobacco GAP training
1073.4)	1	Number of producers who implemented on-farm trials for tobacco production
1073.3)	11	Number of producers who used Extension information to select varieties of tobacco with appropriate disease resistance

1073 - Tobacco

1073.2)

Number of producers achieving iTobacco GAP certification

1073.1)

NNumber of producers who participated in Tobacco GAP training

1073.4)

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

1073.3)

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

Success Stories

GAP and tobacco production, together for the better.

Author: Shane Bogle

Major Program: Tobacco

Diversification of agriculture enterprises has been a hot topic in Kentucky for many years.  Many areas with historic concentrations of burley and air cured tobacco production have reduced acreage in exchange for endeavors from vegetable production to beef cows.  The dark fired tobacco belt of western KY, including Caldwell County, is one area that has maintained a sizeable attachment to the production of this specialized crop.  For producers, disease pressure, increased regulatio