Carlisle County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2020 - Jun 30, 2021
| 1073 - Tobacco | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1073.2) | 13 |
Number of producers achieving iTobacco GAP certification |
| 1073.1) | 13 |
NNumber of producers who participated in Tobacco GAP training |
| 1073.3) | 13 |
Number of producers who used Extension information to select varieties of tobacco with appropriate disease resistance |
| 1073.4) | 0 |
Number of producers who implemented on-farm trials for tobacco production |
Success Stories
Virtual GAP
Author: Chuck Flowers
Major Program: Tobacco
GAP or Good Agriculture Practices is a term used to help consumers know where and how their food is raised. Our tobacco growers also have to follow the same guidelines of GAP and attend trainings. With the Covid guidelines it was hard to have open meetings to cover GAP practices. But as things were getting better we took virtual and social distancing and we made it happen. University of Kentucky tobacco specialist Dr. Andy Bailey and Dr. Bob Pierce, along with GAPC representative Amy
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