Barren County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2019 - Jun 30, 2020





1073 - Tobacco
1073.1) 39

Number of producers completing GAP training 

1073.3) 10

Number of producers utilizing tobacco varieties with appropriate disease resistance for their farm

1073.4) 15

Number of producers who used UK diagnostic services to identify insects, disease and/or weeds in tobacco

1073.5) 40

Number of producers who adopted one or more UK fertility management recommendations for tobacco

1073.6) 40

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) 15

Number of producers adopting tobacco production practices that improve environmental/water quality 

1073.2) 15

Number of producers adopting practices that improve profitability 



Success Stories

Tobacco GAP

Author: Christopher Schalk

Major Program: Tobacco

Barren and Metcalfe counties are two of the top tobacco producing counties in Kentucky. Although, total production is down compared to previous years, tobacco still maintains it's spot as one of the top agricultural commodities in the region. Since 2014 all major tobacco companies have required producers to be trained in Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) in order to market tobacco. This is due to an increasing concern for consumer health as well as the health and safety of those that work in

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