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| 1073 - Tobacco | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1073.2) | 388 |
Number of producers adopting practices that improve profitability |
| 1073.3) | 388 |
Number of producers utilizing tobacco varieties with appropriate disease resistance for their farm |
| 1073.4) | 20 |
Number of producers who used UK diagnostic services to identify insects, disease and/or weeds in tobacco |
| 1073.5) | 388 |
Number of producers who adopted one or more UK fertility management recommendations for tobacco |
| 1073.6) | 30 |
Number of producers who utilized UK soil testing services for tobacco |
| 1073.7) | 1 |
Number of producers who implemented on-farm trials for tobacco |
| 1073.8) | 388 |
Number of producers adopting tobacco production practices that improve environmental/water quality |
| 1073.1) | 45 |
Number of producers completing GAP training |
Author: Samantha Anderson
Major Program: Tobacco
The Kentucky Farm Bureau Federation reports that Kentucky ranks 1st in burley tobacco production, 1st in fire-cured tobacco productions, 1st in dark air-cured tobacco production, and 2nd in total tobacco production nationally. In cooperation with University of Kentucky Extension specialists, the University of Tennessee and the Murray State University Hutson School of Agriculture, the Graves and Calloway County Agents for Agriculture and Natural Resources Education hosted the annual Tobacco Twili
Author: Samantha Anderson
Major Program: Tobacco
The 2017 Census of Agriculture reports that grain and tobacco production accounted for 158,557 ($1000) in agricultural sales across Graves, Calloway and Marshall counties. Additionally, these three counties had a combined agricultural sales receipt of 22,831 ($1000) from cattle and calves. Extension Agents for Agriculture and Natural Resources in Graves, Calloway and Marshall counties partnered to address educational training opportunities during a traditionally non-peak production time frame fo
