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| 1073 - Tobacco | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1073.2) | 86 |
Number of producers adopting practices that improve profitability |
| 1073.3) | 86 |
Number of producers utilizing tobacco varieties with appropriate disease resistance for their farm |
| 1073.4) | 0 |
Number of producers who used UK diagnostic services to identify insects, disease and/or weeds in tobacco |
| 1073.5) | 0 |
Number of producers who adopted one or more UK fertility management recommendations for tobacco |
| 1073.6) | 67 |
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) | 0 |
Number of producers adopting tobacco production practices that improve environmental/water quality |
| 1073.1) | 86 |
Number of producers completing GAP training |
Author: Ricky Arnett
Major Program: Tobacco
Even with the changes that much of the tobacco industry has seen across the state of Kentucky since the tobacco buyout in 2001, and the weather conditions tobacco farmers has faced over the last three to five years, tobacco remains a strong and vital component of Green County. According to the Kentucky Agriculture statistics, this $10 million annual crop makes up over 33 % of Green County’s Agriculture economy. A strong joint effort has been implemented by Green, Adair, and Taylor counties
