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

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

1073 - Tobacco
1073.2)	0	Number of producers achieving iTobacco GAP certification
1073.1)	0	NNumber of producers who participated in Tobacco GAP training
1073.4)	0	Number of producers who implemented on-farm trials for tobacco production
1073.3)	21	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

Dark Tobacco Production Meeting

Author: Traci Johnson

Major Program: Tobacco

Tobacco is an important source of farm income in Todd County.  Todd County ranks 4th in Kentucky for value of tobacco production at $13.3 million, according to the 2022 Census of Agriculture. Challenges facing tobacco farmers include contract cuts, increased disease pressure during wet summers, and controlling insect pests.A Dark Tobacco Production Meeting was held in January 2024 to offer farmers information that would help them overcome these challenges and remain profitable.  The pr