Extension
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| 1073 - Tobacco | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1073.1) | 36 |
Number of producers completing GAP training |
| 1073.3) | 36 |
Number of producers utilizing tobacco varieties with appropriate disease resistance for their farm |
| 1073.4) | 18 |
Number of producers who used UK diagnostic services to identify insects, disease and/or weeds in tobacco |
| 1073.5) | 36 |
Number of producers who adopted one or more UK fertility management recommendations for tobacco |
| 1073.6) | 22 |
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) | 8 |
Number of producers adopting tobacco production practices that improve environmental/water quality |
| 1073.2) | 8 |
Number of producers adopting practices that improve profitability |
Author: Samuel Cofield
Major Program: Tobacco
The Trigg County Cooperative Extension Service in conjunction with the Trigg County Ag Committee host events throughout the year to increase public knowledge of agriculture. It is important to all involved in agriculture to inform the increasingly urban population about their farming practices so that they can understand and appreciate how important farming is to the local economy. The tour is designed to give attendees a firsthand look at modern farming and conservation methods. &n
Author: Samuel Cofield
Major Program: Tobacco
Tobacco production remains a very important part of the Ag economy for many Trigg County producers making up 17% of the total Crop sales. For producers, new diseases, increased regulations and as always the weather in 2019 made producing a high quality, high yielding crop very difficult. Trigg and Caldwell Counties have worked together to put on an educational meeting each year to help them find answers to the issues they are facing in the field. This year more than 50 producer
