Metcalfe County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2021 - Jun 30, 2022
| 1073 - Tobacco | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1073.4) | 0 |
Number of producers who implemented on-farm trials for tobacco production |
| 1073.3) | 90 |
Number of producers who used Extension information to select varieties of tobacco with appropriate disease resistance |
| 1073.1) | 90 |
NNumber of producers who participated in Tobacco GAP training |
| 1073.2) | 8 |
Number of producers achieving iTobacco GAP certification |
Success Stories
Tobacco GAP
Author: Gary Bell
Major Program: Tobacco
The Mammoth Cave Area has historically been at the top in tobacco production in KY. Agents from Allen, Barren, Hart, Metcalfe and Monroe Counties cooperated to host a regional Tobacco GAP Training. Tobacco GAP trainings are mandatory yearly trainings required by the major tobacco purchasing companies. Extension is charged with hosting and facilitating these very important trainings. Growers who do not receive the annual training run the risk of not being able to market th
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