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

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

1073 - Tobacco
1073.2)	2	Number of producers achieving iTobacco GAP certification
1073.1)	17	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)	0	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

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