Tobacco

Kentucky and Tennessee burley tobacco growers pleased with outcome.

In September, five Edgecombe County men were arrested for either stealing or attempting to steal industrial hemp plants from a farmer's fields in the county.

Robert Mills, Jr., is the 2017 Swisher Sweets/Sunbelt Expo Southeastern Farmer of the Year.

After miserable production in 2016, American burley tobacco producers had good prospects through mid-season of 2017 for producing a crop that could restore inventories and allow growers to realize a profit.

As the month of July drew to a close, 13 official complaints of dicamba drift have been reported to the North Carolina of Agriculture, but the number of official complaints could increase, which is why North Carolina State University is continuing...

Any hopes that the U.S. tobacco crop might escape serious damage from tomato spotted wilt were dashed at the end of May and in early June.