Burley and dark tobacco growers finished 2011 with excellent prices on their contract and auction markets, but an economist at the University of Kentucky cautioned that a downturn as marketing ends in January and February seems possible.
Small-scale tobacco farmers in eastern Kentucky who are looking for alternatives due to changes in the tobacco market are discovering that a relatively easy, often profitable transition lies in sweet potatoes....More
The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture will host 20 field days and special events at UT AgResearch and Education Centers across the state in 2012....More
When Hiddenite, N.C., farmer Lawrence Branton took a look at his greenhouse filled with dying tobacco transplants his stomach churned and he could envision what would come next, and it was all bad....More
Michael and Nora McCain of Washington County were honored as Kentucky Farm Bureau’s (KFB) 2011 “Outstanding Young Farm Family” during the organization’s 92nd annual meeting in Louisville....More
Reflecting national trends, Kentucky’s farm economy did extremely well in 2011, with farm cash receipts likely to exceed $5 billion for the first time....More
