MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Tenn. (WTVF) — It happens every year, around this time. Drivers see smoke billowing out of a barn and call 911. But what some call an emergency, a Middle Tennessee farmer calls a ...
It’s hard for anyone who was not brought up in tobacco country to understand how a dominant crop could define an area’s culture. But this has been true of Calvert County for more than 400 years. From ...
Dark-fired tobacco, a lucrative crop used for pipe tobacco and cigars, has long been a lifeline for farmers in Robertson County, Tennessee. Despite its profitability, tobacco farming is facing ...
TOBACCO traders have committed to buy all local flue-cured Virginia tobacco leaves produced this season following negotiations last week, according to National Tobacco Administration (NTA) ...