ATHENS, GA - For the past few years, Georgia's tobacco industry has been like a tired, old man seeking a peaceful way to die. Acres and yields declined. Farmers quit. But the old man isn't giving up yet, says a University of Georgia expert. The trend could reverse this year.
"I believe this is going to be a year to reassure growers that there may be a future for tobacco in the state and that there's a good reason for the ones left to stay in it," said J. Michael Moore, a UGA Cooperative Extension tobacco specialist.
About 350 farmers still grow tobacco in the state, mostly in the south-central region. There were four times that many a decade ago. But hard times hit. Diseases dropped yields, and production costs skyrocketed. Full Story - Discount Magazine Subscriptions
"I believe this is going to be a year to reassure growers that there may be a future for tobacco in the state and that there's a good reason for the ones left to stay in it," said J. Michael Moore, a UGA Cooperative Extension tobacco specialist.
About 350 farmers still grow tobacco in the state, mostly in the south-central region. There were four times that many a decade ago. But hard times hit. Diseases dropped yields, and production costs skyrocketed. Full Story - Discount Magazine Subscriptions
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