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 growers have been urged to transition to the newly developed Gunny Barn, presenting it as a sustainable and energy-efficient curing solution that addresses the persistent quality challenges ...

Marvin Eaton has decided he won’t grow tobacco this year, after more than four decades of raising the crop in Forsyth County. Submitted photo After more than four centuries of ubiquity and profits, ...

Tobacco farmers are responsible for a fifth of the total annual deforestation in Zimbabwe, cutting down trees to burn in their curing barns. While the practice is not permitted, enforcement remains ...