U.S. Growers Direct buying Southside tobacco

(Lynchburg News & Advance) U.S. Growers Direct plans to buy 100 million pounds of flue-cured tobacco this year from U.S. farmers, including growers in Southside Virginia, for markets in Southeast Asia, company leaders said. “Everybody’s excited about it,” said USGD co-founder and Vice President Jimmy Lee. “It’s another opportunity for tobacco growers.” Continued