Organic tobacco opens doors for North Carolina grower

(Southeast Farm Press) A conversion from conventional tobacco production to organic has had an unexpected benefit for Aaron Sink of High Point, N.C. It has made him more popular with landowners. “Organic has opened doors for me in getting new land,” he says.
...Organic production is quite a challenge and requires much more labor than conventional tobacco. But the price premium paid by his company — Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Company — is high enough to offer the potential for profit. Continued