Tobacco farmers worried about making grade, diseases

 

(Southeast Farm Press) ... His biggest concern is not so much with excessive rainfall as what happens after harvest. “I hope I have a good crop,” he says, “and buyers will buy it this year. That’s our big concern right now is how picky the buyers are going to be. It’s just we’ve seen this drastic cut in poundage. How’s the crop going to be graded this year? I think anybody who’s worried, that’s their biggest worry this year.” Continued