Little Tobacco Leaf Left in Field After Intense Weekend Cold

 

(Tobacco Farmer Newsletter) A freeze over the weekend over much of the burley-producing area essentially brought the growing season to a halt. "There were still a few fields that hadn't been harvested," said Bob Pearce, Kentucky Extension tobacco specialist. "But I don't expect much of that to be harvested now." Curing conditions had been good, and some is being stripped. Continued