January 8, 2018
The Council for Burley Tobacco is proud to welcome Chris Greer, TMA President and CEO, to speak at the 2018 annual meeting Friday, January 12 in Lexington, Kentucky!
Chris began his career in telecommunications and regulatory compliance for Verizon Wireless. In 2010 Chr...
December 12, 2017
The Council for Burley Tobacco gave a report to the Kentucky State Board of Agriculture meeting on December 12,2017. The presentation materials can be found at Council Update. If you have questions regarding the meeting or the Council update please contact the Council.
October 16, 2017
The Kentucky USDA/NASS Tobacco Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by Class summary table from the October 12 USDA/NASS report.
August 1, 2017
The Council for Burley Tobacco, in collaboration with the University of Kentucky, has drafted a Spray Drift template letter for tobacco farmers to use in continuing efforts to address pesticide drift. If you need additional information please contact the Council for Bu...
April 25, 2017
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will conduct its biannual Agricultural Labor Survey during the second half of April. The survey will collect information about hired labor from more than 400 Kentucky farmers.
“We condu...
January 2, 2017
The Council for Burley Tobacco 2017 January News is online.
December 1, 2016
Kentucky net farm income is expected to dip to less than $1.5 billion in 2016, down from $1.7 billion in 2015 and potentially its lowest level since 2010. A significant decline in cash receipts the past couple of years, plus the end of tobacco buyout payments in 2014,...
As the tobacco harvesting season begins for Kentucky tobacco farmers, it’s also the season for H2A labor audits. All tobacco farmers cringe at even the thought of this, but it is something that everyone needs to be prepared for. Below are several observations from rece...
June 29, 2016
Enjoy the summer news from the Council for Burley Tobacco!
June 29, 2016
The Burley Tobacco Growers Cooperative Association works on behalf of our members to promote, foster and encourage the business of marketing tobacco, to minimize speculation and waste in the production and marketing of tobacco, to stabilize tobacco markets, and to hand...
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