Source: Rhonda Brooks, AGWEB, 12/5/17



Farmers who have grown tobacco—or have soils and weather conditions conducive to growing the crop—may be able to follow North Carolina farmers’ lead with StarLeaf stevia. PureCircle, a company with global headquarters in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, partnered with North Carolina farmers to plant the crop in small trial plots.

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