Source: MORNING AG CLIPS, 4/9/18

For nearly a century farming in Western North Carolina revolved around tobacco. Rows of burley tobacco were commonplace throughout the region, and for generations farmers relied on this cash crop each season. That all changed with the passage of the tobacco buyout in 2004. A new report from ASAP (Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project) finds that the region has all but lost tobacco but local food has emerged as a promising new direction for mountain farmers.

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