Source: Drew C. Wilson, WILSON TIMES, 8/5/18


Extreme weather conditions are expected to result in a lower yield on tobacco in eastern North Carolina this year, according to a crop forecast delivered to the Wilson County AgriBusiness Committee meeting last week. George Scott, a vice president for leaf for Universal Leaf North America, a century-old tobacco purchaser, spoke to a larger-than-usual crowd of 50 Wilson County growers, bankers, educators, elected officials, journalists and businesspeople at Parker’s Barbecue.

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