Source: Chris Bickers, FARM PROGRESS, 2/22/19


At a time when American tobacco growers really needed a good season in the field because of economic, political and regulatory pressures, they didn’t get it in 2018. The season started out with listless contracting by the manufacturers. Government agencies — especially the Food and Drug Administration — threatened draconian regulation that soured farmers’ outlooks. But worst of all was the weather...

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