For those not familiar with tobacco harvesting, there were several phases or jobs, all physical. The first job was to remove the suckers that grew on the plant after it was topped.

Connecticut’s yield increased significantly from 2017 to 2022, according the most recent data available from the USDA. In ...

“Tobacco is a labor-intensive crop, and almost everything is done by hand,” explained Welk, who has been growing tobacco for more than 30 years. “Getting it cut is just the beginning.” ...

Until that day, Mobley and his small crew will continue to cure their own tobacco and hand-roll each cigar they make. Pat McDonogh can be reached at 502-582-4608.

The Jamaican field hands come to Connecticut each year to harvest tobacco, working very long days, sometimes seven days a week. During tobacco season, which ends in late fall, the workers live in ...

Workers are about a week behind in harvesting over 400 acres of organically grown tobacco. Now crews are moving as fast as they can because cool temperatures could hurt the leaves.

Randy Edwards has been harvesting tobacco for 43 years. Ever since he was a boy helping out on his dad's farm, tobacco has kept the family farm in business, through blight, droughts and hurricanes.

The province, which produces the majority of the tobacco used in the Caribbean island nation´s coveted, hand-rolled cigars, was steam-rolled by Hurricane Ian last fall. Most of the region´s ...