The Rotary Club held its weekly meeting at the Kirbo Center. Tommy Howell, Rotary President, took to the podium to welcome the many guests present. Next, Howell introduced Amy Batson as the member ...

THE government has revealed a 10% increase in the tobacco planted for the year to 132 000 hectares (ha) since January 10, last month, as the industry aims to harvest 300 million kilogrammes (of the ...

LUMBERTON — A check-off referendum will take place Feb. 19 in each flue-cured tobacco producing county in North Carolina.

Local economists are sounding the alarm on the China tariffs, and warn says domestic price hikes will be swift and large ...

Last year’s severe drought and turbulent weather resulted in a mixed bag for the state’s crop production, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service ann ...

People love the taste of sugar beets' primary byproduct: white sugar. Soilborne cyst nematodes—parasitic, microscopic ...

In January, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration proposed a rule that, if finalized, would make cigarettes and certain other combusted tobacco products “minimally or non-addictive” ...

The Federation of Free Farmers (FFF) called for the inclusion of tobacco farmers in government agencies and boards including ...

BOSTON — Massachusetts has hiked age requirements to buy tobacco products, raised taxes and approved some of the toughest regulations in the country, which consistently earns it top rankings by ...

BTI's diverse product portfolio, including combustibles, oral products, heated tobacco, and vapes ... This is an issue that could crop up every so often, and we anticipate that when it does ...

Distor also said those planting corn moved to tobacco instead because of the continued threat of fall armyworm, a destructive pest that can cause massive damage to different crops including corn.