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Dark Tobacco Update

U.S. Tobacco Forum, July 16-18, 2009, Myrtle Beach, SC. Dark Tobacco Update. Andy Bailey Univ. of KY / Univ. of TN Univ. of KY Research & Education Center, Princeton, KY. Dark Tobacco in Kentucky and Tennessee. 30 counties: 20 KY, 10 TN Approx. 21,000 acres (down 25% from 2008)

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Dark Tobacco Update

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  1. U.S. Tobacco Forum, July 16-18, 2009, Myrtle Beach, SC Dark Tobacco Update Andy Bailey Univ. of KY / Univ. of TN Univ. of KY Research & Education Center, Princeton, KY

  2. Dark Tobacco in Kentucky and Tennessee • 30 counties: 20 KY, 10 TN • Approx. 21,000 acres (down 25% from 2008) • Kentucky: 9300 acres dark fired, 5000 dark air cured • Tennessee: 6500 acres dark fired, 1100 dark air cured • Limited expansion of semi-fired and air-cured in North Carolina VA NC

  3. 2009 Dark Crop • Extremely wet spring, 12-14” rain in May-June • Very shallow root system • Heat stress and temporary nutrient deficiencies • Shallow rooted crop will require more rainfall later • Uneven, becoming more uniform in past 2 wks

  4. 2009 Dark Crop • Major buyers reduced 2009 contracted pounds • Heavy inventories and company mergers • 2009 will be back to an “average” volume year • Approx. 45 million lbs dark-fired • Approx. 15 million lbs dark air-cured • Less double-crop curing required in 2009 • Many crops set in narrow time window anyway

  5. Dark Tobacco Research Programs • Variety development • Better black shank resistance, yield potential, quality • Pest control and pesticide screening • Potential new pesticide registrations • TSNA reduction • Field practices, barn monitoring, curing practices • Reduction of production costs • Strip-tillage • Promotion of IPM • Fire-curing cost reduction: • $400/A+ curing costs and sawdust shortages • Indirect firing techniques and alternative wood sources

  6. Extension Programs • Tobacco Education • Innovative Tobacco Grower Program • Extensive tobacco production short course • Burley and Dark Tobacco Production Manual • Trainings for county agents and company representatives

  7. Kentucky Tobacco Team • Bob Pearce, UK Burley Specialist • Paul Denton, UT/UK Burley Specialist • Andy Bailey, UK/UT Dark Specialist • Bob Miller, UK/UT Burley/Dark Breeding • Kenny Seebold, UK Pathologist • Lee Townsend, UK Entomologist • John Wilhoit, UK Ag Engineering • Will Snell, UK Ag Economics

  8. Dark Tobacco Website: http://ces3.ca.uky.edu/darktobacco Trigg Co., KY

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