Updated Flue-Cured Tobacco Variety Disease Ratings for 2025
The updated flue-cured tobacco variety disease ratings for 2025 have been posted. Check it out here! Flue cured variety resistance …
NC State Extension Helps Tobacco Growers
The broad, green leaves growing in fields across eastern North Carolina tell a story that is easily understood by …
Tobacco Connection Vol. 2., Num. 4 (Fall 2025 Update)
As the 2025 season wraps up, we’re shifting into fall and winter mode. In Tobacco Connection Vol. 2., Num. 4 …
Managing Tobacco Barn Rots
Tobacco Barn Rots Barn rot is a common issue in flue-cured tobacco and can cause major losses during curing. Affected …
2024 Southeast Transition to Organic Partnership Program Survey Results Now Available!
Results from farmer surveys conducted in North Carolina and South Carolina as part of the USDA-AMS funded Southeast Transition …
Tobacco Connection: Vol 2, Num. 3 (Summer 2025 Update)
As we get closer to harvest, get timely updates on labor, insect control, and curing in Tobacco Connection: Vol …
New Factsheets: Late Season Insect Pests of Tobacco
As the end of the tobacco season approaches, we’ve had some reports of grasshoppers, budworms, and hornworms in the …
Final Update: Thrips Flight and TSWV Risk Assessment Report – June 20, 2025
To help growers determine the potential of management practices for TSWV, we have created step-by-step guides on how to …
New Factsheet: Managing TSWV and Thrips in Tobacco
With TSWV showing up in more fields this season, Lorena Lopez and I pulled together a quick factsheet on …
Thrips Flight and TSWV Risk Assessment Report – June 4, 2025
To help growers determine the potential of management practices for TSWV, we have created step-by-step guides on how to …
Tobacco Connection: Vol 2, Num. 2 (Spring 2025 Update)
Layby is around the corner! Get timely updates on weed, sucker, disease, and insect control in Tobacco Connection: Vol 2, …
Managing Tobacco Mosaic Virus (TMV) in Tobacco
Tobacco Mosaic Virus (TMV) is one of the most persistent and easily spread viruses in tobacco. Here’s what you …