This course is sponsored by the NC Tobacco Research Commission, the Tobacco Growers Association of NC, and the US Tobacco Cooperative in cooperation with the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at NC State University. The Tobacco Short Course will be conducted Monday, February 2nd through Wednesday, February 4th, 2026. The 2026 Tobacco Short Course will include a one day flue-cured tobacco grading school, a site visit to a manufacturing facility, and lectures from NC State faculty and staff. Further information can be found on the application form included below.
Applications will be given priority in the following order: North Carolina tobacco growers; newly hired extension agents; university technicians and Research Station tobacco supervisors; and tobacco-related agribusiness personnel.
All applicants should deliver the completed application to the Extension agent responsible for tobacco in their county Cooperative Extension office for signature no later than January 22, 2025—although earlier is much better.
