Tobacco photo of the month

This image is from 1952, near Hanging Rock State Park in Stokes County, NC. I have had tobacco trials near this same location in 2008 and 2009, and will hopefully have another trial there this year.

Winter tobacco meetings begin

The above image is from the Life Photo Archive, indexed by Google. There are amazing images of NC tobaccco production from the early 1900s through the present. By following the link and searching "NC tobacco" at the top of the page, you can find a wealth of other beautiful and fascinating images. You can even order reprints.

The first tobacco meeting of the winter extension season is tomorrow, December 7th, in Winston-Salem. We held Tobacco Day and tobacco agent training on December 3rd in Johnston County and now begins the round of winter meetings. A list of upcoming and past meeting dates can be found here. Meetings typically include pesticide applicator credits for those not directly engaged in tobacco production but in search of the last few credits needed to keep their license active.