Links


Other Cooperatives

Flue Cured Tobacco Cooperative Stabilization Corp.
Lionel Edwards, General Manager
P.O. Box 12300 Raleigh, NC 27605
(919) 821-4560
http://www.ustobaccofarmer.com

Federal, State agencies

Agriculture Development Board
John-Mark Hack, Executive Director
http://www.kyagpolicy.com/board/index.shtml

Governors Office Of Agricultural Policy
(502) 564-4627
http://www.kyagpolicy.com
jhack@mail.state.ky.us

Tennessee Department Of Agriculture
Dan Wheeler, Commissioner
Ellington Agricultural Center
P.O. Box 40627 Nashville, TN 37204
(615) 837-5103
http://www.state.tn.us/agriculture
twomack@mail.state.tn.us

Grower organizations

Burley Dark Leaf Tobacco Association
Danny McKinney, President
1-800-880-3561
btgca5@worldnet.att.net

Burley Farmers Advisory Council
1140 Red Mile Place Lexington, KY 40504
(859) 257-5582

Eastern Dark Fired Tobacco Growers Association
Kenneth Smith, General Manager
1109 South Main St. Springfield, TN 37172
(615) 384-4543

Burley Auction Warehouse Association
Donna Graves, Executive Director
620 South Broadway, Suite 201 Lexington, KY 40508
(859) 255-4504
bawa@gte.net

Universities

Agricultural Policy Analysis Center
University of Tennessee Knoxville

Georgia Tobacco Info
University of Georgia

North American Blue Mold Forecast
NC State University

Tobacco Info Online
University of Tennessee

Seed companies

Cross Creek Seed, Inc.
A complete seed companies, offering flue-cured, burley and dark tobacco varieties to the United states and International Markets

Newton Tobacco Seeds
A burley and dark tobacco seed company

ProfiGen do Brasil
Seed production, research and development of new tobacco cultivars

Farm Supply Links

Ben meadows Company
Equipment for outdoor professionals

Cargill
Input supplier for farms nationwide

FarmTek
Agricultural, building and retail products