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County Agent Support for Burley Tobacco

This site is intended for the use of County Extension Agricultural & Horticultural Agents Only

Issues	Labor	Pesticide	Fertility	Marketing
Information	Other Information of Interest	Presentations	Burley Home Page	Supply Catalogs

2009-2010 Kentucky TOBACCO Production Guide


Labor Issues
H-2A AGENTS IN KENTUCKY	Agricultural Foreign Labor Certification Program
EKU Bluegrass Farmworker Health Center	Mid America Ag and Hort Services, Inc.

Pesticide Issues

Availability of Green-Shield as replacement for Prevent disinfectant:	Ryan’s Agri – Lexington (859) 233-0057
	Southern States – Lexington (859) 254-4747
	Ken’s Value Center – Berry (859)-234-6233

Portable CO₂ Spray System

Tobacco Pesticide Labels links to the most commonly used products

Pesticide Labels Use search if company is not known

Assessing Pesticide Spray Drift Damage Covering the legal bases (See AGR-158)

BUYERS BEWARE: SOME CHEMICALS MAY BE DUDS

Spray Tips for Sucker Control

2003 Environment Impact of Burley Tobacco Production in the Eight State Burley Belt
Gary Palmer, Stephanie Goode and Steve Isaacs

Fertility Issues

Plant Analysis Program

DiST 4 Calibration & DiST 1 Conversion	DiST 4 Conductivity Chart for 20-10-20
DiST 4 Conductivity Chart for 21-8-18	DiST 1 Conductivity Chart for 20-10-20

UK Soil Testing
Soils, water, greenhouse media, animal waste, and mine spoils testing with fertilizer and lime recommendations

Nutrient Content of Fertilizer and Organic Materials

Calibration of Portable pH Meters

Marketing Issues

Receiving Stations:
Philip Morris USA, Philip Morris International, Universal Leaf, R.J. Reynolds, & Alliance One

Marketing Changes for 2009

Burley Tobacco Warehouses for 2008-2009

Information on Steamers and Humidifiers for Tobacco Conditioning by George Duncan

Big Baler Manufacturers

TobaccoChek Moisture Tester Evaluation of TobaccoChek pdf

Moisture Levels for Safe Handling & Storage of Burley Bales from Farm Through the Warehouse

Other Information of Interest

Region Issues Committee click on region of choice to view committee work

New Crops Opportunities Center

Salter Digital Hanging Scales (WS1060 10kg Digital Scale) ( recommended for weighing tobacco test plots - requires a weighing bag such as canvas log carrier)

Dark Tobacco Agent's Page

Agents Grain Crops Page

Virginia Tech Weed Identification Guide

Canada Plan Service (free downloadable building plans)

Monthly Horticulture Tips from Virginia

Supply Catalogs

Ben Meadows

Forestry Supply

Gempler's

FarmTek

Contact Bob Pearce for problems or questions regarding this web site.
Last Update: 04/08/08