
Tobacco growers consider implications of FDA nicotine proposal
As the FDA takes public comment on a proposed nicotine standard for combustible tobacco products, Virginia tobacco growers are considering the future of their industry.

As the FDA takes public comment on a proposed nicotine standard for combustible tobacco products, Virginia tobacco growers are considering the future of their industry.

Recently, the American Lung Association gave the state of Georgia low marks on tobacco control across several categories. According the association, Georgia failed to decrease usage across the state, despite efforts to do so.

The USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service released its 2016 Certified Organic Production Report today from the survey conducted earlier this year.

Odd to say, but UVA football is coming off its season-best performance … in a loss.

The Virginia Department of Health is helping tobacco users get ready to quit by sharing tips and resources during “Countdown to Quit Day.”

Tobacco is the leading organic product in Virginia, the state’s Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services announced.

A recent survey conducted by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service shows tobacco is the leading organic product in Virginia.

The Virginia Department of Health is helping tobacco users get ready to quit by sharing tips and resources during Countdown to Quit Day. The countdown kicks off Oct. 20 and offers a different tip on VDH’s Facebook and Twitter platforms each day through Nov. 19.

Like many old rural buildings, tobacco curing barns often are left to collapse from old age. But unlike other old barns, tobacco barns also represent a business and a way of life that shaped Virginia for centuries.

Visitors from almost a dozen countries recently learned about tobacco grown in what several people referred to as “the greatest tobacco region in the world.”
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