Burley Tobacco enters the Piedmont

Traditionally a mountain crop, burley tobacco is now being grown in the piedmont and coastal plain areas
of North Carolina. We visit one piedmont farmer who is happy he is making the change to burley.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• NC Farm Bureau
• burley
• tobacco
• piedmont
• mountains
• farm
• farmer
• agriculture
• tractor
• north

[adi866]

hello i am a groer from europe please can you help me with same information about burley tobaccco. I whant to know if you spray with anything for mature tobacco beafore you harvesting.

thank you

[ncfarmbureau]

@adi866 The best that I can see is that you spray mainly for weeds. I will check with one of our people here to see what you spray with.

[jefferyrowe1960]

@trimbletobacco

well welcome back Trimble

[trimbletobacco]

@jefferyrowe1960 the University of Kentucky has information about curing Burley on their Tobacco page

[jefferyrowe1960]

I'm new to youtube ut i know now that i need to push the five star on videos like yours

I would just like to thank you for helping me to choose my tobacco type

It is in the garden here in kansas now and I am real happy with it

lots of nitrogen lots of water and little heat

you are so right. Curing i am still learning but I have got good smoking at just a week or two

Thanks Again