Kentucky agriculture has moved beyond tobacco. Some wonder what’s been lost.
CLARK COUNTY, Ky. – Kenneth Anderson’s father taught him what to look for in high-quality tobacco, cured for weeks in the rafters of a Clark County barn. How to “grade” or rate the quality of the different parts of the plant, looking for slight variations of the deep brown color of the dried leaves. “Tobacco’s […]
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