by Jeff Camden | Oct 15, 2026
Project will work with farmers to provide agricultural and economic strategies and transfer technologies such as on-farm diversification and entrepreneurship through hands-on consultation. The project will conduct community meetings to identify needs and participants,...
by Jeff Camden | Oct 15, 2026
Project will develop and deliver a workshop series to organic tobacco growers on organic production and certification with a focus on crops that can be rotated with organic tobacco, and assist in the development of a grower-owned marketing cooperative. The project...
by Jeff Camden | Oct 15, 2026
Project will provide instruction, evidence, and experience in crop production techniques by providing training in alternative and specialty crops. The project will provide training on using plastic mulch and irrigation systems as well as providing a subsidy to 64...
by Jeff Camden | Oct 15, 2026
Project will help support the location of Transforming Technologies, Inc. to Martin County. Company provides training for hazardous materials truckers and will provide training and alternate employment for displaced tobacco workers. In Martin County more than 22...
by Jeff Camden | Oct 15, 2026
Project will help provide timely information to tobacco farm families by assisting with postage costs of 10,000 bi-monthly Tobacco Grower Newsletters and the printing and distribution of the Tobacco Grower Resource Guide.
