• Home
  • News
    • Politics / Govt
    • Legislature
    • Crime / Courts
    • Health / Medicine
    • Archives
  • Sports
    • Badgers
    • Packers
      • Titletown Report
    • Brewers
  • Contact Us
    • Reporters
  • Affiliates
    • Affiliate Support

Wisconsin Radio Network

Wisconsin News and Sports

You are here: Home / Agriculture / Could tobacco make a comeback on Wisconsin farms?

Could tobacco make a comeback on Wisconsin farms?

July 23, 2007 By WRN Contributor

The big cigarette companies are encouraging farmers in the state to grow more burley tobacco. That's the kind used in cigarettes.

Dane County crops and soil Extension agent David Fischer Phillip Morris and others would like to see a thousand acres of burley grown in the state compared to the one hundred to two hundred acres grown now.

Fischer says the companies like the quality of tobacco grown in the state partly because it has low amounts of nitrosamine, a precursor to a cancer causing carcinogen.

Fischer says most of the tobacco grown here, about one thousand to twelve hundred acres is the type used for chewing tobacco.

While it can net a farmer more per acre than corn, Fischer says tobacco is very expensive to grow. Right now, he says, there seems to be limited interest in bringing tobacco back in a big way due to the economics.

AUDIO: Jim Dick reports ( 1:04 MP3 )

Share this:

  • Facebook
  • Twitter

Filed Under: Agriculture



Featured Stories

Future of abortion in Wisconsin hinges on SCOTUS ‘Roe’ decision

Juvenile arrested in connection with death of Lily Peters

Missing Chippewa Falls girl found dead, police seek suspect

Medical marijuana legislation gets public hearing at Capitol

Tommy Thompson announces he will not run for governor

TwitterFacebook

Sports Headlines

Giannis breaks franchise scoring record, Bucks beat Nets in OT

Wisconsin’s Davis declares for NBA Draft

Badgers to face Arizona State in Las Vegas Bowl

Williams likely out for the season with broken hand

Packers releasing TE Jace Sternberger

More Sports

Tweets by @WRN

Get our news delivered to your inbox:

Enter your email address:

Delivered by FeedBurner

Copyright © 2022 · Learfield News & Ag, LLC