MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) – It’s tobacco curing season in the South, and the sheriff’s office in Montgomery County is making sure the region’s newest neighbors know. Tobacco barns across the ...
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Tenn. (WTVF) — It happens every year, around this time. Drivers see smoke billowing out of a barn and call 911. But what some call an emergency, a Middle Tennessee farmer calls a ...
Cheatham County tobacco farmer Jason Barnett raises tobacco on the same land as his grandparents. He fires tobacco in some of the same barns they used. And some of the tobacco is even staked on ...
Just a few decades ago, tobacco provided a secure income for Southern farmers. But when the tobacco buyout came, many Black farmers were cut out of the deal. Some have turned to farming different ...
A friendly reminder to our newest Southern neighbors. It’s tobacco curing season. Which means tobacco barns across the county will be smoking. Yes, you heard correctly, smoking. The barn is not on ...