But there is a bright spot for growers in the Black Patch Region, which covers Middle Tennessee and Southern Kentucky and is responsible for nearly all the country's Dark Fire Cured Tobacco ...

Dark-fired tobacco, a lucrative crop used for pipe tobacco and cigars, has long been a lifeline for farmers in Robertson County, Tennessee. Despite its profitability, tobacco farming is facing ...

The main difference between the two main types of tobacco grown in the state is the quality and price it fetches on the market ...