Q&A

DEAR NEW FARM:

Regarding your recent story New to Livestock, former tobacco farmers ponder omnivorous option. I just want to say that most small farmers in east Tennessee need more alternatives to transition from tobacco to something we can make a living on, due to our limited acreage.

Marvin Bushman
Tennessee

DEAR MARVIN:

Thank you for your comments. Both Tennessee State University and Kentucky State University host free monthly training programs that help small farmers come up with a range of viable alternatives to tobacco. KSU’s program is called “That Thursday Thing.” Tennessee State’s program, modeled after Kentucky’s is called “Third Tuesdays.” Both are made possible through SARE grant. Find out more here: www.sare.org/publications/limited-resource/profile5.htm.

NF

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