Farmers in Zimbabwe, Africa's largest tobacco producer, are predicting a sharp decline in harvests and quality. This is due to a drought blamed on climate change and worsened by the El Niño weather ...

HATFIELD — One by one, workers at the M.A. Wendolowski Farm swing hatchets into Connecticut broadleaf tobacco plants, cutting them down for transport. The freshly harvested stalks are quickly loaded ...

Andrew Ciaglo “spears” the tobacco leaves as part of an assembly line to rival Motor City. “We all grew up together,” said Jeff Sadlowski, 60, the patriarch of the tobacco harvesting operation. Jeff ...

MANILA, Philippines — The country’s tobacco output recovered to over 45 million kilos last year as farmers were encouraged to produce more due to favorable buying prices driven by growing demand for ...

THE Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) has urged tobacco farmers to harvest only mature leaves and strictly adhere ...