NEW PROVIDENCE, Pa. — The color difference in Matt Hess’ drying tobacco is immediately obvious. The leaves in one barn are a field-fresh green, while in another curing shed, the leaves have already ...
The fertile fields of the Nayaug section of South Glastonbury are famous for its broad leaf tobacco. The leaves are sold to the Dominican Republic for use as cigar wrappers. Pentagon brushes off CT ...
Cuban farmer Maritza Carpio, 62, is optimistic. Five months after Hurricane Ian wreaked havoc on the island nation and its vital tobacco industry, she has started drying leaves for habano cigars again ...
SAN LUIS, Cuba — A neighbor lent him a house to dry leaves, and he had a little fertilizer saved, so he plucked up the courage to plant tobacco. Now, Hirochi Robaina can hardly believe the resulting ...