• Front cover (PDF | 484KB)(4 pages)
• Table of Contents (PDF | 91KB)(1 page)
• Flue-Cured Tobacco Budget Information (PDF | 143KB)(4 pages)
• Agronomic Information (PDF | 334KB)(22 pages)
• Flue-Cured Tobacco Disease Control (PDF | 261KB)(10 pages)
• Weed Control In Flue-Cured Tobacco (PDF | 214KB)(6 pages)
• Insects On Tobacco (PDF | 285KB)(18 pages)
• Curing Tobacco (PDF | 203KB)(4 pages)
• Calibration (PDF | 168KB)(4 pages)
• EPA Worker Protection Standards for Commonly Used Pesticides for Flue-Cured Tobacco 2007 (PDF | 226KB)(14 pages)
• Virginia Bright Flue-Cured Tobacco Board Annual Report (PDF | 420KB)(4 pages)

The production of an ample supply of uniform, healthy plants that are available reasonably early in the transplanting season is the first step for a successful crop. The best practice is to produce your own transplants. Doing so will reduce the likelihood of importing disease and pest problems onto your farm. The next best alternative is to buy transplants from someone in your local community. If you must import transplants
purchasing certified disease free transplants is strongly recommended.

The flue-cured tobacco budget is an estimate of the costs to produce 2500 pounds of marketable tobacco. Expense values used in the budget are based upon projected input prices and recommended production practices. Every producer is encouraged to adjust this budget using the right hand
column to reflect production practices and prices that are relevant to their own farming operation. This column is your estimated cost of production.

Commercial greenhouse production of tobacco transplants first appeared in Virginia in the mid-1980's. Initial adoption of this technology was slow due to the high cost of the structures and equipment. However, widespread acceptance of greenhouse tobacco transplant production has occurred in the 1990's. This has largely resulted from lower greenhouse costs, increased labor costs, and the generally good experiences of early greenhouse tobacco growers.