N.C. Cooperative Extension in Johnston and Wilson Counties will host a December Tobacco Zoom series. On Friday, December 11, 2020, at 8 a.m., Dr. Ramsey Lewis, Tobacco Breeder, and Dr. Matthew Vann, Extension Specialist at NC State University, will join us for a tobacco variety update. Dr. Lewis is the tobacco breeder that developed NC 1226 that was released in 2020 and NC 1960 that will be released in 2021. He will be able to give insight into these varieties and others. Dr. Vann will review the updated Official Variety Test data.

If any questions, please reach out to Bryant Spivey, County Extension Director in Johnston County at (919) 989-5380 or Norman Harrell, County Extension Director in Wilson County at (252) 237-0111.

Registration is required:  go.ncsu.edu/tobaccovariety