Center For Tobacco Grower Research
The Center for Tobacco Grower Research (CTGR) was created in 2007 at the University of Tennessee to conduct timely research in the areas of tobacco production, economics, and markets that will provide information to support the U.S. production of burley, flue-cured, dark and other types of tobacco. CTGR has a database of over 8,000 former and current tobacco growers (and growing) that volunteered from 14 different states to help provide vital information about current and future tobacco production and marketing. CTGR greatly appreciates the participation of all the growers and hopes to provide the growers and industry with valuable information about U.S. tobacco production.
Retraction in the 2010 August Newsletter
We published the 2009 yield data that was reported in the 2010 Tobacco Survey incorrectly in our latest newsletter. The corrected numbers are shown below. We apologize for this mistake and appreciate the tobacco grower that brought this to our attention.
2010 Tobacco Survey Results are now online!
The 2010 CTGR Tobacco Survey was mailed to 8,354 current and former growers. The response rate was 42% with 3,516 returned surveys. Active growers from 13 different states responded, including: Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Wisconsin, and West Virginia.
What's New....
CTGR has launched two new series of articles, The Tobacco Grower and FDA Issue Briefs. The Tobacco Grower will talk about issues important to the industry such as H-2A labor and mechanization, as well as, grower characteristics and concerns as collected by three years of surveys and focus groups conducted by CTGR. FDA Issue Briefs will follow the new FDA regulation and provide summaries of the legislation and issues being discussed by the Center for Tobacco Products.
The Tobacco Grower
• The H-2A Guest Worker Program
• Finding Enough Labor in Tobacco Farming NEW!
• U.S. Tobacco Trade Performance in the Post-Buyout Era NEW!
FDA Issue Briefs
• Summary of the Family Smoking Prevention Tobacco Control Act
• Center for Tobacco Products
• Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee
• The Use of Menthol in Cigarettes
Where is the closest tobacco receiving station to you?
Due to numerous request from growers we have added a list of receiving stations to our website. The list is still a work-in-progress so if you notice that we are missing a location please email us at ctgr@utk.edu or call Vickie Witcher at (865) 974-6474. To view the current list click here or click on “About Tobacco” on the menu on the left side of this website.
Sponsorship
CTGR coordinates with other tobacco state universities who remain committed to providing tobacco producers and stakeholders with timely, unbiased transparent information about the industry. CTGR research and outreach are supported by grants from the tobacco industry and stakeholders. To find more information about your organization becoming a sponsor, please contact Jane Starnes by phone at (865) 974-0414 or by email at jhstarnes@utk.edu.
Contact Us
Center for Tobacco Grower Research
2621 Morgan Circle Drive
302B Morgan Hall
Knoxville, Tennessee 37996
Phone: 865.974.0414
ctgr@utk.edu