Curing is a carefully controlled process in which the leaves are gradually dried. There are three major methods of curing tobacco: air-curing, flue-curing and fire-curing.

For both cigar and cigarette makers, man-made leaf means a big cut in the cost of handling, grading and curing tobacco.

The curing process for dark-fired tobacco requires tobacco leaves to be subjected to smoke from a smoldering wood fire. So remember, if you see smoke rising out of a barn it’s just a farmer ...

He tested out his brightleaf on three acres in Chunn’s Cove in 1869, and in 1875 formed the Shelton Tobacco Curing Company. He invented a leaf hanging system.

Tobacco growing is causing "massive harm" to the environment through the extensive use of chemicals, energy and water, and pollution from manufacturing and distribution, the World Health ...