The original KIRPY tobacco harvester offered by Triminator, for example, has been re-engineered and strengthened to meet the unique demands of the hemp plant.

Mario Morales, 35, of Middlesex, was trying to clear debris at a farm on Woodard's Dairy Road near the Johnston-Nash county line at about 9:30 a.m. when he got entangled in a tobacco harvester and ...

A harvester stuck in the middle of Sam Whitehead's tobacco field is the latest example of how too much rain can turn a blessing into a soggy mess. "Well, it slowed us down this week," he said.

Ideally, tobacco should be outlawed. But as long as people continue to use the deadly stuff, those who harvest it for the great profit of tobacco companies deserve far better than the miserable ...

Mario Morales, 35, died late this morning after being pulled into a tobacco harvester, said Tammy Amaon, spokeswoman for the Johnston County Sheriff’s Office. He and a group of other workers ...

Stanley Sutton, 67, has lived in the Bucklesberry community in Lenoir County his entire life. Coming from a multi-generational family of farmers, Sutton has seen tobacco farming evolve from mules and ...

(Beyond Pesticides, November 2, 2010) A new study published in the American Chemical Society’s bi-weekly journal Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research shows that nicotine could be used as an ...