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Tobacco farmers here warned of blue mold
Intelligencer Journal
Published: Jul 19, 2008
01:09 EST
New Holland
By CARLA DIFONZO, Staff
Agriculturists are advising Lancaster County tobacco farmers to be on the lookout for blue mold.
A tobacco leaf infected with blue mold appears in this file photo.
 
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The first case of blue mold reported this year was confirmed July 11 near New Holland, where 85 percent of a five-acre field was infected.

Since then, several blue mold cases throughout the county have been reported.

On lancasterfarming.com, Jeff Graybill, Lancaster County Extension agronomy educator, suggested "effective spray programs" to farmers to prevent and arrest blue mold, pointing out that the value of tobacco crops in Lancaster County was more than $10 million in 2007.

Trileaf Tobacco Co. Inc. of New Holland is advising farmers to call its Blue Mold Hotline at 351-9221, to request additional information or report damage to their crops.

Trileaf representatives were not available Friday afternoon, but the hotline's pre-recorded message recommends Acrobat 50WP fungicide spray for farmers who need to treat the disease.

Graybill advised tobacco growers to contact their local buyer representative to help them choose an effective spray program.

When blue mold infects young tobacco plants, the stalks can grow crooked and fall down, ruining the plant's chance of being harvested.

The last significant blue mold infestation in Lancaster County was reported in 2006.
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Agriculturists believe that the windborne spores arrived here from southern regions at the beginning of the month.

E-mail: cdifonzo@lnpnews.com

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Finally! I was wondering when someone else was going to make that connection.
reese
QUOTE(podunk @ Jul 22 2008, 06:20 AM)

Looks like those farmers may end up helping people..... how quick you all are to judge..... shame.... shame.... shame....
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25787654/


Oh, sure. Create the problem, then cure the problem. Dollars on both ends. So, who deserves the shame again???
AngelFace
QUOTE(AngelFace @ Jul 23 2008, 10:04 AM)


Oh, sure. Create the problem, then cure the problem. Dollars on both ends. So, who deserves the shame again???


Somehow, I think follicular B-cell lymphoma would exist even if no one smoked.
LicenseForMayhem
Of course it would. But that doesn't mean that we shouldn't try to look at ways to minimize the number of people who are affected by it.
reese
QUOTE(podunk @ Jul 22 2008, 06:20 AM)
Looks like those farmers may end up helping people..... how quick you all are to judge..... shame.... shame.... shame....
http://inventorspot.com/articles/tobacco_p...ght_cancer16070
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25787654/


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