DANVILLE, Ky. -- Tripp Foy's sing-song chant rang out like a sentimental oldie for die-hard farmers clinging to the old way of selling tobacco, as a small procession of buyers shadowed him down long ...

DANVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Tripp Foy’s sing-song chant rang out like a sentimental oldie for die-hard farmers clinging to the old way of selling tobacco, as a small procession of buyers shadowed him down ...

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HUGHESVILLE — Tradition here means the rich, sweet smell of dried tobacco. It means cold, dusty air and bales upon bales of coppery leaves that rustle when handled. It means bantering with old friends ...

When Dale W. Shelley was growing up on a tobacco farm near Green Sea, S.C., his hero was the auctioneer at the warehouse, “that fast-talking guy with the spring in his step.” During a tour in the Navy ...

VIJAYAWADA: Agriculture Minister Kinjarapu Atchannaidu said that FCV (Flue-Cured Virginia) tobacco auctions have shown ...

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In North Carolina, tobacco auctions were once festive occasions, where the smell of money competed with the scent of newly dried tobacco leaves. But those days are over. And once-busy auctioneers like ...