It happens every year, around this time. Drivers see smoke billowing out of a barn and call 911. But what some call in as an emergency, a Middle Tennessee farmer calls a way of life.

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Just a few decades ago, tobacco provided a secure income for Southern farmers. But when the tobacco buyout came, many Black farmers were cut out of the deal.

Eighth-generation tobacco farmer, Timothy Head, showed me how it works back in 2022. A smoldering fire has to stay going around the clock for nearly a month to give the leaves the perfect cure.

Tobacco farmers are responsible for a fifth of the total annual deforestation in Zimbabwe, cutting down trees to burn in their curing barns. While the practice is not permitted, enforcement ...

HARARE, Zimbabwe (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - For five years, Mickel Giwa has grown tobacco on part of his six-hectare plot in Goromonzi, 50 km (30 miles) northeast of Harare. Curing the leaves ...

Just a few decades ago, tobacco provided a secure income for Southern farmers. But when the tobacco buyout came, many Black farmers were cut out of the deal. Some have turned to farming different ...