Tobacco is an extremely efficient crop to grow. With the right soil and weather conditions, a seedling can grow into a mature plant ready for harvest in just a few months.

Robertson County is Dark Fire Cured Tobacco country. You can tell by the way the smoke drifts from the barns near the highway each September and October — that’s the slow-smoked process of ...

You can almost see it growing in the field, William Elliott said. "You know, you can make as much as $15,000 an acre on the crop. No one's going to give you that kind of insurance.