Due to the potential for inclement weather this Wednesday, we are rescheduling the Tobacco Associates check-off referendum to next Wednesday, February 26, 2025.
NOTICE OF EXPORT PROMOTION REFERENDUM
TO: North Carolina Flue-Cured Tobacco FarmersNOTICE is hereby given that a check-off referendum will be held on Wednesday, February 19, 2025 in each flue-cured tobacco producing county in North Carolina. Flue-cured tobacco growers will vote on continuing their support of export promotion and expansion for US flue-cured tobacco by Tobacco Associates, Inc. for the marketing years 2025, 2026, 2027. The referendum will be conducted by the NC State Extension Service. The North Carolina Cooperative Extension - Bertie County Center will serve as a polling location from 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. The referendum will include the question of continuance of the authorization of annual assessments not to exceed one-fifth (1/5) of one cent per pound. The exact assessment to be approved by the North Carolina Tobacco Associates Board members.
If you have any questions, please contact the North Carolina Cooperative Extension - Bertie County Center at (252) 794-5317 for more information.