HATFIELD — One by one, workers at the M.A. Wendolowski Farm swing hatchets into Connecticut broadleaf tobacco plants, cutting them down for transport. The freshly harvested stalks are quickly loaded ...

CONNECTICUT RIVER VALLEY SCATTERED OVER THE LANDSCAPE, LIKE SO MANY MATCHSTICKS FOR MUCH OF THE YEAR. THESE OLD STRUCTURES GIVE OFF A FORLORN AIR OF ABANDONMENT. RELICS OF SOME DISTANT AGRARIAN PAST.

NEW PROVIDENCE, Pa. — The color difference in Matt Hess’ drying tobacco is immediately obvious. The leaves in one barn are a field-fresh green, while in another curing shed, the leaves have already ...

SOUTHWICK, Mass. -- They’re among the lucky few, John, Fred and Dave Arnold. There’s a good supply of crisp broadleaf tobacco drying in their 14 curing sheds and over the next couple of weeks they’ll ...

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