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Two polls set up for tobacco research referendum
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Published: September 16, 2009
The Iredell County Extension Office has released a list of polling places for the vote on Nov. 19 NC Tobacco Research Check-Off Referendum.
• Iredell Agricultural Resource Center, 444 Bristol Drive, Statesville
• Crop Protection Services, 1038 Tomlin Mill Road, Statesville
County Extension Agent Michael Miller explained that the referendum is being held to let tobacco growers decide if they wish to continue the self-assessment program. This program has been in place since 1991, and the law requires that a new referendum be held every six years.
A two-thirds favorable vote will mean that growers are willing to continue to assess themselves to support tobacco research and education. The assessment is 10 cents per 100 pounds of tobacco produced in North Carolina.
The check-off funds, about $300,000 annually, is collected at buying stations by the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and then allocated by the NC Tobacco Research Commission to support research and extension projects for tobacco at NC State University.
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