However, without the $1-billion in transitional funding that farmers are calling for, they say there's no way they can get there. TORONTO -- As they prepare to mark their organization's 50th anniversary, Ontario tobacco farmers say they have absolutely no reason to celebrate. They say they want to stop growing their dangerous crop, and both federal and provincial governments have made it clear they want the farmers to help boost the "green revolution" by providing biofuel alternatives to...

Smithfield North Carolina's tobacco farmers are growing more of the plant - despite higher state cigarette taxes, lower statewide cigarette sales and the end of price supports in 2004. The overseas market is lucrative, and we think that it holds a lot of promise for the future of tobacco farming in North Carolina," said Brian Long, an agriculture department spokesperson. North Carolina tobacco farmers are profiting by tapping into the overseas market - despite higher taxes and lower sales...

According to WHO estimates, the current 5.4 million annual tobacco-related deaths, with 50 per cent of them in Asia, will rise to 8.3 million by 2030 as multinational cigarette companies target the region's huge and still undeveloped market and transnational crime that takes advantage of smuggling opportunities, said Bettcher. According to WHO estimates, the current 5.4 million annual tobacco-related deaths, with 50 per cent of them in Asia, will rise to 8.3 million by 2030 as...

The legislation would give the Food and Drug Administration the same authority over cigarettes and other tobacco products that the regulatory agency already has over countless other consumer products. That toll can be reduced, tobacco foes say, and they point to a bill that is expected to pass a Senate committee tomorrow as the tool to make it happen. The bill also would authorize the FDA to set national standards for tobacco products to control how they are made, as well as force the...

Anything that holds the tobacco companies to clearly declare the ingredients that are in those toxic cigarettes are certainly beneficial and we would support it. It would also force tobacco companies to disclose their ingredients, as well as tighten restrictions on advertising. We looked into a new bill making its way through congress that could create what some are calling a "safer cigarette. It would limit the amount of tar, nicotine, and other components added to cigarettes. If passed,...