Interview with John F. Nichols, July 8, 1987

Project: Family Farms of Kentucky: Burley Tobacco Oral History Project

Interview Summary

Media/Communications Director for State of Kentucky, personal background, work in Carroll and Brown administrations, role of state Department of Agriculture, importance of tobacco, role of Larry Forgy, alternate crops, corporate farms in Kentucky, challenges facing Agriculture Commissioner, accomplishments of David E. Boswell, Operation Haylift

Interview Accession

1995oh185_ff515

Interviewee Name

John F. Nichols

Interviewer Name

John Klee

Interview Date

1987-07-08

Interview Keyword

Heritage farms

Interview LC Subject

Agriculture--Kentucky Agronomy Boswell, David E., Jr., 1949- Burley tobacco Family farms Herbicides Kentucky. Dept. of Agriculture Pesticides State governments--Officials and employees Tobacco industry Tobacco--Government policy Tobacco--Kentucky Tobacco--Varieties Agriculture

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