Over half of the state's soybean crop has emerged, and the crop is rated in mostly fair-to-good condition. Also, planting of crops, including tobacco transplanting, has been slowed or halted because of the lack of soil moisture. USDA Tennessee Field Office spokespersons say crops and pastures have been stressed from the moderate to extreme drought conditions across the state. The Leaf Chronicle - www.theleafchronicle.com - Clarksville, TN Welcome toThe Leaf ChronicleClarksville, TN....

Tobacco industry using movies to recruit young smokers: Experts 30/05/2007 - 11:47:28 The tobacco industry is using cigarette advertising in shops and PG-rated Hollywood films to deliberately target children, a leading expert claimed today. Professor Ken Warner warned that point of sale advertising in shops is one method to lure teens to buy tobacco. He said one third of teenagers who saw more than 150 scenes of smoking in films in cinemas, on video or on television, had tried smoking....

Making the announcement first to its 2,500 plus employees, company officials announced the entire 155 acre campus will be tobacco free effective April 1, 2008. Denso Manufacturing Tennessee has announced it will expand its tobacco-free status from its buildings to include parking lots, driveways and eventually even private vehicles. Home News Weather Sports Overtime Chef Walter Program Schedule Contests & Promotions. But along with the announcement came a pledge of support, cost-free help...

Tobacco users simply enter their phone number into an online form, and their phone rings a moment later with a live Quit Coach on the other end. While we see the technology most often in use in a sales conversion setting, we are encouraged by Free & Clear s innovation and are happy to participate in a new program that contributes to the well-being of their constituents. The ability to link aspiring quitters to Free & Clear s Quit Coaches with just two mouse clicks was a major drawing point...

A proposal to ban most workplace smoking _ including in restaurants _ passed the House Agriculture Committee on Wednesday despite several members' background in tobacco farming. House Agriculture Chairman Stratton Bone, a former tobacco farmer, acknowledged that the bill that passed 12-2 "is not perfect,"but reflects a compromise needed to move the measure forward. He is no longer involved in tobacco farming. Bredesen called the bill that passed out of the Agriculture Committee a...

If states don't meet federal standards when it comes to merchants selling tobacco to minors, they lose federal anti-tobacco dollars. Let's see, if your anti-tobacco programs aren't working, we'll pull your funding until you make it work. According to federal law, in random checks, at least 80 percent of a state's merchants must refuse to sell tobacco products to minors. If the state cannot meet that level then it will lose federal money to help fund anti-tobacco programs. Regardless of...