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Jenkins to co-host meeting to keep tobacco farmers informed 

Two area congressmen and the Tennessee Farm Bureau will be presenting an informational session Feb. 22 for East Tennessee tobacco farmers to discuss current issues, including the quota buyout and the legal tie-up concerning Phase II payments.

U.S. Rep. Bill Jenkins, R-Tenn., said Tuesday that the meeting, scheduled to take place at Walters State Community College in Morristown beginning at 10 a.m., will help area tobacco farmers get a better handle on these two important issues.

"What we've heard from constituents is that they are fairly pleased with the tobacco buyout as a whole,'' said Jenkins in an interview from his Washington, D.C., office.

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