In an era in which far fewer Americans smoke - about 1 in 9 adults - tobacco growing is shrinking in Virginia and growers focus on the export market. Altria s Philip Morris USA plant still churns out billions of Marlboros in Richmond, as the company continues to develop smoke-free products.
In an era in which far fewer Americans smoke - about 1 in 9 adults - tobacco growing is shrinking in Virginia and growers focus on the export market. Altria s Philip Morris USA plant still churns out billions of Marlboros in Richmond, as the company continues to develop smoke-free products.
Nearly an inch of rain fell Sunday near Keeling, providing much needed moisture to parched grass and other crops in that corner of Pittsylvania County.