Since
its inception, North Carolina State University has played a significant role
in the development of the tobacco industry in North Carolina and consequently,
in the development of the economic and cultural heritage of the state. During
the period in which the university has been in existence, economic and environmental
factors threatening small farms in North Carolina have been meticulously addressed
by researchers working in what is now the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
and in the various offices of the Agricultural Extension Service. Their efforts
have significantly enhanced the livelihoods of tobacco farmers and, however
indirectly, have proved to be a crucial factor in North Carolina's quality of
life. Regardless of how far one's life may be from arduous labor on a tobacoo
farm, the business of tobacco has been the state's economic linchpin since colonial
times.
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