The Gambler

<p>Every farmer is a gambler, but for sixty years, Johnston County&#39;s tobacco growers held a guaranteed winning hand. The federal quota system provided a vital safety net until 2004, when the government offered a buyout that forced every farming family into a midnight, kitchen-table decision. This episode explores the moment the agricultural rules changed in eastern North Carolina, asking who decided to take the money and walk, and who kept playing the hand.</p><p><br></p>