April 12, 2021
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2021 Greenhouse Season: Be On The Lookout

The CTRF is committed to supplying growers with information for the 2021 growing season. If you need assistance with identification of a greenhouse issue or general information related to tobacco production, please contact the CTRF. The office facilities are currently … Continue reading

February 19, 2021
by CTRF
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New CTRF Team Leader

CTRF is pleased to announce the hiring of Dr. Maythem AL-Amery as the Team Leader of the CTRF. Maythem completed his graduate work at the University of Kentucky within the Department of Plant and Soil Sciences. Maythem is excited to … Continue reading

November 13, 2020
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Job Opportunity

The Canadian Tobacco Research Foundation is seeking a Team Leader who will oversee all aspects of an established applied research program for flue-cured tobacco production situated in Southwestern Ontario.  The Team Leader provides scientific leadership to a research team that … Continue reading

September 28, 2020
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CTRF Program Updates – September 2020

Harvest on many farms has abruptly stopped due to the frost that occurred on September 19, 2020. This is considered one of the worst wide-spread frost events to hit the tobacco producing areas of Ontario since August 28, 1982. To … Continue reading

May 11, 2020
by CTRF
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2020 Crop Protection Guide Available

The 2020 version of OMAFRA’s Flue-Cured Tobacco Crop Protection Guide, Publication 843 is now available.  Growers who have not received a copy, can contact the CTRF to request one by following this link. Publication 843 contains recommendations on registered pest control products … Continue reading

November 22, 2019
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CTRF Open House – 2019

CTRF is holding an “Open House” on Tuesday, December 10, 2019 between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 12:00 noon.  Please stop by and enjoy a cup of coffee while you look at cured leaf samples of registered and promising … Continue reading

October 8, 2019
by CTRF
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49th Tobacco Workers’ Conference – January 20-23, 2020

Registration for the 49th Tobacco Workers’ Conference has opened.  The conference is from January 20, 2020 through January 23, 2020 in Louisville, KY at the Louisville Marriott Downtown.  Early registration for the conference ($400.00 USD) will last until December 13, 2019 … Continue reading

August 13, 2019
by CTRF
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Tobacco Harvest Underway

Harvest is now underway on most farms.  There are no widespread problems reported to the CTRF at this time.  Currently, aphid and hornworm pressure seem to be very limited in most fields.  To date, there have been no reports this … Continue reading