The 2016 version of OMAFRA’s Flue-Cured Tobacco Crop Protection Guide, Publication 843 is now available. Growers who have not yet received a copy, can contact CTRF to get one.
Publication 843 contains recommendations on registered pest control products for flue-cured tobacco in Ontario. In the publication’s tables that list the control products, there is a column that identifies whether a product is “TREC Approved”. TREC stands for Tobacco Review and Evaluation Committee, which tests the acceptability of a product for use in flue-cured tobacco production. Certain tobacco contractors require that control products used by their growers are TREC approved. Check with your contractor as to their requirements.
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