The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) launched the Ontario Crop Protection Hub, an official online Crop Protection resource for all agricultural commodities produced in Ontario, tobacco included. With this online resource, OMAFRA will no longer publish printed versions of Protection Guides for all crops. For tobacco, the previous Crop Protection Guide […]
Progress of Seedlings in Greenhouses The 2023 greenhouse season is progressing, and it has been characterized by few warm days and many cool and cloudy days. Nevertheless, most greenhouses have good seed germination and seedling uniformity. Based on the greenhouses that the CTRF has visited, seedlings between farms do vary in size depending on the […]
The Canadian Tobacco Research Foundation (CTRF) is seeking a Technical Research Assistant who will assist in the successful implementation of greenhouse, field, harvest, and post-harvest activities associated with the CTRF’s plant Protection, Agronomy and Breeding programs. Please follow this link for the job description and more information related to the position. If you are interested […]
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The agronomic performance data for the registered varieties grown in 2022 can now be viewed on the CTRF Plant Breeding website. The CTRF established plots of the most commonly grown flue-cured tobacco varieties in Ontario to compare performance for 2022. A two-year (2021 + 2022) and three-year (2020 + 2021 +2022) average of these varieties are also […]
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The CTRF is holding an “Open House” on Wednesday, December 14, 2022, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 12:00 noon. Please stop by and look at the cured leaf samples of registered and promising varieties that will be on display. Handouts on the performance of the registered varieties will be available. The CTRF’s plant […]
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The majority of the crop was planted in late May and early June and crops are off to a good start, with cultivation now starting to occur. Problems observed in greenhouses this spring include chill injury, chemical injury, pH in float water, spiral roots, dry cells, and algae. In the field, there have not been many […]
The 2022 greenhouse season is underway with a cool and cloudy start. At this time, all greenhouses have been seeded. Overall, seedling stands in greenhouses should provide adequate transplants for this year’s crop. As the seed germinates and seedlings grow, pests, tray and greenhouse conditions, fertility, and contaminations due to drifting of pesticides may arise and […]