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The agronomic performance data for the registered varieties grown in 2024 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 2024. A two-year … Continue reading →

Environmental spots (Weather Fleck) As the 2024 tobacco season advances into July, the overall crop remains robust in most locations. Recently, we experienced cases of weather fleck occurrence. Weather fleck, a leaf disorder in flue-cured tobacco, is caused by air … Continue reading →

The Canadian Tobacco Research Foundation (CTRF) is seeking a Plant Breeding and Biology technical 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 … Continue reading →

The Canadian Tobacco Research Foundation (CTRF) is currently seeking to fill a full-time position in its technical research department. This role involves overseeing all aspects of existing applied and basic research programs for flue-cured tobacco production located in Southwestern Ontario. … Continue reading →

The Canadian Tobacco Research Foundation (CTRF) is seeking a TechnicalResearch Assistant who will assist in the successful implementation ofgreenhouse, field, harvest, and post-harvest activities associated with theCTRF’s plant Protection, Agronomy and Breeding programs. Please follow this link for the job … Continue reading →

The CTRF is committed to supplying growers with information for the 2024 growing season. If you need assistance with identification of a greenhouse issue or general information related to tobacco production, please contact the CTRF. Please read through this crop … Continue reading →

The CTRF is holding an “Open House” on Thursday, December 14, 2023, 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 … Continue reading →

The agronomic performance data for the new registered variety CTH274, in addition to a summary of the main registered varieties, can be viewed on the CTRF Plant Breeding website. The CTRF established plots of the most commonly grown flue-cured tobacco varieties … Continue reading →

To provide an update on the CTRF activities for 2023, the Plant Breeding, and Plant Protection programs have prepared research updates which can be found in the research portion of the CTRF website. By following the links, you can take … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →