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The Canadian Tobacco Research Foundation (CTRF) is hiring for two positions: a Field Scientist and an Agronomist. Both roles will support field, greenhouse, harvest, and post-harvest activities across our research programs. The successful candidates will contribute to both applied and … Continue reading →

As we are starting another tobacco season, it’s crucial to keep an eye on weeds that can weaken tobacco crops. Throughout the growing season, weeds can exert substantial effects on crop growth, yield, and quality through various mechanisms. Weeds compete … Continue reading →

The CTRF is committed to supplying growers with information for the 2025 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 →

We’ve updated our bulletins covering tobacco pests and disorders in the greenhouse, field, as well as during harvesting and curing. All bulletins are now organized and accessible under the Plant Protection link. Visit the link to explore the latest resources … Continue reading →

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 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 →