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Farm visits and calls conducted by CTRF indicate that nitrogen deficiency is not uncommon in tobacco this season, which is not surprising considering the excessive rainfall experienced so far. For example, weather data from Environment Canada shows in the Tillsonburg … Continue reading →

The majority of the crop was planted in May, with some crops being planted in early June. Currently, most crops appear to be off to a good start, and cultivation is now occurring. Not many problems have been reported in … Continue reading →

The 2021 greenhouse season is progressing well, despite the cool and cloudy start. Overall, percent seed germination and uniformity of seedling stands in most greenhouses appear to be quite good. Based on the greenhouses that the CTRF has visited, seedlings … Continue reading →

Two new flue-cured tobacco strains (CTH251 and CT92) have been recommended for registration by the Ontario Recommending Committee for Flue-Cured Tobacco (ORCFCT). The decision was made during the ORCFCT ‘s annual meeting held on February 23, 2021. The new varieties … Continue reading →

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 →

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 →

The agronomic performance data for the registered varieties grown in 2020 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 2020. … Continue reading →

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 →

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 →

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 →