June 14, 2016
by CTRF
Comments Off on Transplanting Finished and Cultivation Underway
The majority of the crop was planted in May under hot and dry conditions. Plant quality appears to have been quite good this year and most crops appear uniform and are off to a good start. Cultivation is now underway. Windy conditions … Continue reading
May 6, 2016
by CTRF
Comments Off on Crop Protection Guide Available
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 … Continue reading
April 25, 2016
by CTRF
Comments Off on Greenhouses and Field Soil Fumigation
Seed germination and seedling uniformity in most greenhouses appear to be quite good. In some of the earlier seeded greenhouses, a preventive application of Senator 70WP fungicide has already been made for the control of Rhizoctonia Damping-off. The application is made when the … Continue reading
April 15, 2016
by CTRF
Comments Off on First Report of Blue Mold in U.S. in 2016
Active Blue Mold was found in six tobacco greenhouses in Georgia over the Easter weekend (March 25-27). The infected greenhouses are now empty. No occurrences of active Blue Mold have been reported in any tobacco fields in the state. This is the first report … Continue reading
March 4, 2016
by CTRF
Comments Off on Pests and Disorders Bulletins Updated
The Tobacco Pests and Disorders bulletins, published in the Plant Protection area of this website, have been recently updated. The updates incorporate new information on several pests and plant protection products that have been recently registered and are recommended for … Continue reading
December 10, 2015
by CTRF
Comments Off on Agronomic Data on Registered Varieties Available
Agronomic performance data on the registered varieties grown in 2015 can now be viewed in the plant breeding area of the website. Post prepared and sent by Canadian Tobacco Research Foundation Mailing Address: CTRF, P.O. Box 322, Tillsonburg, ON N4G 4H5 Telephone: 519-842-8997 Web … Continue reading
November 9, 2015
by CTRF
Comments Off on Open House
CTRF is holding an “Open House” on Thursday, December 10 between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 12:00 noon. Cured leaf samples of registered and promising varieties will be on display. Handouts on the performance of the registered varieties will be available. … Continue reading
October 9, 2015
by CTRF
Comments Off on New Aphid Control
Fulfill 50WG Insecticide has been granted registration for control of aphids on field tobacco. The formulation contains the active ingredient (a.i.) pymetrozine. Fulfill 50WG Insecticide is in the insecticide group 9B. This group is different from all other insecticides registered and TREC … Continue reading
September 25, 2015
by CTRF
Comments Off on Harvest Almost Done
Several growers have already finished harvesting, while those still harvesting should be done by the end of this month. There are no significant disease or insect problems to report at this time. Similar to the past several years, there were no reports … Continue reading
September 3, 2015
by CTRF
Comments Off on Harvest Update
It is expected that the remaining tobacco in fields will be harvested this month. Some growers are still on their second pass, while many have started their third pass and some even the final pass. Cured quality continues to be good for … Continue reading