Terry Daynard
@terrydaynard.bsky.social
Ontario Grain Farmer; former Exec VP, Ontario Corn Producers' Assoc; former professor of crop science and later associate dean, University of Guelph; former CEO, Ontario BioAuto Council
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ÉTAT DES CULTURES 🌽Avec près de la moitié des superficies de maïs-grain récoltées, les rendements s’avèrent finalement meilleurs qu’attendus pour la majorité des répondants.
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🙏 Merci à G3, Les Moulins de Soulanges et Pioneer
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🙏 Merci à G3, Les Moulins de Soulanges et Pioneer
October 31, 2025 at 8:32 PM
ÉTAT DES CULTURES 🌽Avec près de la moitié des superficies de maïs-grain récoltées, les rendements s’avèrent finalement meilleurs qu’attendus pour la majorité des répondants.
vist.ly/4cg6c
🙏 Merci à G3, Les Moulins de Soulanges et Pioneer
vist.ly/4cg6c
🙏 Merci à G3, Les Moulins de Soulanges et Pioneer
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Scientists are researching ways to genetically modify plants and animals to be more resistant to threats like climate change. The IUCN is voting on whether those species should be allowed in nature. n.pr/4hhtAxo
Scientists are modifying wildlife DNA. Should these species be released into nature?
Scientists are researching ways to genetically modify plants and animals to be more resistant to threats like climate change. The IUCN is voting on whether those species should be allowed in nature.
n.pr
October 15, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Scientists are researching ways to genetically modify plants and animals to be more resistant to threats like climate change. The IUCN is voting on whether those species should be allowed in nature. n.pr/4hhtAxo
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"The author and activist behind the term ‘#enshittification’ explains what’s gone wrong with the internet – and what we can do about it"
I thought it would be harder to dump #Amazon. It wasn't. I haven't missed it.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
I thought it would be harder to dump #Amazon. It wasn't. I haven't missed it.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Way past its prime: how did Amazon get so rubbish?
Sick of scrolling through junk results, AI-generated ads and links to lookalike products? The author and activist behind the term ‘enshittification’ explains what’s gone wrong with the internet – and ...
www.theguardian.com
October 5, 2025 at 1:29 PM
"The author and activist behind the term ‘#enshittification’ explains what’s gone wrong with the internet – and what we can do about it"
I thought it would be harder to dump #Amazon. It wasn't. I haven't missed it.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
I thought it would be harder to dump #Amazon. It wasn't. I haven't missed it.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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ÉTAT DES CULTURES 🌡️ Pas de gel mortel cette fois-ci, mais des effets visibles sur le feuillage et les plants. Le soya progresse rapidement vers la récolte, alors que le maïs reste très variable.
vist.ly/48b2j
🙏 Merci G3, Les Moulins de Soulanges et Pioneer.
vist.ly/48b2j
🙏 Merci G3, Les Moulins de Soulanges et Pioneer.
September 26, 2025 at 8:33 PM
ÉTAT DES CULTURES 🌡️ Pas de gel mortel cette fois-ci, mais des effets visibles sur le feuillage et les plants. Le soya progresse rapidement vers la récolte, alors que le maïs reste très variable.
vist.ly/48b2j
🙏 Merci G3, Les Moulins de Soulanges et Pioneer.
vist.ly/48b2j
🙏 Merci G3, Les Moulins de Soulanges et Pioneer.
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So awesome: Greenlight Biosciences, the startup featured in my book for its RNA biopesticide that constipates potato beetles to death, gets approval for a new one that stops bee-killing “destructor mites” from reproducing. Science!
finance.yahoo.com/news/greenli...
finance.yahoo.com/news/greenli...
GreenLight Biosciences Launches Norroa, the First RNA-Based Treatment for Varroa Mites, Offering New Hope Amid Record Bee Losses
GreenLight Biosciences ("the Company" or "GreenLight Bio") today announced the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) registration of Norroa™, the first-ever nature-based treatment specifically ...
finance.yahoo.com
September 25, 2025 at 9:00 PM
So awesome: Greenlight Biosciences, the startup featured in my book for its RNA biopesticide that constipates potato beetles to death, gets approval for a new one that stops bee-killing “destructor mites” from reproducing. Science!
finance.yahoo.com/news/greenli...
finance.yahoo.com/news/greenli...
This is of interest, not so much for what Ms. Gilllam says (note the misleading statement about WHO, for example), but for the groups referenced.
Tucked into the Appropriations Bill is a limit on the right to sue pesticide manufacturers for harm. As always, Carey Gillam has the details. www.thenewlede.org/2025/09/in-w...
September 24, 2025 at 12:03 PM
This is of interest, not so much for what Ms. Gilllam says (note the misleading statement about WHO, for example), but for the groups referenced.
But also this:
Our World in Data is lying in this thread when they claim to present "the latest reports" as they excluded the June 2025 report, which when included gives a rather different impression that undermines their growth narrative.
Truth is Waymo's service is very fragile and shutdown for ~week in June.
Truth is Waymo's service is very fragile and shutdown for ~week in June.
September 17, 2025 at 1:26 PM
But also this:
Very interesting.
Californians now travel millions of miles each month in driverless taxis
September 17, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Very interesting.
Tar spot detected in Quebec.
MAÏS ⚫ La tache goudronneuse de nouveau détectée au Québec
La maladie a été détectée pour la première fois en 2024 au Québec et en 2020 en Ontario, où elle est maintenant considérée endémique.
vist.ly/463zk
📬 Pour rester informé sur l’actualité agricole, abonnez-vous à l’infolettre
La maladie a été détectée pour la première fois en 2024 au Québec et en 2020 en Ontario, où elle est maintenant considérée endémique.
vist.ly/463zk
📬 Pour rester informé sur l’actualité agricole, abonnez-vous à l’infolettre
September 8, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Tar spot detected in Quebec.
Very interesting read. Why Bluesky is 1/60th size of Twitter, and the gap is not diminishing.
www.natesilver.net/p/what-is-bl...
www.natesilver.net/p/what-is-bl...
What is Blueskyism?
And why is it so toxic for political persuasion?
www.natesilver.net
September 6, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Very interesting read. Why Bluesky is 1/60th size of Twitter, and the gap is not diminishing.
www.natesilver.net/p/what-is-bl...
www.natesilver.net/p/what-is-bl...
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How much value do you place on soil organic amendments? Nice article from the Centre for High Carbon Capture Cropping @niab-uk.bsky.social by our own Ian Shield, based on data from our newest long term experiment on re-gen farming... b8b40240-cedc-4431-94d2-4d0998744f4d.usrfiles.com/ugd/f049db_6...
September 4, 2025 at 9:01 AM
How much value do you place on soil organic amendments? Nice article from the Centre for High Carbon Capture Cropping @niab-uk.bsky.social by our own Ian Shield, based on data from our newest long term experiment on re-gen farming... b8b40240-cedc-4431-94d2-4d0998744f4d.usrfiles.com/ugd/f049db_6...
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Europe’s resistance to the use of biotech in ag has long dictated what farmers in the Global South can grow, but now a slow but steady revolution is taking place as a number of African nations move to embrace gene-editing on their own terms www.scienceforsustainableagriculture.com/josephmaina2
JosephMaina | Africa's quiet biotech revolution
Africa's quiet biotech revolution
www.scienceforsustainableagriculture.com
August 15, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Europe’s resistance to the use of biotech in ag has long dictated what farmers in the Global South can grow, but now a slow but steady revolution is taking place as a number of African nations move to embrace gene-editing on their own terms www.scienceforsustainableagriculture.com/josephmaina2
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In low-income countries, most people work in farming; in richer countries, they work in services
August 11, 2025 at 10:34 AM
In low-income countries, most people work in farming; in richer countries, they work in services
Study shows that root growth is important to helping plants procure water during droughts. Most farmers have sensed this is true for a few millennia.
Nature’s underground engineers: how plant roots could save harvests from drought
#Soil #Drought #Plants #XRay #PlantRoots #SoilHealth #DroughtResilience #FoodSecurity #Agriculture #Farming #ClimateChange #SustainableFarming #SoilScience #RootEngineering
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#Soil #Drought #Plants #XRay #PlantRoots #SoilHealth #DroughtResilience #FoodSecurity #Agriculture #Farming #ClimateChange #SustainableFarming #SoilScience #RootEngineering
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Nature’s underground engineers: how plant roots could save harvests from drought | The-14
Many people think of plants as nice-looking greens. Essential for clean air, yes, but simple organisms. A step change in research is shaking up the way scientists think about plants: they are far more...
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August 10, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Study shows that root growth is important to helping plants procure water during droughts. Most farmers have sensed this is true for a few millennia.
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We are selling our 2014 John Deere 6125M Tractor with a 4-year-old H310 loader for $105,000 obo. It has 2,366 hours, 40K PowerQuad Plus transmission, closed-center hydraulics, and Cat 3 HD 3-point hitch. Wheels set to fit in 30" rows. Message for details. One owner, Wendy driven. Uxbridge, Ontario.
August 8, 2025 at 2:45 AM
We are selling our 2014 John Deere 6125M Tractor with a 4-year-old H310 loader for $105,000 obo. It has 2,366 hours, 40K PowerQuad Plus transmission, closed-center hydraulics, and Cat 3 HD 3-point hitch. Wheels set to fit in 30" rows. Message for details. One owner, Wendy driven. Uxbridge, Ontario.
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Quality of scientific papers questioned as academics ‘overwhelmed’ by the millions published
Quality of scientific papers questioned as academics ‘overwhelmed’ by the millions published
Mainstream mockery of AI-generated rat with giant penis in one paper brings problem to public attention
It was, at first glance, just another scientific paper, one of the millions published every year, and destined to receive little to no attention outside the arcane field of biological signalling in stem cells destined to become sperm.
But soon after the paper was published online, in the journal Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, it found a global audience. Not all of the readers came for the science. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
July 13, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Quality of scientific papers questioned as academics ‘overwhelmed’ by the millions published
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No, it's not the case that only China is responsible for the large decline in extreme poverty over the past decades.
We wrote about it recently: ourworldindata.org/data-insights/was-the-global-decline-of-extreme-poverty-only-due-to-china
We wrote about it recently: ourworldindata.org/data-insights/was-the-global-decline-of-extreme-poverty-only-due-to-china
July 13, 2025 at 7:07 AM
No, it's not the case that only China is responsible for the large decline in extreme poverty over the past decades.
We wrote about it recently: ourworldindata.org/data-insights/was-the-global-decline-of-extreme-poverty-only-due-to-china
We wrote about it recently: ourworldindata.org/data-insights/was-the-global-decline-of-extreme-poverty-only-due-to-china
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@stuartsmyth66 writes that it was refreshing to see ag biotech receive a positive reception at a recent @FAO conference
www.producer.com/news/faos-su...
www.producer.com/news/faos-su...
FAO’s support of ag biotech begins to return | The Western Producer
After 20 years, the UN's FAO is re-embracing ag biotech and gene-editing to improve food sustainability, marking a significant shift in its messaging.
www.producer.com
July 12, 2025 at 2:30 PM
@stuartsmyth66 writes that it was refreshing to see ag biotech receive a positive reception at a recent @FAO conference
www.producer.com/news/faos-su...
www.producer.com/news/faos-su...
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AI summaries kill search traffic. This has been an obvious consequence of Google's AI summary strategy since its inception.
Apparently the training data is so valuable that Google is willing to risk the neck of the goose that lays golden eggs.
Screenshot: thebullshitmachines.com/lesson-9-blu...
Apparently the training data is so valuable that Google is willing to risk the neck of the goose that lays golden eggs.
Screenshot: thebullshitmachines.com/lesson-9-blu...
July 5, 2025 at 7:38 AM
AI summaries kill search traffic. This has been an obvious consequence of Google's AI summary strategy since its inception.
Apparently the training data is so valuable that Google is willing to risk the neck of the goose that lays golden eggs.
Screenshot: thebullshitmachines.com/lesson-9-blu...
Apparently the training data is so valuable that Google is willing to risk the neck of the goose that lays golden eggs.
Screenshot: thebullshitmachines.com/lesson-9-blu...
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Every #CanadaDay, we celebrate George Atkins, the founder of Farm Radio International.
Today would have been George's 109th birthday. We are so proud to continue his legacy at Farm Radio International
Happy birthday George!
Today would have been George's 109th birthday. We are so proud to continue his legacy at Farm Radio International
Happy birthday George!
July 1, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Every #CanadaDay, we celebrate George Atkins, the founder of Farm Radio International.
Today would have been George's 109th birthday. We are so proud to continue his legacy at Farm Radio International
Happy birthday George!
Today would have been George's 109th birthday. We are so proud to continue his legacy at Farm Radio International
Happy birthday George!
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As we've written, technology has historically continued increasing global crop yields even in the face of climate change. Wheat yields have increased 218% since 1961, relative to a hypothetical 235% w/o climate change. thebreakthrough.org/issues/food-...
June 20, 2025 at 6:39 PM
As we've written, technology has historically continued increasing global crop yields even in the face of climate change. Wheat yields have increased 218% since 1961, relative to a hypothetical 235% w/o climate change. thebreakthrough.org/issues/food-...
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So many misleading headlines. The new Nature paper doesn't predict that crop yields will *fall*. It finds that climate change will slow growth in yields, but that thanks to innovation and other factors, yields will "probably" continue rising above today's levels.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
June 20, 2025 at 6:35 PM
So many misleading headlines. The new Nature paper doesn't predict that crop yields will *fall*. It finds that climate change will slow growth in yields, but that thanks to innovation and other factors, yields will "probably" continue rising above today's levels.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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You know that "gravitational slingshot" thing they always use in scifi movies and TV shows?
Yeah, that's real*. Here's how it works.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-...
* though they usually get it wrong in movies and TV shows
🧪 🔭
Yeah, that's real*. Here's how it works.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-...
* though they usually get it wrong in movies and TV shows
🧪 🔭
Here’s How Interplanetary Missions Slingshot around the Solar System
Spacecraft can get a significant boost by stealing energy from planets
www.scientificamerican.com
June 20, 2025 at 4:07 PM
You know that "gravitational slingshot" thing they always use in scifi movies and TV shows?
Yeah, that's real*. Here's how it works.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-...
* though they usually get it wrong in movies and TV shows
🧪 🔭
Yeah, that's real*. Here's how it works.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-...
* though they usually get it wrong in movies and TV shows
🧪 🔭
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When we think about money flowing from richer to poorer countries, foreign aid is one of the first things that comes to mind.
But another major channel receives far less attention in mainstream conversations: the money that migrants send back to their families or bring home after working abroad.
But another major channel receives far less attention in mainstream conversations: the money that migrants send back to their families or bring home after working abroad.
June 18, 2025 at 4:31 PM
When we think about money flowing from richer to poorer countries, foreign aid is one of the first things that comes to mind.
But another major channel receives far less attention in mainstream conversations: the money that migrants send back to their families or bring home after working abroad.
But another major channel receives far less attention in mainstream conversations: the money that migrants send back to their families or bring home after working abroad.