Leonard Rossnagel 🇨🇦
@leonardcr.bsky.social
retired agronomist, potato geek
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Pleased to share this thoughtful essay by Jess on my flower design project🌹🧬
As a small thank-you for spreading the work, I'm randomly giving away 5 of these new morphogenesis hoodies to whoever reposts this!
As a small thank-you for spreading the work, I'm randomly giving away 5 of these new morphogenesis hoodies to whoever reposts this!
December 15, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Pleased to share this thoughtful essay by Jess on my flower design project🌹🧬
As a small thank-you for spreading the work, I'm randomly giving away 5 of these new morphogenesis hoodies to whoever reposts this!
As a small thank-you for spreading the work, I'm randomly giving away 5 of these new morphogenesis hoodies to whoever reposts this!
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Leave it to Neil Young to call out the fascists on the streets and in the White House. He keeps rocking in the free world.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=57WE...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=57WE...
Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts - Big Crime (chicago sound check) - (Official Audio)
YouTube video by neilyoungchannel
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August 29, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Leave it to Neil Young to call out the fascists on the streets and in the White House. He keeps rocking in the free world.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=57WE...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=57WE...
2025 Manitoba potato harvest has begun. portageonline.com/articles/man...
Manitoba potato harvest begins with strong prospects
Manitoba potato growers have officially started harvesting this year’s crop, with early reports indicating healthy yields across the province. Susan Ainsworth, general manager of the Keystone Potato P...
portageonline.com
August 20, 2025 at 9:58 PM
2025 Manitoba potato harvest has begun. portageonline.com/articles/man...
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Trump demands 20% gratuity for selling Ukraine to Putin
Trump demands 20% gratuity for selling Ukraine to Putin
ANCHORAGE, AK - International political observers are stunned today after U.S. President Donald Trump made the controversial move of asking Russian President Vladimir Putin for a 20% gratuity, "as a s...
www.thebeaverton.com
August 15, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Trump demands 20% gratuity for selling Ukraine to Putin
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The University of Manitoba has created a special research position dedicated to sustainable spuds.
Taking on tomorrow’s taters: U of M research chair’s focus is on sustainable spuds
The University of Manitoba has created a special research position dedicated to sustainable spuds.
www.winnipegfreepress.com
August 5, 2025 at 5:59 PM
The University of Manitoba has created a special research position dedicated to sustainable spuds.
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McDonald’s could not open its restaurant in India until 1996 because its famous French fries potato were not grown there. Now, India is a French Fry Superpower!
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Spud-tacular: How India became a french fry superpower
India's position as a leading exporter of french fries has spurred innovation on potato farms.
www.bbc.com
July 19, 2025 at 10:06 PM
McDonald’s could not open its restaurant in India until 1996 because its famous French fries potato were not grown there. Now, India is a French Fry Superpower!
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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A Manitoba research farm is expanding by 6,000 acres, with a large swath dedicated to potatoes.
Innovation Farms network grows by 6K acres
A Manitoba research farm is expanding by 6,000 acres, with a large swath dedicated to potatoes.
www.winnipegfreepress.com
July 15, 2025 at 1:34 PM
A Manitoba research farm is expanding by 6,000 acres, with a large swath dedicated to potatoes.
I'm having a Manitoba Beer, Scooper, that is appropriate with all the wildfires that are fought with these aircraft.
June 9, 2025 at 10:26 PM
I'm having a Manitoba Beer, Scooper, that is appropriate with all the wildfires that are fought with these aircraft.
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May 30, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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Your health can affect how you respond to an infection, but you can do everything “right” and still get seriously sick.
Terrain theory minimizes the role of microbes and blames the sick. Don’t fall for it. Get the facts 👉 scienceupfirst.com/public-healt...
#ScienceUpFirst
Terrain theory minimizes the role of microbes and blames the sick. Don’t fall for it. Get the facts 👉 scienceupfirst.com/public-healt...
#ScienceUpFirst
May 14, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Your health can affect how you respond to an infection, but you can do everything “right” and still get seriously sick.
Terrain theory minimizes the role of microbes and blames the sick. Don’t fall for it. Get the facts 👉 scienceupfirst.com/public-healt...
#ScienceUpFirst
Terrain theory minimizes the role of microbes and blames the sick. Don’t fall for it. Get the facts 👉 scienceupfirst.com/public-healt...
#ScienceUpFirst
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Wedding Venue Offers 10% Discount During Manure Spreading Season www.ungerreview.com/wedding-venu...
Wedding Venue Offers 10% Discount During Manure Spreading Season
SCHANZENBLUM, SK Schazenblum’s favourite former dairy farm/wedding venue is now offering up to ten percent off rentals if you’re willing to get married during manure spreading season. “Come one come a...
www.ungerreview.com
May 2, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Wedding Venue Offers 10% Discount During Manure Spreading Season www.ungerreview.com/wedding-venu...
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I have to say it’s pretty great
April 5, 2025 at 1:22 PM
I have to say it’s pretty great
Here is a bit of a diversion from all of the problems around us. One of my orchids is blooming.
March 13, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Here is a bit of a diversion from all of the problems around us. One of my orchids is blooming.
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This is good.
Bear with me. I use the phrase "TP-bomb the Americans back to the corn-cob age" not (only) as a puerile taunt but as the basis for a more serious multi-ply argument about trade-war tactics
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
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Opinion: Here’s how Canada can target America’s exposed backside: cut off its toilet paper
Increased protectionism on all sides might just send life down the toilet for everyone. Embargoes for vital products – such as toilet paper – would be a better way to flush Donald Trump’s bizarre trad...
www.theglobeandmail.com
March 13, 2025 at 3:05 AM
This is good.
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I wonder if those are real or photo-shopped? I'm hoping the former.
March 12, 2025 at 5:13 PM
I wonder if those are real or photo-shopped? I'm hoping the former.
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To Make America Healthy Again, it will be crucial for the CDC to spend millions of research funds to revisit the idea of whether eating chocolate causes Nobel prize winners.
March 10, 2025 at 3:53 PM
To Make America Healthy Again, it will be crucial for the CDC to spend millions of research funds to revisit the idea of whether eating chocolate causes Nobel prize winners.
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Canadians across the country are rallying behind a petition to revoke Elon Musk's citizenship.
He wasn't born in Canada. He represents profoundly anti-democratic values.
In Canada citizens can present these petitions to Canada’s parliament.
I support them.
charlieangus.substack.com/p/musk-doesn...
He wasn't born in Canada. He represents profoundly anti-democratic values.
In Canada citizens can present these petitions to Canada’s parliament.
I support them.
charlieangus.substack.com/p/musk-doesn...
A CANADIAN PETITION AGAINST MUSK
A Petition from Ordinary Canadians Against the Oligarch
charlieangus.substack.com
February 23, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Canadians across the country are rallying behind a petition to revoke Elon Musk's citizenship.
He wasn't born in Canada. He represents profoundly anti-democratic values.
In Canada citizens can present these petitions to Canada’s parliament.
I support them.
charlieangus.substack.com/p/musk-doesn...
He wasn't born in Canada. He represents profoundly anti-democratic values.
In Canada citizens can present these petitions to Canada’s parliament.
I support them.
charlieangus.substack.com/p/musk-doesn...
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The truth about potatoes: A nutrient-dense staple, not a fattening culprit
Potatoes have been wrongly labeled as fattening due to their carbohydrate content, but scientific evidence reveals they are nutrient-rich and beneficial for health. They provide energy through resistant starch, improving…
Potatoes have been wrongly labeled as fattening due to their carbohydrate content, but scientific evidence reveals they are nutrient-rich and beneficial for health. They provide energy through resistant starch, improving…
The truth about potatoes: A nutrient-dense staple, not a fattening culprit
Potatoes have been wrongly labeled as fattening due to their carbohydrate content, but scientific evidence reveals they are nutrient-rich and beneficial for health. They provide energy through resistant starch, improving digestive health and glucose control. Potatoes are also packed with essential vitamins and minerals, aiding overall wellness. As a sustainable crop, they play a vital role in global food security, dispelling myths about their nutritional value.
www.potatonewstoday.com
February 21, 2025 at 6:52 PM
The truth about potatoes: A nutrient-dense staple, not a fattening culprit
Potatoes have been wrongly labeled as fattening due to their carbohydrate content, but scientific evidence reveals they are nutrient-rich and beneficial for health. They provide energy through resistant starch, improving…
Potatoes have been wrongly labeled as fattening due to their carbohydrate content, but scientific evidence reveals they are nutrient-rich and beneficial for health. They provide energy through resistant starch, improving…
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