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Terry Daynard @terrydaynard.bsky.social · 16h

A major farm supply chain shut down recently in Canada and there aren't good alternatives yet nearby. Surprisingly, I can get what I need usually, quickly, and at a reasonable price, from Amazon on-line.
One problem is that returns are more complicated with Amazon than with a local retail store.

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Terry Daynard @terrydaynard.bsky.social · 2d

Too often, the only place I can find what I am looking for - even after checking in several retail outlets in a nearby city - is on Amazon. But I do recognize that virtually all of their "product ratings" are essentially BS.

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memsomerville.bsky.social @memsomerville.bsky.social · 3d

"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...

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

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Terry Daynard @terrydaynard.bsky.social · 2d

Of note: "Of particular importance, the successful candidate will have a demonstrated understanding of the strength that is brought to science through diversity, equity, inclusivity, and accessibility."

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Terry Daynard @terrydaynard.bsky.social · 6d

There is some planting of dry beans after 1st-cut forages here too. Beans are commonly not planted in Ontario until early June, and harvested in early-to-mid September. Almost no no-till beans here; most growers inter-row cultivate to help with weed control.

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Terry Daynard @terrydaynard.bsky.social · 7d

Here's an article about N fertility dynamics and research in Canadian beans. When I grew them, I usually applied about 70-80 kg/ha of N as urea at planting time.
manitobapulse.ca/2023/08/dry-...

Dry Bean Nitrogen Fertilization and Inoculant Research in Manitoba

Dry beans are relatively poor N-fixers, producing less than 45% of their N requirement. Nitrogen uptake rates in dry beans range from 3.9-4.7 lbs N/cwt of seed, meaning a 2000 lbs/ac dry bean crop …

manitobapulse.ca

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Terry Daynard @terrydaynard.bsky.social · 8d

Our beans are Phaseolus vulgaris, used for baked beans and foods like that. Very different from Vicia faba that is scarely grown in Eastern Canada.
I grew these beans for 35 yrs - good for farm finances and for planting winter wheat after September bean harvest. Poor N fixers. Poor for soil quality.

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Le Bulletin des agriculteurs @lebulletinagr.bsky.social · 11d

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.

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Terry Daynard @terrydaynard.bsky.social · 11d

It's interesting how the "experts" seem to be divided into two camps. Those who hate ruminant livestock because of methane and lower feed efficiencies. And the soil regenerative gang who insist on the presence of livestock/forages/manure.
And not much communication, it seems, between the two.

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Terry Daynard @terrydaynard.bsky.social · 11d

Not much N fixation with beans. Not a lot of root DM either, and it breaks down quickly.
Acidity is not notable factor.
Soybeans are much better for N fixation but also poor for SOC. Ontario soils have declined in SOC with more soybean acreage in recent years and fewer cattle (perennial forages).

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Terry Daynard @terrydaynard.bsky.social · 12d

I grew beans for decades. They were exceptionally poor for soil quality. Even worse than soybeans.
Perennial forages are the best, of course, but they require ruminants for utilization.
There are no simple answers, only trade-offs.

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Michael Grunwald @mikegrunwald.bsky.social · 12d

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...

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

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Terry Daynard @terrydaynard.bsky.social · 14d

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.

Raj Patel @rajpatel.org · 14d

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...

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Terry Daynard @terrydaynard.bsky.social · 21d

But also this:

John Berry @aniccia.bsky.social · 21d

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.

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Terry Daynard @terrydaynard.bsky.social · 21d

Very interesting.

Our World in Data @ourworldindata.org · 21d

Californians now travel millions of miles each month in driverless taxis

A bar graph illustrates the growth of robotaxi usage in California over a two-year period, highlighting monthly passenger miles in paid driverless taxis. The y-axis ranges from 0 to 4 million miles, with annotations at each million-mile mark. The x-axis covers a timeline from August 2023 to May 2025. The bars increase steadily, showing an upward trend, particularly sharp growth after April 2024, reaching close to 4 million miles by May 2025. The title states that robotaxi usage has grown eightfold in just a year.

Data sources are listed as the California Public Utilities Commission (2025). The image is licensed under CC BY.

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Terry Daynard @terrydaynard.bsky.social · 27d

I think Southern Rust can make it to Ontario, but perhaps too late in the season to cause major damage. I'm not sure.

Terry Daynard @terrydaynard.bsky.social · 29d

Tar spot detected in Quebec.

Le Bulletin des agriculteurs @lebulletinagr.bsky.social · 29d

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

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Terry Daynard @terrydaynard.bsky.social · Sep 6

There's another called Climate and Agri-Food, though I find it weak on practical experience, and strong on how we are doing things wrong.

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Terry Daynard @terrydaynard.bsky.social · Sep 6

There is one called Agriculture, though all in French.

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Terry Daynard @terrydaynard.bsky.social · Sep 6

I'm on both, but Twitter is far more useful for information on farming/agriculture.

Terry Daynard @terrydaynard.bsky.social · Sep 6

Very interesting read. Why Bluesky is 1/60th size of Twitter, and the gap is not diminishing.
www.natesilver.net/p/what-is-bl...

What is Blueskyism?

And why is it so toxic for political persuasion?

www.natesilver.net

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Rothamsted Research @rothamsted.bsky.social · Sep 4

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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thewesternproducer.bsky.social @thewesternproducer.bsky.social · Aug 23

Trump administration set to abolish emissions rule for engines vist.ly/44cr3 #cdnag #westcdnag

Trump administration set to abolish emissions rule for engines | The Western Producer

The U.S. EPA has announced it intends to remove all greenhouse gas emissions regulations on light, medium and heavy-duty on-highway vehicles.

www.producer.com

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Terry Daynard @terrydaynard.bsky.social · Aug 15

I remember how, many years ago, grad students and others attempted to make their work sound more impressive by saying data were analyzed by a computer. Now I wonder if we are seeing something similar with references to use of "AI" for interpretations.

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Channa Prakash @agbioworld.bsky.social · Aug 15

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

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