Terry Daynard
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Viewpoint: Regenerative agriculture—a marketing ‘buzzword’ for sustainable practices many farmers have used for decades
Canadian farmers [have been using sustainable farming practices] long before “regenerative” became a buzzword; indeed, long before wealthy people were ...
Viewpoint: How Canadian farmers beat anti-GMO Greenpeace at its own game
I confess I don’t read that many books in a year – preferring shorter Internet features instead – but I’m ...
Viewpoint: Eliminating pesticides from farming isn’t realistic—or desirable
In about 1980, I visited several International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) research sites in Mexico. The trip included ...
Farmer: Why I choose to grow genetically engineered crops
GMO supporters generally stick to positive talking points about the technology, while critics stick to the negative. Terry Daynard, a ...
Farmer’s advice on discussing GMOs with skeptics: Less confrontation, more understanding
A recent report says most Canadians don’t know what “GMO” means, but still believe it to means something bad. A ...
Non-GMO label hoodwinks consumers to promote corporate profits
For many products, the Non GMO label simply means exploiting concerns of skittish consumers ...
Ontario farmer: Milkweeds, monarch butterflies and GMOs–What should science-minded farmers do?
I see no scientifically credible reason to be less diligent in removing milkweeds and other unwanted plants from my crop ...
Restrictions on GMOs, consumer demands could lead to higher food prices in Canada
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Food prices are up ...
Opposition to GMOs is about corporations, not technology
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The positions of major ...
‘GMO wheat’? They’re already eating it in Europe– They call it ‘organic’
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Here’s my summary of ...
