Craig Reid

Integrated Pest Management, and why everyone gets it wrong. open.substack.com/pub/craigreid3…

Glyphosate isn’t controversial because it’s understudied. It’s controversial because the evidence is ignored. Fact 1. This chemical is exhaustively studied: •40+ years of data. •Thousands of studies. •Reviewed repeatedly across continents. Fact 2. Global regulators agree: Every major regulatory authority that assesses real-world exposure reaches the same conclusion: •US EPA •EFSA •ECHA •Health Canada 👉 Not carcinogenic at human exposure levels. 👉 Not genotoxic. 👉 No unacceptable health risk when used as directed. This is not one agency. This is not a global conspiracy. Fact 3: The largest human study says no. •54,000+ pesticide applicators. •Followed since 1993. •No link to overall cancer. •No consistent link to non-Hodgkin lymphoma. If glyphosate caused cancer, this study should have found it. It didn’t. Fact 4: Food residues are not the issue. •Residues are far below safety limits. •Dietary exposure does not pose a cancer risk. •Drinking water exposure is not a health hazard. “Toxic” without dose is not toxicology. Fact 5: Worker exposure is also low. •Measured exposures are far below NOAELs. •Regulators repeatedly conclude: not of concern. So where does the scare come from? One outlier → IARC IARC did a hazard classification, not a risk assessment. They put glyphosate in the same category as: •Red meat. •Hot beverages. •Being a barber. IARC explicitly ignores exposure. Regulators do not. This is the entire conflict: Hazard-only classification vs Risk-based regulation. Confuse the two - and fear wins. Bottom line: No pesticide regulator on Earth currently considers glyphosate a cancer risk at real-world exposure levels. The science is boring. It’s to put a stop to the misinformation.

Agronomy as a Discipline open.substack.com/pub/craigreid3… The roots of agronomy, the fertilizer industry and plant breeding. If only Malthus could see us now!

I'm finally going to share my thoughts on ag in a longer form. 280 characters just isn't enough sometimes. substack.com/profile/254846…

Julie won the average!!! #NFR2025

Crushed. The best team didn’t win. That’s sports. @BlueJays I couldn’t be more proud to be a lifelong fan. God I love this team.

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@MLBONFOX Game 6 of the ALCS in 2015… the Jays magic ran out that year. Started pressing and lost their fundamentals. Two best teams in the AL that year. But it still stings!

Which baseball memory still haunts you? 👻🎃

@5eagoat @meredithheron @Baseball_Jenn Different valuation of the same player using different metrics? I also loved teo, but his defense will drive you crazy

@SprucedaleCraig @meredithheron @Baseball_Jenn Well clearly not cuz jays offered him a contract and turned it down lol

If you're a pending free agent, how can you not look at this and think "I want to be a part of that team"? #BlueJays #WantItAll

@meredithheron @Baseball_Jenn His defense doesn’t fit this team identity. Big part of the reason he isn’t still a Jay

@Baseball_Jenn I think Vlad was recruiting Teo to come back to the Jays last night....

@DMEASrecruiting Probably a habitual holdover from him at 3rd. He had hot and cold streaks as a defender there. Schneider got used to what his “best” defensive lineup was with barger as an infielder.

Jays fans help me out. Why does Barger come out for defense? Everything I’ve seen he’s been pretty damn good out there with a bazooka to boot. #LETHIMPLAY9innings

@Baseball_Jenn Ed Sprague. Wasn’t the MVP but changed that 92 series at a crucial time

Game 6 of the #WorldSeries tomorrow. Who do you want to see throw out the first pitch? #BlueJays #WantItAll

@KPapetti Brian Tallett

The Jays are one win away from winning the World Series. It's time to play "remember a guy". Name one (1) random former Jays player from a time when things weren't so great

@cbass Ricky Romero and Travis Snider!

World Series gameday in Toronto... this one's for Frank Catalanotto, Ted Lilly, Josh Towers, Shaun Marcum, Brian Tallet, & Gustavo Chacin. For toonie tuesdays, the man in white, 2-11, 67-95, and the Montoyo sweep. Most of all, for Munenori Kawasaki. We're here now. #WANTITALL

@sellis_1994 @broketard If you can’t scale it, it isn’t really sustainable. Wage/salary is pay for labour. Profit is return on capital. Farmers no different than other small businesses with significant sweat equity. And other small businesses have years of zero or negative profit.

🌱Plot season is underway in Bruce County! Soybean plot was planted June 2nd in Mildmay, and the results are in: 🥇 DKB11-84 — 60.45 bu/ac 🥈 DKB11-11XF — 60.09 bu/ac 🥉 Viper — 58.28 bu/ac Looking forward to seeing how the rest of our plots perform this fall!

Morgan fucking Rielly. Brian Burke got that one right. Credit where credit is due.

@albadonadam Almost ready for a small cow calf operation now!

For Sale, one gently used TMR mixer 50% of the steel is still there. Pay only 25% of the cost of new!!!

@Devin_Heroux Chesley, Ontario!

GAME 🥌 TIME Canada 🇨🇦 vs Switzerland 🇨🇭 in a big time battle tonight in Moose Jaw. ROLLLLLLL CALLLLLL — where are you tuning in from tonight?

@desrochersfarm @StockerSale They look good Jason!

This years calves headed to Keady April 25th. @StockerSale