Grand Forks, North Dakota
April 18, 2007
 There’s
a new Giant on the block… and you can hear what he has to say at
www.seedworld.com. The
newest installment of Seed World’s groundbreaking video series,
Giant Views of the Industry Online, features
Bryan
Gerard (photo), President of JGL Inc. and Chair of the
American Seed Trade Association’s Stewardship Committee.
This streaming video series features interviews with leading
thinkers in the seed industry, updated on a monthly basis. In
this installment, Gerard discusses the macro trends in seed,
including seed’s role in some of the current economic,
environmental, health and nutrition issues; how biofuels will
affect soybeans; what it will take to get investment in wheat
breeding; and the need for industry stewardship, among other
topics.
While Gerard is the newest Giant on the block, he joins a host
of other luminaries, including
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Bruce Howison, Vice-President, Marketing for Syngenta
Seeds and Traits, who discusses a number of issues
surrounding branding;
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Pat Hinner, President of Agra Industries, speaks to the
impact of the alternative fuel trend on corn and soybean
production;
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Bill Goodbar, Managing Director at AgriCapital, shares
his views on the future of consolidation in the seed
industry; and
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Andrew LaVigne, President and CEO of the American Seed
Trade Association, encourages proactive communication about
the industry.
You can also find the comments of
Canadian Seed Trade Association President,
Dorothy Murrell, who discusses the challenges facing the
Canadian seed industry.
Giant
Views of the Industry is now brought to you in an easy to
use format that breaks the interview down into bite-sized pieces
so you can view the topics you want when you want, without
having to watch the entire video in one sitting. Just click on
any of the one to two minute long segments you wish to view.
Giant
Views of the Industry is part of the Seed World family of
publications which includes the Seed World magazine, the Seed
World web site, and the Seed Week weekly e-newsletter. Seed
World reaches decision makers across the breadth of the seed
sector in America, including distributors, retailers, breeders,
wholesalers, brokers, trade associations and industry suppliers. |
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