136 / SEEDWORLD.COM DECEMBER 2017 ROBERT WALSH, a South Dakota corn and soybean farmer with interest and training in history, has spent several years researching and creating a graphic resource to demon- strate how the seed and agrochemical industries have evolved. The project focuses on corn and soybean seed brands of the major agrochemical companies and the genetic traits introduced by these companies. U.S. Corn and Soybean Seed Industry Family Tree The evolution of U.S. seed and agrichemical companies. Joe Funk jfunk@issuesink.com His grandfather was a Golden Harvest seed dealer and grew seed corn for J.C. Robinson Seed, Waterloo, Nebraska, starting in the 1960s. Walsh took over his grandfather ‘s seed activities in 2004 and becoming a Syngenta Seed Advisor. In 2011, he began selling Syngenta’s Enogen corn seed, a GM product designed for the ethanol and feed industries. CHARTS COURTESY OF ROBERT WALSH