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BACK TO THE 
FUTURE AND 
THE POWER 
OF SEED
ASTA Chair Bryan Gerard draws 
on family legacy, entrepreneurial 
energy and a conviction that 
seed sits at the center of 
food security, innovation and 
agriculture’s future.
By Aimee Nielson, Seed World U.S. Editor
PHOTOGRAPHY BY RAFAEL MENEZES PERIERA

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