Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 48 Page 49 Page 50 Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Page 60 Page 61 Page 62 Page 63 Page 64 Page 65 Page 66 Page 67 Page 68 Page 69 Page 70 Page 71 Page 72 Page 73 Page 74 Page 75 Page 76GROWING UP IN a rural community on a small farm near Sparta, Tenn., and being involved in 4-H and FFA, Justin Clark remembers many people telling him to always “do what you love.” “So taking that advice, a career in ag was a no-brainer,” says Clark, 34, who earned a master’s degree in entomology and plant pathology from the University of Tennessee. He’s now the technical marketing manager at BASF, a global leader in agricultural crop protection. Clark works in the company’s Research Triangle Park office in North Carolina. “What I love about this job is the diversity of responsibili- ties that makes each day often completely different from the previous,” he says. “It’s very rewarding to help take products from development to commercial sales. The most reward- ing aspect, though, is helping create solutions that answer growers’ problems and allow them to be more efficient.” He also loves that no two days are alike. “For instance, last week I was in Florida work- ing with peanut growers and Southern University Extension personnel, and today I’m on the road in the Pacific Northwest meeting with technical ser- vice field reps discussing seed treatments within the territory. Next week, I’ll be in the office work- ing with the seed treatment marketing group.” Clark came to his present position while work- ing in field development for Becker Underwood. In 2012, it was acquired by BASF, resulting in his reloca- tion to Research Triangle Park. “Our technical marketing group is the ‘hub of the wheel’ because we work with many groups throughout the Ag Products organization,” he says. “It’s a mixed bag of technical support for our field sales and technical service teams.” Clark also writes technical bulletins, recommendations, publi- cations, product labels and does a great deal of in-field trouble- shooting. “A big portion of my role is late-stage product develop- GROWING UP IN a rural community on a small farm near Sparta, Tenn., and being involved in 4-H and FFA, Justin Clark remembers many people telling him to always “do what you love.” “So taking that advice, a career in ag was a no-brainer,” says Clark, 34, who earned a master’s degree in entomology and plant pathology from the University of Tennessee. He’s now the technical marketing manager at BASF, a global leader in agricultural crop protection. Clark works in the company’s Research Triangle Park office in North Carolina. “What I love about this job is the diversity of responsibili- ties that makes each day often completely different from the previous,” he says. “It’s very rewarding to help take products from development to commercial sales. The most reward- ing aspect, though, is helping create solutions that answer growers’ problems and allow them to be more efficient.” He also loves that no two days are alike. ing with peanut growers and Southern University Extension personnel, and today I’m on the road in ing in field development for Becker Underwood. In 2012, it was acquired by BASF, resulting in his reloca- tion to Research Triangle Park. “Our technical marketing group is the ‘hub of the wheel’ because we work with many groups throughout the Ag Products organization,” he says. “It’s a mixed bag of technical support for our field sales and technical service teams.” Clark also writes technical bulletins, recommendations, publi- cations, product labels and does a great deal of in-field trouble- shooting. “A big portion of my role is late-stage product develop- Justin Clark attributes his success to the people he works with, and he’s a leader within the seed treatment market. Lisa Kopochinski Meet the 2016 FUTURE GIANT 8 / SEEDWORLD.COM SEPTEMBER 2016 PHOTOS BY KEITH PAPKE, COURTESY BASF