b'CONTENTS / SEPTEMBER 2021Features,continued Columns39 A Hybrid Future Business 14 Seed Innovation Protection Alliance for the Seed IndustryU.S. Seed Sector, Intellectual Property and Policy:Post pandemic business travel has theThe Three Amigos!seed industry thinking a hybrid meeting and event model is here to stay. 62 International Ag Development Mentors Can Come from Anywhere40 A Seed Industry Reunion The American Seed Trade Association72 Since You Asked kicks off their first in-person conferenceWhen Will Bio-Reaganomics Finally End?since February 2020.88 From Our Desk 46 Q&A: Paul NselelA New Way to Absorb NewsNselel reflects on his history with agriculture, and how farming is more than a job.48 Q&A: May ChodchoeySpecial SectionsChodchoey says COVID-19 uncovered improvements to be made in the seed24 INSIDERSindustry. Problems tackling an issue in your business? Cant seem to find a creative solution? Our INSIDERS are here to 50 Q&A: Garth Hodgesprovide advice, tackling problems from social media to Hodges says one of his drivers is a needseed sizing to stewardship. for continued innovation in seed.56 Breeding for Drought Tolerance Warming climate driving need for better plant water management. In Every Issue64 What Will Work Look Like 52 Strategyin the Future?As the Biden Administration pushes a more climate-friendly As the world enters into a post-COVIDagenda, Seed World takes a look at climate strategies around state, businesses are asking: what doesthe globe.the future of work look like?74 Cross Pollination67 Three Ways to Find Better Candidates for Ag Jobs76 World StatusLearn how to find and attract ideal candidates. 78 Industry News68 Weather Wild Cards86 Since 1915Texas storm, temperature and precipitation extremes challenge seed production. On the Cover70 Fewer Family Farms = Fewer AgThis cover features our 2021 Future Giant of the WorkersSeed Industry, Paul Nelson of Bayer. Nelson is a plant As farms get bigger, its making for abreeder at heart, but stepped out of his comfort zone smaller employee pool for seasonalto become a managerand has flourished since!agriculture jobs. Photo: Jennifer Korman Photography2/ SEEDWORLD.COMSEPTEMBER 2021'