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Market Watch June 28, 2019

Syngenta Seeds President Outlines Mega Trends Defining the Future of Agriculture

By WRAL TechWire

In speculating about the future of agriculture, David Hollinrake, president of Syngenta Seeds and North America region director, is certain of one thing: “It’s not going to be my daddy’s farm moving forward.”

Hollinrake, who grew up on a 600-acre corn and soybean farm in Illinois, believes dramatic changes are coming to agriculture. Five megatrends will reshape the industry, he said in a keynote address to more than 300 people at Triad BioNight, an awards banquet sponsored June 20 by the North Carolina Biotechnology Center in Greensboro, reports Barry Teater of WRAL TechWire. 

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Growing demand, technology, advanced best practices like precision agriculture, sophistication of farm management, and sociopolitical issues are contributing to a new paradigm that is shaping the future of farms.

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