When his father decided to retire back in 2019 after 50-plus years in the seed business, Dr. Richard Myrick said he had just one question for his dad: After so many years out in the field, what did he think were some of the greatest advances in agriculture?
The elder Myrick didn’t bat an eye.
The eradication of the screwworm and invention of the round bale, he replied.
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