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 76 Page 77 Page 78 Page 79 Page 80 Page 81 Page 82 Page 83 Page 84 Page 85 Page 86 Page 87 Page 88Between Turnrows • 13 Conclusion In the 19 years the company has been recognized as Armor Seed, I’ve been privileged to witness and participate (if ever so slightly) as it progressed from an Arkansas seed company, marketing a small number of public varieties, into a true multi-state regional seed business. Armor Seed now markets numerous varieties, with multiple technologies, of rice, soybean, corn, wheat and even milo for the entire Mid-South region of the United States. But what has impressed me the most is, with all this growth what matters most to the folks at Armor Seed is they truly desire long term relationships with their customers. I remember Kelly saying to me as he, Mark and Carl were getting Armor Seed established; they truly believed, even in the highly competitive seed industry, one could successfully conduct business utilizing “Christian principles.” I want to congratulate Armor Seed for their many successes, including their many contributions to their employees and their families, their customers and their families, and to the many communities in which they have a presence. I’m truly hon- ored to have been asked to write the forward for their story told here in this book. Lanny Ashlock, Ph.D. Dr. Lanny Ashlock representing Armor Beans at a field day in the summer of 2010.