D4-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 25, 2002 Availability Of Healthy Soybean OU Traits Expands Under New ISU, Pioneer Agreements AMES, lowa A new agree ment between lowa State Uni versity and Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc. will expand opportunities to develop novel soybean oils with improved health benefits. Pioneer will make its higher yielding soybean donor germ plasm with healthy oil traits available to support the soybean-grower effort to im prove the competitiveness of the crop. Under a 1991 agreement, Pioneer had exclusive commer cialization rights to the oil traits developed by lowa State, and provided the novel traits to the public and private researchers through sublicenses. Since entering the agreement, Pioneer has incorporated the traits into commercial soybean varieties on the market today. Through this cooperative effort, the first soybean oils with im proved nutritional value were commercialized, including one with half the saturated fat of conventional soybean oil. Under the new agreement, the lowa State University Research Foundation (ISURF) will be re sponsible for licensing the healthy soybean oil traits to other research organizations or companies for further develop ment. This change in the agree ment will make it possible for other companies to commercial ize the healthy oil traits without obligation to Pioneer. 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Pioneer has agreed to license its higher-yielding soybean donor germplasm with the healthy oil traits to public and private researchers for breeding purposes “Making these lines and cul tivars available for licensing supports soybean growers who through their check-off fund are trying to improve the competi tiveness of soybeans by improv ing the quality of soybean composition,” said Fehr. “It means that public and private researchers can build on the ef forts of Pioneer, which will save them considerable time in devel- TjjjjH ])j(j/j( JB I KOOIMA To order toll free: 1-800-522-8874 • www.kooima.com • Rock Valley, IA Call to receive our FREE 2002 Forage Harvester & Combine Catalog a, SUSQUEHANNA 03b PRINTING oping improved varieties. This is good news for soybean farmers, processors and consumers.” Pioneer will continue to li cense the healthy soybean oil traits from ISURF, but on a nonexclusive basis. “We’ll continue to develop and market soybean varieties with these improved oils,” said Dennis Byron, Pioneer research director for oil seeds and field crops. “Our confidence in our proprietary soybean genetics allows us to do this. We hope moving to this nonexclusive agreement with ISU and making our germplasm avail able to other researchers will help build momentum for the nil U.S. soybean grower initiative to make soybeans more competi tive with other oilseed crops through the Better Bean Initia tive.” The “Better Bean Initiative” is a project of the grower managed United Soybean Board, which allocates soybean checkoff money. 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