- DuPont (NYSE: DD) and Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory today announced they have entered into a multi-year research collaboration for crop genetics research on yield enhancement and development of enabling technologies in corn, soybeans and other important agricultural crops. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. “We’re eager to tap into the creativity of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory scientists and put our combined innovation to work in the challenges farmers face around the world,” said William S. Niebur, vice president – DuPont Crop Genetics Research and Development.
- Associated Food Stores, operator of groceries throughout eight Mountain West and Western states, announced today that it has converted all 350 of its grocery delis to Nutra-Clear NT™ cooking oil from Bunge Oils. This new zero trans fat canola oil has the lowest saturated fat levels among the new trans fat alternatives, a high level of heart-healthy (omega-9) monounsaturated fat, and actually allows these delis to reduce the bad fats in fried items. “We are excited that Nutra-Clear NT™ gives us the opportunity to help get trans fat out of local diets, while also reducing saturated fat,” said Barry Holinski, Director of Bakery/Service Deli, Associated Food Stores. “Because many of the zero trans fat oils on the market actually raise saturated fat levels, it was important for us to find an oil that does not exchange one unhealthy fat for another.” Nutra-Clear NT™, a “next generation” Omega-9 Canola Oil, is made from naturally bred NEXERA™ canola seeds developed by Dow AgroSciences. Capacity to provide more than one billion pounds of Omega-9 Canola Oil enables the immediate conversion by foodservice and food processing companies to a zero trans fat alternative.
- IRON Solutions, publisher of Official Guides, recently announced new enhancements that add more value to its guides of used equipment values. “By adding more value to our guides, we offer the gold standard in data,” says Dallas Blome, vice president, Guides. “When making equipment deals, we realize weak or old data costs dealers money. That’s why we’ve enhanced our data and offer the only guides with current, deep, regionalized and option-specific equipment data for the equipment industry.” Blome leads a team of editors that, for every reported equipment transaction, adjusts reports for options, hours and condition to normalize each piece of equipment’s net value. IRON Solutions Official Guides are sold in seven regionalized volumes throughout North America, providing the most specific geographical variances in equipment values. The Official Guides help customers make purchasing decisions, determine fair transaction values, guide dealers’ trade-in valuations and support responsible equipment financing.
