Illinois Crop Improvement Association Confirms DuPont's Ethanol Yield Potential System

GrainNet.com
Date Posted: Jun. 17, 2008

DES MOINES, IA and CHAMPAIGN, IL, —DuPont (NYSE: DD)announced June 17 that it has received an external independent validation from the Illinois Crop Improvement Association (ICIA) which shows that its Ethanol Yield Potential (EYP) near infrared (NIR) calibration reliably predicts the ethanol output of whole corn grain.

The calibration, developed by DuPont business Pioneer Hi-Bred, allows ethanol plants to rapidly and consistently evaluate incoming grain, helping both plant managers and growers determine which corn hybrids and management practices can improve ethanol production.

The calibration has been incorporated into the QualiTrak(SM) system from Pioneer, a measurement and reporting program that facilitates the flow of ethanol yield information to both plant personnel and corn growers.

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