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 88 Page 89 Page 90 Page 91 Page 92 Page 93 Page 94 Page 95 Page 96 Page 97 Page 98 Page 99 Page 100 Page 101 Page 102 Page 103 Page 104 Page 105 Page 106 Page 107 Page 108 Page 109 Page 110 Page 111 Page 112 Page 113 Page 114 Page 115 Page 116 Page 117 Page 118 Page 119 Page 120 Page 121 Page 122 Page 123 Page 124 Page 125 Page 126 Page 127 Page 128 Page 129 Page 130 Page 131 Page 132 Page 133 Page 134 Page 135 Page 136 Page 137 Page 138 Page 139 Page 140 Page 141 Page 142 Page 143 Page 144 Page 145 Page 146 Page 147 Page 14866 / SEEDWORLD.COM DECEMBER 2016 for Enogen. “Enogen contains an alpha amylase enzyme, as expressed in the corn kernel, which allows ethanol plants to reduce the viscosity of corn mash and eliminate the need to add a liquid form of the enzyme. Amylase enzyme withstands temperatures to break down cellulose into sugars. Compared to other enzyme technology, it can increase production from the same amount of corn. It also reduces ethanol plant energy use.” Since ethanol consumes about 40 percent of the annual U.S. corn crop, Enogen hybrids are being grown from Ohio to North Dakota and south to the Kansas/Oklahoma border. “We put the technology into our higher trait and elite germ- plasm offerings, so more corn growers can supply their local ethanol plants,” Tingle says. “Syngenta is working with more than 20 plants. While there is no difference in the agronomic management compared with other corn, it is an identity-pre- served crop. Growers are eligible for up to a 40-cent premium.” In addition to its Enogen offering, Syngenta has also devel- oped its Ethanol Grower Advantage program to help farmers maximize return on investment on ethanol acres. And Syngenta is working with ethanol plants to maximize output from their pro- duction processes. Cellerate, a revolutionary process technology, converts corn kernel fiber into cellulosic ethanol and can help plants produce more ethanol from the same kernel of corn. “Cellerate is a technology for dry grind plants. It improves fermentation and can help plants produce more ethanol from an existing asset base. It also increases total yield of distillers grains corn oil and improves the protein content of feed co-products,” he says. “Corn kernel fiber is leading the way to the development of cellulosic fuels.” Developed at Quad County Corn Processors (QCCP), Cellerate is an alliance between Syngenta and Cellulosic Ethanol Technologies, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of QCCP. Head Engineer Travis Brotherson reports a 26 percent increase in ethanol production in a recent trial, achieved by real- izing an additional 6 percent yield per bushel from converting kernel fiber into cellulosic ethanol and a 20 percent throughput increase combining Cellerate with Enogen. “These results, and our experience of the past two years, confirm the consistent performance benefits available through Cellerate enhanced by Enogen — and we believe the potential could be even greater,” he says. SW Daniel Schachtman of the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, leads a $13.5 million research effort to improve sorghum for biofuels. Precision Agriculture Starts With The Seed OPTICOUNT LAB PROVIDES: • Configurations for Soy, Corn, Wheat, Flower/Veg, Others • Recipe-based setup for rapid changeover • Integrated bench scale interface • Image and data archiving Also available in fully automated OptiCount OnLine 804-514-9189 processvis.com 281-276-3600 satake-usa.com LAB Counting is fast and reliable with visual verification. OptiCount provides seed-by-seed size, shape and color analysis giving you count and data output in less than 30 seconds. PROCESS V I S I O N S E E D S O L U T I O N S Backlit Count & Measure Data Color See us at Booth 402 at ASTA Seed Expo