b'PARTNER CONTENTSOYLEIC: Non-GMO, High Oleic Soy Opens Doors for FarmersU .S. soybean farmers could receive an added boost - through premiums, diversification, and demand - as access to a high oleic, non-GMO soybean trait technology increases. SOYLEIC, which was developed through farmer-funded research over the last decade, is beginning to penetrate the marketplace and giving more farmers the ability to help meet consumer demand for healthful oil and food products.Farmers who grow this new technology can see benefits in a multitude of ways. SOYLEIC can offer potential premiums, di-versification of soybean acres, and high end-user demand. Grown through identity-preserved systems, SOYLEIC enables full traceability from farm to fork and meets the increasing consumer demand for transparency. Planting SOYLEIC soybeans is a prudent decision for opera-tions of all shapes and sizes, said Kyle Durham, a farmer from Norborne and chairman of the Missouri Soybean Merchandising Council (MSMC). It improves the bottom line through value-added markets and increases diversity without significant capitalKyle Durham, a farmer from Norborne and chairman of the Missouri expenditures of a new venture. Soybean Merchandising Council (MSMC)High oleic soybean oil boasts many benefits when compared to conventional oils and brings many attractive traits to the table.technology continues to be part of soybean research in Missouri. Heart-healthy with an improved fat profile, high oleic soybean oilLed by MSMC and funded through the soy checkoff, several land has increased functionality, a longer shelf life, and an extendedgrant universities and private organizations are working to ex-fry life - all without partial hydrogenation. It is also an excellentpand the trait to several soybean maturity groups.option for traditional soyfoods and ingredients, such as full-fatMissouri soybean farmers recently announced an updated soy flour. license agreement with Benson Hill, a food tech company un-The future for SOYLEIC is extremely promising since itslocking the natural genetic diversity of plants with CropOS, its delivering on both an improved oil functionality and fatty acidcutting-edge food innovation engine. This agreement is aimed at profile that aligns to existing industry standards expected for amoving SOYLEIC further into the marketplace.high oleic soybean oil while also coming from a non-GM/nativeBringing new soybean varieties and market opportunities to trait background that certain market sectors, both here in the U.S.growers is central to what we do investing their soybean checkoff and globally, are desiring, David Tegeder, formerly with Cortevadollars, said Durham. Partnerships are key to bringing growers Agrisciences, said. This combined with solid agronomic seedthe best returns, and were proud to be taking this step forward varieties means more income per acre for soybean growers and anin empowering farmers to improve their bottom line with value-increased value proposition for the entire soybean supply chain. added soybean varieties and markets.The soybean breeding team at the University of MissouriFarmers interested in purchasing soybean varieties with originally discovered a unique trait in a field of high oleic soy- the high oleic trait technology from the program will be able to beans in the late 2000s which led to the creation of SOYLEIC. Therecognize those seed beans through patent numbers and logos. resulting patents were licensed to the MSMC. Since SOYLEICCommercial seed will be marked with patent numbers 9,035,129; was not created through gene editing or genetic engineering, it is9,198,365; 10,329,576; and/or 10,087,454 and the SOYLEIC logo. a non-GMO option for high oleic soybeans. While most scientistsProceeds from the sale of soybean varieties developed through agree that GMOs are safe for food use and consumption, consum- the research program are reinvested into soybean research and ers want to have choices when making food decisions. growing demand and preference for Missouri farmers soybeans, Test plots demonstrating the potential of high oleic soybeansand for soy around the world.have been planted across the Midwest since 2017, and the traitVisit soyleic.com for more information.SEPTEMBER 2021SEEDWORLD.COM /51'