Certain high priority programs have been down-linked such as national forums on drug availability. In addition, the activity enables rapid two-way exchange between the college and practitioners regarding emerging disease situations in Iowa livestock. Over 6,500 companies are now in a CATD database that is searched for possible proposal matches each time funding projects are available. Optimum Quality Grains, a joint venture of the DuPont Co. and Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc., markets the soybeans. LoSatSoy has only one gram of saturated fat per serving, half the amount found in traditional soybean oil.
Taste tests indicate consumers can enjoy LoSatSoy's nutritional benefits without sacrificing flavor.
Many food stores and food wholesalers now sell cooking oil, salad dressing, and mayonnaise made with LoSatSoy. Restaurants and other large kitchens can purchase LoSatSoy products in bulk sizes from selected suppliers. In addition, the U.S. Department of Agriculture is making LoSatSoy products available to the nation's schools through school lunch programs. Help John Deere Works of Ankeny was re-designing an implement component. Innovative Lighting of Algona needed to check the durability of a plastic component.