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November 15, 2004

By George C. Ford

Source: Cedar Rapids Gazette

A biotechnology breakthrough has the potential to transform the harvested corn and wheat fields of the Great Plains into the equivalent of the oil fields of the Middle East.

Dr. Charles R. Hurburgh, Jr. and Thomas J. Brumm

Randy A. Hartwig and Charles R. Hurburgh, Jr.

Iowa State University coordinated an interlaboratory comparison study of Kjeldahl protein and ether oil extraction methods. Blind duplicates of 10 clean, single-variety soybean samples were sent to 30 laboratories grouped in 3 categories of 10 each in public (government and university), commercial and processor facilities. Five of the commercial laboratories were AOCS-certified.

J. Am. Oil Chem. Soc. 73(10):1327-1336.
Shen, N., W. Fehr. L. Johnson, and P. White. 1996.

Proceedings of the Corn Utilization Conference IV.
National Corn Growers’ Association. St. Louis, MO.
Brumm, T.J., L.A. Johnson, and C.R. Hurburgh.