RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC, January 7, 2010 – BASF Plant Science is pleased to announce the addition of Schlapia Inc. to the list of companies now contracting for NutriDense Grain®. Schlapia, a family-owned grain mill, is committed to working with local farmers to enhance their profitability through NutriDense Grain.
“We are very interested in NutriDense Grain and look forward to seeing how it performs in this geography,” said Mark Schlapia, president of Schlapia Inc. “By accepting NutriDense Grain at our facility, we will be able to offer growers a premium contracting opportunity while providing optimal nutrition and enhancing animal feed performance.”
Through Schlapia’s convenient buyer’s call contracting, corn growers who plant NutriDense Grain will receive a per-bushel premium. Local delivery and online sign-up are also available. NutriDense hybrids are available in these areas through NutriDense licensed seed companies. For a list of these companies, visit www.nutridense.com/seed-partners.
“This program will provide the opportunity for many Iowa corn growers and animal producers to experience the benefits of NutriDense Grain,” said Scott Friedlund, NutriDense Grain product manager. “We appreciate the opportunity to add value to the local agricultural community and we look forward to a long, mutually beneficial relationship with Schlapia.”
NutriDense is a nutritionally enhanced corn that contains a stacked set of output traits designed to enhance animal feed performance.
For swine and poultry producers, corn hybrids containing NutriDense® Grain traits elevate ration energy content without adding fat, increase essential amino acid content and improve phosphorus availability. At the same time, NutriDense Grain reduces the amount of soybean meal in the ration, which increases digestibility. NutriDense Grain provides better animal nutrition that leads to greater profitability for producers.
About Schlapia Inc.
Schlapia Inc., a family-owned feed mill, has been serving South Central Iowa since 1956. For more information, please call 641-734-5303.
About BASF Plant Science
BASF consolidated its plant biotechnology activities in BASF Plant Science in 1998. Today, about 700 employees are working to optimize crops for more efficient agriculture, renewable raw materials and healthier nutrition for humans and animals. Projects include yield increase in staple crops, higher content of Omega-3s in oil crops for preventing cardiovascular diseases, and potatoes with optimized starch composition for industrial use. To find out more about BASF Plant Science, please see our Internet web site at: http://www.basf.com/biotechnology.
About BASF
BASF is the world’s leading chemical company: The Chemical Company. Its portfolio ranges from chemicals, plastics and performance products to agricultural products, fine chemicals and oil and gas. As a reliable partner BASF helps its customers in virtually all industries to be more successful. With its high-value products and intelligent solutions, BASF plays an important role in finding answers to global challenges such as climate protection, energy efficiency, nutrition and mobility. BASF posted sales of more than €62 billion in 2008 and had approximately 97,000 employees as of the end of the year. Further information on BASF is available on the Internet at: http://www.basf.com.
NutriDense is a registered trademark of BASF Plant Science L.P.
