Jim Borel, Executive Vice President of DuPont, presented at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Agriculture Conference in 2015. The presentation discussed DuPont's agriculture pipeline, which focuses on three strategic priorities: agriculture and nutrition, bio-based industrials, and advanced materials. The pipeline includes new corn and soybean products providing insect protection and herbicide tolerance, as well as research advancements in canola, wheat, rice, and crop protection chemicals. Management believes these innovations will help extend DuPont's leadership in agriculture.