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Iowa Soybean Research Center

in collaboration with the Iowa Soybean Association

Newsletter April 2022

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                                   April 2022 Newsletter

Vol. 13

Celebrate - April is National Soyfoods Month!

April is Soyfoods month
April is Soyfoods Month. Visit the The Soyfoods Council website to download free recipes and cookbooks.

April is National Soyfoods Month and The Soyfoods Council would like to offer some ways to celebrate. There are many reasons to celebrate soy, whether it is for health benefits, being a sustainable crop, a preferred plant-protein, its convenience, or the fact that it needs minimal processing. Read more...
 

ISA & NCSRP Requests For Proposals, Due May 23rd

ISA and NCSRP LogosThe Iowa Soybean Association and the North Central Soybean Research Program (NCSRP) both recently released their requests for proposals. The due date for submission of proposals to both organizations is 5 p.m. CDT, Monday, May 23rd. Read more...


 

ISRC Welcomes Beck’s and Peterson Genetics as Newest Partners

Beck's and Peterson Genetics logosThe ISRC welcomes Beck's and Peterson Genetics, Inc. as its newest industry partners. The companies provide financial support to the center and have representatives serving on the ISRC’s industry advisory council, which provides guidance on research funding priorities for the center. Read more...
 

Soybean Gall Midge Webinars Offer Research Updates

soybean gall midgeIn February, University of Minnesota Extension hosted a two-part Midwest soybean gall midge webinar series. University experts from Nebraska, Iowa State, Minnesota and South Dakota State were involved in discussing the latest research developments. The recordings can be found via the University of Minnesota’s website. Read more...
 

SCN-resistant Variety Trial Estimated to Have Provided Over $200 Million in Value to Farmers

SCN females on the roots of a soybean plantResearchers conducted a study of the value of the information produced in the ISU SCN-resistant Soybean Variety Trial Program. They concluded that the economic welfare of farmers who used the information from the ISU SCN-resistant Variety Trial Program was increased by as much as $205 million from 2011 to 2016. Read more...

 

ISA Hosts “Innovation to Profit” Research Conference

ISA conference audienceOver 200 farmers, researchers and agronomists attended the Iowa Soybean Association’s “Innovation to Profit” research conference on February 17. The ISA’s Research Center for Farming Innovation featured on-farm research results geared toward improving production, soil health and water management for a profitable farming operation. Read more...
 

ISA Offers Monthly Innovation TO GO Webinars

ISA webinarsThe ISA Research Center for Farming Innovation will be sharing research updates on a variety of topics throughout the year over the noon hour. Read more...

 

ISRC Funded Project Highlight 

hyperspectral image of waterhemp in soybean Prashant Jha, associate professor of agronomy and extension weed specialist for Iowa State University, received funding from the ISRC for fiscal years 2020-2021 for his project titled, “Hyperspectral Imaging for Early Detection of Herbicide-Resistant Weeds in Soybean.” His final project report is now available. Read more...
 

Researcher Spotlight: Alison Robertson

Alison RobertsonISRC affiliate Alison Robertson is a professor of plant pathology and microbiology at Iowa State University. She is part of the ISU Extension and Outreach Crops Team and provides extension education on the diagnosis and management of corn and soybean diseases, efficacy of seed treatments and foliar fungicides and best management practices for cover crops. Read more...
 

Get to Know IAC Farmer Rep: Randy Miller

Randy MillerRandy Miller is one of three Iowa soybean farmer representatives serving on the ISRC’s Industry Advisory Council. The council serves to identify research needs in the areas of soybean production and protection for the center. Miller currently serves as president-elect of the Iowa Soybean Association Board of Directors and farms with his family near Lacona, Iowa. Read more...
 

New Science for Success Videos 

Science for Success logoIowa State Extension Cropping Systems Specialist and ISRC affiliate Mark Licht and soybean extension specialists from around the country have some new soybean videos out through Science for Success, an initiative focused on leveraging local expertise to provide national soybean best management practices. View videos...
 

Liqui-Grow Webinar Features ISRC Director

LiquiGrow interviewJake Vossenkemper, agronomy lead scientist for Liqui-Grow, recently interviewed Greg Tylka, director of Iowa Soybean Research Center at Iowa State University and SCN Coalition member about SCN. Tylka offered effective and profitable tips to gain high soybean yields. View video...

 

New Soil Health Decision Tool Available

Soil Health Nexus logoInterested in increasing the soil health of your land? Check out the new, easy-to-use Soil Health Matrix Decision Tool available to aid farmers in understanding how to take care of their most valuable resource - the soil. The tool was designed by the Soil Health Nexus with assistance from extension colleagues from across the region and with financial support from North Central SARE. Read more...
 

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Awards

Soynomics TeamCongratulations to ISRC affiliates Antonio Mallarino and members of the Soynomics Team who received awards from Iowa State’s College of Ag and Life Sciences for Outstanding Achievement in Extension and Outreach and Team Award respectively.
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In Fond Memory Dr. Keith Smith

Keith SmithThe ISRC staff would like to express our sincere condolences on the passing of Dr. Keith Smith, a long-time supporter of Iowa State University and the ISRC. He and his wife Virginia provide funding for communications support for the center. It was under his advisement that the ISRC implement a quarterly newsletter.

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