Newsletter January 2024
January 17, 2024
Singh Joins Iowa Soybean Research Center at Iowa State University as Co-Director
The ISRC is excited to announce that Asheesh “Danny” Singh, professor of agronomy with expertise in soybean breeding and phenomics at Iowa State, has joined the ISRC as co-director. He holds a courtesy appointment in the Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering. Read more...
ISRC Shares Think Tank Results
The ISRC hosted a Think Tank workshop in September with nearly 40 soybean stakeholders to learn about soybean production research needs and to generate ideas to help guide the center’s future research efforts. Read more...
Researchers Provide Final Reports on two ISRC-funded Projects
The ISRC received two final reports on projects completed in fall of 2023: “In-Field Soybean Seed Pod Analysis on Harvest Stocks Using 3D Imaging and Machine Learning” and “Enhancing Implementation and Adoption of Non-Chemical Tactics for Integrated Weed Management in Soybean.” Read more...
CropsTV Season 4 Underway
ISU Extension and Outreach’s CropsTV is back for its 4th season with 35 episodes. Viewers can watch at their own pace and in any order. The first batch of episodes were released January 2, 2024. Additional episodes are released weekly through February 13, 2024. Over 25 CCA continuing education units will also be available. Visit the CropsTV website to register and to view a schedule of episodes that include several ISRC affiliates. Read more...
Crop Advantage Meetings Scheduled for January 2024
Iowa State Extension and Outreach is holding its Crop Advantage Series throughout the month of January at multiple locations. The meetings, which involve several ISRC affiliates, provide a solid foundation of current, research-based crop production information to help make smart, informed decisions in the farming operation. Read more...
ISA’s Innovation to Profit Series to be Held in February
The Iowa Soybean Association will be holding their annual Innovation to Profit Series regionally in February. The main goals of the sessions are to provide research data to boost profitability, productivity and sustainability; engage with farmers to discuss challenges and opportunities in their local areas; and to connect farmers with regionally-based ISA agronomists, conservation agronomists and producer services team members. Read more...
ISRC Affiliates Present Crop Information at ICM Conference
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach held its 34th Integrated Crop Management Conference at its new location at Prairie Meadows in Altoona, Iowa, in December 2023. Over 580 people, including farmers, commodity group staff, industry scientists and university researchers attended the conference. Read more...
ISRC Sponsoring McMechan for April Seminar
As part of the ISRC’s yearlong, 10th anniversary celebration and education and outreach program, the center will be sponsoring select seminar speakers to present at Iowa State University on a variety of soybean-related topics. On Tuesday, April 2nd from 3-4pm, Justin McMechan, assistant professor crop protection and cropping systems at the University of Nebraska will present on “Soybean Gall Midge: Understanding Risk and Management Options" as part of ISU’s Department of Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology spring seminar series. Read more...
ISRC Partner Mike Peterson Receives ISU Alumni Award
Mike Peterson, president and owner of Peterson Genetics, Inc., located in Cedar Falls, Iowa was a recent recipient of the Iowa State University Alumni Association’s Floyd Andre Award. A 1984 ISU graduate in agricultural business, Peterson has had a profound impact on Iowa agriculture and has been a local supporter of ISU. Read more...
Get to Know IAC Farmer Rep: Brent Swart
Brent Swart is one of three Iowa soybean farmer representatives serving on the ISRC’s Industry Advisory Council (IAC). The council serves to identify research needs in the areas of soybean production and protection for the center. Farmer representatives serve three-year terms on the council and provide feedback on what research topics are of importance to soybean farmers. Read more...
NCSRP Funds Iowa State Researchers
The North Central Soybean Research Program (NCSRP) approved $4.29 million in funding for continued research in fiscal year 2024 to support nine university-based projects. Iowa State researchers are involved in six of those projects. Read more...
ISU Researchers Funded by USB
The United Soybean Board (USB) approved more than $6 million in research funding to support a total of 19 projects involving ISU researchers for fiscal year 2024. Following are projects that involve 13 ISRC affiliates as PI (principal investigator) or co-PI. Read more...
Updated Extension Corn and Soybean Field Guide Available
A new, pocket-size “Corn and Soybean Field Guide” is now available for corn and soybean growers, agronomists and crop scouts. Published by ISU Extension and Outreach in August 2023, the guide is an updated version of the guide that was published in 2016. The guide includes many of the same topics as the previous version, but with important updates, including new crop issues such as tar spot and soybean gall midge. The agronomic information has also been updated with input by Dr. Mark Licht, agronomy. The 236-page guide is $15 through the extension store and pdf downloads are available for $5. Read more...
Upcoming Events
January 3-30, 2024, multiple locations - ISU Extension Crop Advantage Series
January 2-April 5, 2024 - CropsTV Season 4
February 6, 8, 13 and 15, four regional locations - ISA’s Innovation to Profit Series
Each Wednesday at Noon - Iowa Learning Farms Webinars
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