• Distributed over 20,000 copies of the soybean vein necrosis virus (SVNV) publication to stakeholders across the North Central region, as well as Alabama, Tennessee, Mississippi and Canada.
• Video footage related to SVNV was collected in Indiana, Iowa, and Wisconsin and edited into one NCSRP-specific video clip that was posted on the Soybean Research and Information Initiative website.
• Developed two full-length publications on stem canker, pod and stem blight, and two scouting cards on common soybean seed diseases and soybean stem diseases for distribution in 2015.
• Developed a uniform template for all group outputs that allows the reader to associate information with NCSRP and research-based information.
• Revised past NCSRP-funded publications, including publications on charcoal rot and white mold to fit the template and create a “uniform” Soybean Disease Management series through NCSRP that is posted on SRII.
• Discussions continue with NCSRP on how to improve availability of information and branding of outputs so stakeholders identify information with NCSRP.
• Research needs for SVNV, stem canker, and pod and stem blight were summarized by the group, resulting in 6 grant proposals submitted to USDA-NIFA or the United Soybean Board designed to further understand the biology and management of SVNV and the causal agent of stem canker.