2017
Soybean Yield Expectation for the next decade using Climate Trend and 2014 Climate Regime Change (1st yr. title: Climate Trends relevant to soybean management practices)
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Contributor/Checkoff:
Iowa Soybean Association
Category:
Sustainable Production
Keywords:
Abiotic stressAgricultureLand Use Water supply
Parent Project:
Climate trends relevant to soybean management practices
Lead Principal Investigator:
Christopher J Anderson, Iowa State University
Co-Principal Investigators:
Peter Kyveryga, Iowa On-Farm Network
Project Code:
Contributing Organization (Checkoff):
Iowa Soybean Association
$60,358
Institution Funded:
Iowa State University
$60,358
Brief Project Summary:

This project aims to identify stable trends in weather conditions that are linked to soybean yield and environmental outcomes. This weather knowledge can inform adjustments to existing practices and prioritize new practices that could enhance soybean yield, environmental stewardship and farm profitability. The goal of the project is to help famers make improved weather-informed, field-level decisions. It aims to identify linkages between weather and management practices at the field level for soybean production and trends in production relevant weather indices, develop understanding of how weather impacts the effectiveness of cover crops for nitrogen reduction and develop two-way dialogue between climatologists and the soybean industry and farmers. Business management tools will help.

Key Benefactors:
farmers, agronomists, Extension agents

Information And Results
Project Deliverables

Obtain field-level data from on-farm trials (Obj. 1)
Select field management classes for which the field-level models will be applied separately (Obj. 2)
Apply field-level model to historical data and future weather data (Obj 1 and 2).
Develop climate risk tools (Obj. 3)
Share data with Iowa stakeholders via twitter, blogs, newsletters, presentations.

Final Project Results

The United Soybean Research Retention policy will display final reports with the project once completed but working files will be purged after three years. And financial information after seven years. All pertinent information is in the final report or if you want more information, please contact the project lead at your state soybean organization or principal investigator listed on the project.