2013
Quality Measures to Differentiate U.S. Soybeans (1320-832-8273)
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Contributor/Checkoff:
United Soybean Board
Category:
Sustainable Production
Keywords:
(none assigned)
Parent Project:
This is the first year of this project.
Lead Principal Investigator:
Seth Naeve, University of Minnesota
Co-Principal Investigators:
Project Code:
1320-832-8273
Contributing Organization (Checkoff):
United Soybean Board
(n/a)
Institution Funded:
University of Minnesota
(n/a)
Brief Project Summary:

Unique Keywords:
#seed composition
Information And Results
Project Deliverables

1. Collect 390 representative samples of the soybean crop at the farm level from Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay.
2. All samples will be scanned using NIR at the University of Minnesota to obtain spectral data to be used to develop NIR calibrations for the South American sample set for amino acids, fatty acids and soluble sugars, in addition to crude protein and crude oil.
3. Analyze a subset of 240 samples from the Annual U.S. Soybean Quality Survey by wet chemistry to determine ADF, NDF, amino acids, fatty acids and soluble sugars.
4. Provide participant South American farmers with protein and oil values for their sample and a summary of average protein and oil values from their state or region.
5. Summarize analyses for both the U.S. sample set and South American sample set and distribute to USB and USSEC staff.

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.