2017
Benchmarking soybean production systems in Nebraska
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Contributor/Checkoff:
Nebraska Soybean Board
Category:
Sustainable Production
Keywords:
Field management Nutrient managementSoil healthTillageYield trials
Parent Project:
Benchmarking soybean production systems in Nebraska
Lead Principal Investigator:
Patricio Grassini, University of Nebraska
Co-Principal Investigators:
Project Code:
1724
Contributing Organization (Checkoff):
Nebraska Soybean Board
$7,500
Institution Funded:
University of Nebraska at Lincoln
$7,500
Brief Project Summary:

The primary goal of the proposed project is to “benchmark” current yield
and management practices in soybean producer fields. That “benchmark data” will help to
identify those KEY management factors in NE (and across the NC USA region) that can be used
by individual producers to increase soybean yield on their farms, and do that with an input-use
efficiency that will improve bottom-line net profit.

Unique Keywords:
#crop management systems
Information And Results
Project Deliverables

By end of this 3-year project, we expect to have the most complete, detailed and updated
database on producer soybean yields, applied inputs, and management practices for NE and the
rest of the NC USA region. All data submissions from producers will be kept strictly confidential.
With that data, we will attain a detailed assessment of current yield gaps in soybean producer
fields and related explanatory factors. We expect that this information will help producers to
tune their current farm management to reduce the gap between current and attainable yield
and make best use of their inputs, time, and money in order to optimize farm profit.

Final Project Results

Updated April 25, 2018:

View uploaded report PDF file

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.