• Prevention of redundancy across checkoff research programs through better communication, strategic planning, and coordination of activities.
• Increased coordination of research activities with QSSBs, regional checkoff research programs.
• Development of joint strategies to address key soybean research issues.
• Improved working relationships are established between USB, QSSBs, public research entities, and commercial companies.
• Research goals and milestones are met by USB research teams.
• National survey of soybean disease and insect impact completed to provide direction for future investment in disease and insect resistance and management.
• Two CAST publications are distributed via hardcopy and as free downloads from the CAST website. In addition, one page summaries and narrated presentations are developed and available to the public.
• National Soybean Checkoff Research Database has improved functionality, includes USB research and results and is being utilized by checkoff to communicate research progress.