2020
Assessing the suitability of non-GMO soybeans in Northeast PA growing conditions
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Contributor/Checkoff:
Pennsylvania Soybean Promotion Board
Category:
Sustainable Production
Keywords:
Checkoff reputationCommercializationEarned mediaEnd usersIndustry outreach
Parent Project:
This is the first year of this project.
Lead Principal Investigator:
Casey Guindon, Pennsylvania State University
Co-Principal Investigators:
Anna Busch, Pennsylvania State Extension
Project Code:
R2020-04; OSP 213562
Contributing Organization (Checkoff):
Pennsylvania Soybean Promotion Board
$4,488
Institution Funded:
Pennsylvania State University
$4,488
Brief Project Summary:

The purpose of this research is to aid Pennsylvania soybean producers when choosing to use different varieties of soybeans to gain access to new market opportunities. This project explores the possibility of using Sulfonylurea Tolerant Soybeans (STS) to gain access to non-GMO commodity markets. The system allows farmers to produce soybeans for a niche market and price premium while providing additional options for the control of difficult weeds, like burcucumber. This project also emphasizes integrated weed management practices like a strong burndown program, pre-emergent materials with a long residual, narrow row spacing and scouting. Efforts analyze STS varieties, compare them to conventional and dicamba-tolerant varieties, evaluate weed control and include financial analysis.

Key Benefactors:
farmers, agronomists, extension agents

Information And Results
Project Deliverables

1. Summer production field day for local producers. This field day will highlight the growing conditions in the field and provide local producers with an opportunity to observe weed control and varietal differences in the field setting.
2. Project summary fact sheet. After harvest, this fact sheet will provide a summary of the observations from the project including yields of tested varieties, weed control metrics, and an analysis of the potential added or reduced profit as a result of adoption
3. Presentation for use at winter workshops throughout the northeast. This presentation will showcase the results of the trial and include potential opportunities and concerns for soybean producers to consider.

Final Project Results

Updated March 9, 2021:

View uploaded report PDF file

View uploaded report 2 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.