2021
MU Certified Strip Trial Initiative: Cover Crop Trials
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Contributor/Checkoff:
Missouri Soybean Merchandising Council
Category:
Sustainable Production
Keywords:
Field management Nutrient managementSoil healthTillageYield trials
Parent Project:
MU Certified Strip Trial Initiative
Lead Principal Investigator:
John Lory, University of Missouri
Co-Principal Investigators:
Kaitlyn Bissonnette, University of Missouri
Kent Shannon, University of Missouri
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Project Code:
378-21
Contributing Organization (Checkoff):
Missouri Soybean Merchandising Council
$65,947
Institution Funded:
University of Missouri
$65,947
Brief Project Summary:

A program helping farmers validate management decisions on their farm and document efficiency and environmental stewardship. Various Cover Crop options and studying cover crop termination are examined.

Unique Keywords:
#cover crops, #crop management systems, #soil and tillage management
Information And Results
Project Deliverables

Key elements of the program include:
•Reliance on a farmer panel to annually identify and prioritize strip trial options offered.
•Statistically valid side-by-side comparisons of two or three management strategies in a trial,ideally tested on multiple Missouri farms for two or more years.
•Provide the farmer access to professional support to answer questions and facilitate implementation of the trial.
•Provide the cooperating farmer a comprehensive report of trial results for their trial.
•Integrate trial results across farms to improve MU recommendations and document what farmers are doing right and where there are opportunities for improvement.
•Regional meetings in January and February with farmers who had trials and farmers who are interested in trials to discuss trial results.
•Sharing results through web pages, social media, and news media.

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.