2021
Achieving 100 Bu/A soybean yields: on-farm research and sharing high yield protocols with South Dakota soybean producers
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Contributor/Checkoff:
South Dakota Soybean Research and Promotion Council
Category:
Sustainable Production
Keywords:
Field management Nutrient managementSoil healthTillageYield trials
Parent Project:
Achieving 100 bushel/acre soybean yields: Developing, testing, and sharing high yield protocols with South Dakota soybean producers
Lead Principal Investigator:
David Clay, South Dakota State University
Co-Principal Investigators:
Project Code:
Contributing Organization (Checkoff):
South Dakota Soybean Research and Promotion Council
$153,274
Institution Funded:
South Dakota State University
$153,274
Brief Project Summary:

This project will create datasets for precision agriculture applications. With this project, hyperspectral data will be collected from selected fields and researchers will evaluate the ability to identify yield limiting factors to help determine barriers to precision farming technique adoption. On-farm studies provide information for producers to reduce economic risks, test the efficiency of components within their operation, and test innovative ideas. A producer chooses treatments based on interest and SDSU agronomists assist in experiment design, treatment application, scouting, and analysis. Farmers use results to identify treatments for their farm and reduce the economic risks associated with new products.

Key Benefactors:
farmers, agronomists, extension specialists

Information And Results
Project Deliverables

Deliver information to producers through talks, Soy100, AgOutlook, on-farm web-page, university classes, SDSU web-page, radio, and news releases. Distribute information to soybean growers and farmer collaborators by;
a. Populating the on-farm web-site with archived producer information,
b. Delivering on-farm producer reports to the on-farm web-page,
c. Organizing the Soy100 meeting,
d. Using on-farm studies for student senior projects.
e. Summarizing on farm study results
f. Organizing investigator and on-farm advisory board meetings to assess success and identify on-farm priorities

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.