2015
Identifying producer priorities for soybean insect pest management in the north central region
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Contributor/Checkoff:
North Central Soybean Research Program
Category:
Sustainable Production
Keywords:
Biotic stressCrop protectionField management Pest
Parent Project:
Soybean aphid: Management, biocontrol, and host plant resistance
Lead Principal Investigator:
Kelley Tilmon, South Dakota State University
Co-Principal Investigators:
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Contributing Organization (Checkoff):
North Central Soybean Research Program
(n/a)
Institution Funded:
South Dakota State University
(n/a)
Brief Project Summary:

Ever since the invasive soybean aphid dramatically changed soybean insect pest management in the North Central Region in the early 2000s, a strong interdisciplinary team of entomologists and plant breeders have worked together to provide pest management research and outreach for the region. The goal of this project is to identify soybean producers' priorities and needs for future research and outreach on insect pest management in the North Central Region.

This team is made up of 27 scientists at Land Grant universities in 12 states. The NCSRP has supported the team's effort to produce new insect management recommendations and other innovations. However, producers face an increasingly...

Unique Keywords:
#extension and outreach, #insects and pests, #soybean insects and pests
Information And Results
Project Deliverables

• Two-day Forum and Focus Workshop (accomplished in the first reporting period)
• White paper outlining producer-identified research needs and priorities
• Capstone outreach event: NCSRP booth at the 2015 Commodity Classic, staffed by members of the NCSRP soybean entomology research team

Final Project Results

A white paper outlining producer-identified research priorities was compiled from a focus group and survey of producers, industry personnel, and other stakeholders, focus groups with soybean entomology research and extension faculty, and discussions with soybean checkoff boards. . This document was supplied to the NCSRP in February, 2015. Title: Needs Assessment For Soybean Entomology in the North Central Region (2015-2018).

The capstone outreach event was a NCSRP booth at the 2015 Commodity Classic (Phoenix, AZ). We accomplished this objective with combined funding from this grant and the NCSRP Soybean Aphid Management grant. The booth was designed to distribute information from NCSRP-funded research on soybean entomology as well as other NCSRP pest management projects. We made close to 2,000 direct contacts with producers and other agricultural professionals at this 3-day event.

Extension products highlighted at the booth included host plant resistance videos, webinars on soybean aphid management, aphid scouting cards, soybean aphid field guide, and postcards featuring the new NCSRP Soybean Research and Information Initiative (SRII) website.

Material we distributed included 2,000 copies of the Soybean Aphid Field Guide booklet, 1,000 postcards and USB drives designed by our team, containing digital NCSRP publications and highlighting the new NCSRP SRII website; handouts promoting the NCSRP-sponsored free pest management webinar series available on the Plant Management Network; 1,500 field-friendly soybean aphid scouting cards designed by our team, hung on NCSRP-branded lanyards, with attached magnifying lens to assist scouting efforts.

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.