2017
High Moisture Soybean Delivery Advice App
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Contributor/Checkoff:
Kentucky Soybean Promotion Board
Category:
Sustainable Production
Keywords:
Economic studies
Parent Project:
This is the first year of this project.
Lead Principal Investigator:
Joseph Dvorak, University of Kentucky
Co-Principal Investigators:
Sam McNeil, University of Kentucky
Jordan Shockley, University of Kentucky
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Project Code:
Contributing Organization (Checkoff):
Kentucky Soybean Promotion Board
$13,945
Institution Funded:
University of Kentucky
$13,945
Brief Project Summary:

The goal of this project is to provide an app that allows Kentucky producers to accurately calculate and compare the price offered by elevators considering delivery costs and high-moisture discounts for grain as it is harvested. This project directly targets the Kentucky Soybean Board's research goal of reducing the cost of producing soybeans. All elevators charge a moisture discount for accepting wet grain. However, these discounts vary by elevator as does the basis, and the transportation cost from field to elevator. This makes calculating the costs associated with moisture discounts difficult. Delivering high-moisture soybeans to one elevator when the combined costs associated with basis,...

Unique Keywords:
#economics
Information And Results
Project Deliverables

The most significant outcome from this project will be an app that will be available in both the Android and Apple apps stores that will let producers compare the costs associated with delivery of high moisture soybeans to different elevators. The app will be posted to both the Apple and Android app stores and made available for no cost as Kentucky producers will have already invested in its creation. Additionally, the research that is carried out before creating the app will be useful in other app development efforts targeting producers. Many people believe apps will be a useful way to enable Extension to serve producers. Private companies are also producing a wide variety of apps. By performing this research and ensuring the app is well-created, it will serve as an example of good app development practices – especially for apps that are intended to be used during hectic harvest time.

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.