1. Finalize development of the organizational structure, membership, leadership and funding for the Council beyond October 1, 2017;
2. Catalog regional soybean research activity and develop regional research priority list and related materials/procedures to maintain and update this list; reduce redundancy and/or eliminate gaps in research;
3. Identify outreach and potential partnership opportunities with stakeholders both traditional and nontraditional. These will include, but not be limited to, researchers, consumers, producers, agribusiness and environmental groups;
4. Develop strategies to serve as a blueprint for a proposal to continue support and growth of the Council after October 1, 2017;
5. Hold up to two in-person meetings and three conference calls with board of directors;
6. Submit quarterly reports to USB.