2019
Achieving 100 Bu/A soybean yields: on-farm research and sharing high yield protocols with South Dakota soybean producers FY19
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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
$243,727
Institution Funded:
South Dakota State University
$243,727
Brief Project Summary:

Increasing soybean profitability requires the development of adaptable systems that link crop genetic advancements with an improved understanding of ecosystem functioning and soil health. The project builds upon the infrastructure where locally-led production and management questions are tested. Activities in this project include: conducting a second year of research on the influence of foliar fertilizers on profitability and using tissue samples to assess yields and identify nutrient deficient plants; continuing the on-farm research program with the target of conducting 110 studies; continuing research on the importance of soil health in optimizing soybean yields; continuing on-farm research to assess the impact of increasing salt concentration on yield.

Key Benefactors:
farmers, agronomists, extension specialists

Information And Results
Project Deliverables

We will help increase South Dakota soybean yields by:
1) preparing final reports for targeted experiments,
2) creating fact sheets from the late-season N and K fertilizer experiments;
3) providing farmer training for on-farm research;
4) expanding the on-farm studies to over 130 studies;
5) populating a searchable on-farm research database;
6) organizing the Soy100;
7) organizing the poster sessions at AgOutlook; and
8) continuing the review process of the soybean production manual.
This project will allow us to better match solutions to problems and create locally based, flexible, high yield roadmaps, which will be validated in research conducted in producer’s fields when appropriate.

Final Project Results

Updated February 5, 2020:

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.