The Maryland Soybean Board administers soybean checkoff funds for soybean research, marketing and education programs in the state. It is funded by farmers through an assessment of one-half of one percent of the net market value of soybeans at their first point of sale. One-half of the checkoff funds stay in Maryland for programs; the other half is sent to the United Soybean Board for national and international projects.
Soybean research projects receiving funding for 2019 are:
- Effects of Planting Population on Yield in Full Season Soybeans, Kelly Nichols, UMD Extension, $1,840
- Evaluating Germination Patterns of Horseweed in the Mid-Atlantic Region, Matt Morris, University of Maryland, $2,937
- Evaluating Integrated Approaches to Manage Herbicide Resistance, Ben Beale, University of Maryland, $10,611
- Evaluation of Growth-Promoting Products for Soybean Production in Maryland, Andrew Kness, University of Maryland Extension, $5,426
- Evaluation of Miravis Neo for Soybean Production in Maryland, Andrew Kness, University of Maryland Extension, $4,869
- Extending the Growing Season to Get More Payback from Cover Crops, Ray Weil, UMD Environmental Science and Technology, $19,287
- Having a Bitter Bite? The Use of Cover Crop to Manage Slugs, Ivan Hiltpold, UD Entomology & Wildlife Ecology, $9,230
- Identification of New Sources of Resistance/Tolerance to Sclerotinia sclerotiorum among Soybean Germplasm Showing Resistance to Phytophthora sojae, Kate Everts, UMD and Benham Khatabi, UMES, $24,000
- Improving Detection of Dectes Stem Borer for Developing Spray Recommendations in Soybeans, Alan Leslie, UMD Entomology, $16,895
- Incidences, Densities, Races, and Virulence of Soybean Nematodes in Maryland, Nidhi Rawat and Ramesh Pokharel, UMD Plant Sciences, $21,608
- Managing Herbicide Resistant Common Ragweed Emergence and Growth in Soybeans, Sarah Hirsh, UMD Eastern Shore, $9,323
- Maximizing Yield and Quality of Mid-Atlantic Soybean Production with Soil Sulfur Management, Ray Weil, UMD Environmental Science and Technology, $20,866
- Phosphorus Runoff from No-Till Soils: Do Cover Crops Make It Better or Worse? Ray Weil, UMD Environmental Science and Technology, $18,219
- Quantifying the Incidence of Yield Reducing Soilborne Pathogens in Soybean Production, Alyssa Koehler, UDE Plant & Soil Sciences, $5,423
- Reducing Deer Damage to Corn Using Forage Soybean as Biological Fencing, Jason Wight, UMD Plant Science, $15,280
- Study the Occurrence and Distribution of Virus Infecting Soybean from Delmarva, Behnam Khatabi, UMD Eastern Shore, $15,000
In Maryland, farmers grow about half a million acres of soybeans, producing more than 20 million bushels of beans each year. With a value of $173 million to the state’s economy, soybeans are one of Maryland’s top crops.
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For More Information:
Susanne Zilberfarb, Executive Director
Maryland Soybean Board
Office: 410.430.2613