As part of its mission to serve soybean farmers in Maryland, the Maryland Soybean Board (MSB) awarded 17 research project grants totaling an investment of $185,387 that best met research priorities within soy utilization, production research, and market alternatives.
“The Board is entrusted with investing checkoff dollars in projects that will directly contribute to the success of Maryland soybean farmers,” stated Brian Johnson, MSB chair and Somerset County farmer. “The grants for 2020 were selected based on research priority, cost effectiveness and positive impact to farmers.”
Soybean research projects receiving funding for 2020 are:
- Aerial Application of Pesticides & Cover Crop Seeding Using Drones, Andrew Kness and Erika Crowl, University of Maryland Extension, $3,186
- Developing an Interactive Web App for Calculating Soybean Crop Budgets, Alan Leslie, Benjamin Beale and Shannon Dill, University of Maryland Extension, $8,067
- Effects of Planting Population on Yield in Full Season Soybeans, Kelly Nichols, University of Maryland Extension, $5,635
- Efficacy of Seed Treatments to Manage Soilborne Pathogens of Soybean, Alyssa Koehler and Jake Jones, University of Delaware Plant and Soil Sciences, $5,878
- Evaluating Novel Herbicide Tolerant Traits in MD Soybean Systems, Benjamin Beale and Alan Leslie, University of Maryland Extension, $7,850
- Evaluation of Growth-Promoting Products for Soybean Production in Maryland, Andrew Kness, University of Maryland Extension, $6,000
- Evaluation of Miravis for Soybean Production in Maryland, Andrew Kness, University of Maryland Extension, $4,823
- Fertilizing Cover Crops – Do You have to Put Some In to Get More Out? Ray Weil and Jim Lewis, University of Maryland Environmental Science and Technology, $22,570
- Identification of New Sources of Resistance/Tolerance of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum among Soybean Germoplasm Showing Resistance to Phytophthora sojae, Kathryne Everts and Behnam Khatabi, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, $19,488
- Managing Herbicide Resistant Common Ragweed Emergence and Growth in Soybean, Sarah Hirsh, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, $9,413
- Novel Resistance to Cercospora Leaf Blight & Purple Seed Stain of Soybean, Behnam Khatabi and Burt Bluhm, University of Maryland Eastern Shore Agriculture, Food and Resource Sciences, $14,700
- Phosphorus Runoff from No-till Soils – Do Cover Crops Make it Better or Worse? Ray Weil, University of Maryland Environmental Science and Technology, $20,072
- Planting Green – Extending the Growing Season to Get More Payback from Cover Crops, Ray Weil, University of Maryland Environmental Science and Technology, $23,208
- Reducing Deer Damage to Soybean Using Forage Soybean as Biological Fencing, Jason Wight and Bo Zhang, University of Maryland Plant Science, $16,466
- State Soybean Variety Testing: Benchmark Varieties, Jason Wight, University of Maryland Plant Science, $2,250
- Strategies for Reduced Herbicide Input and Herbicide Resistant Weed Control in Soybean, Kurt Vollmer, University of Maryland Agriculture and Natural Resources, $8,361
- Study the Occurrence and Distribution of Viruses Infecting Soybean from Delmarva, Behnam Khatabi, University of Maryland Eastern Shore Agriculture, Food and Resource Sciences, $7,420
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 nearly $200 million to the state’s economy, soybeans are one of Maryland’s top crops.
About Maryland Soybean Board: The Maryland Soybean Board is funded by the national soybean checkoff program, which assesses one-half of one percent of the net market value of soybeans at the first point of sale. The board consists of ten volunteer farmer-directors and directs funds for research, marketing and education programs to benefit the Maryland soybean industry.
For More Information:
Danielle Bauer, Executive Director
Maryland Soybean Board
443-812-4526 | danielle@mdsoy.com