Mid-South Soybean Board
Funding for the MSSB is provided by the United Soybean Board, the Arkansas Soybean Promotion Board, the Louisiana Soybean & Grain Research & Promotion Board, the Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board, the Missouri Soybean Merchandising Council, and the Texas Soybean Board.
Soybean checkoff funds are used by this board.
Website photos provided by the
United Soybean Board
Completed Research Projects
Effect of Planting Date, Latitude, and Environmental Factors on Choice of Maturity Group in Mid-South Soybean
Production - Dr. Larry Purcell, University of Arkansas
Summary of project can be found here.
The December 2013 project report can be found here.
The July 2014 project report can be found here.
August 2014 Power point presentation to the board can be found here.
December 2014 project report can be found here.
February 2015 power point report to MSSB can be found here
Final Report Summary can be found here. Dr. Purcell has been provided with an extension for 2015 by the MSSB for additional data analysis and the development of a decision tool for producers to use in determining which maturity group fits their needs.
****SOYMAP - Decision tool available here. We now have available a decision support tool for the MidSouth based upon the 3-year planting date and MG experiment that was supported jointly by USB and MSSB. ...
****A new Youtube tutorial for the SOYMAP Decision tool can be found here. 2/29/16.
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SOYRISK - A Decision Tool to Analyze Risk and Return to Soybean Maturity Group and Planting Date Choices in the Mid South: Michael Popp, University of Arkansas
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Irrigation Water Management for Southern Region Soybean Growers Researchers: Jason Krutz & Chris Henry
2017/2018 funding involves analysis of survey results.
August 2014 power point presentation to the board.
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Enhanced Pest Control Systems for Mid-South Soybean Production Researcher: Trey Price
This project has been funded by the United Soybean Board and has also been approved for funding by the MSSB. Final year of project
Report to board - January 29, 2020
Supplemental report
Primary report
Primary report
Trey Price
Jeff Daniels
Blair Buckley
December 2015 quarterly report to USB
March 2016 quarterly report to USB
June 2016 quarterly report to USB
September 2016 quarterly report to USB
"Final report 2016" to USB
December 2016 Quarterly report to USB
Evaluation of a novel drought-tolerant inoculant on soybean yield in the Mid-South - Woo Suk Chang - University of Texas at Arllington - completed March 2022
Quarterly report - December 2021
Powerpoint report to board Sept 2021
Quarterly report Sept 15, 2021
Quarterly report June 15, 2021
Quarterly report March 15, 2021
Quarterly report - December 15, 2020
Report to board - Sept 15, 2020
Report to board - June 15, 2020
Report to board - Jan. 29, 2020
Quarterly Report - Dec 2019
2019 Proposal
Quarterly report - June 2019
Quarterly report - Sept 2019
August 2019 presentation to board
New for 2021 - Evaluation of Residual Weed Control with Common Soil Applied Soybean Herbicides; Jason Bond - $13,158 - Not funded for 2nd year (2022)
Quarterly report Dec 2021
Quarterly report Sept 2021
Quarterly report June 2021
2021 Summary Proposal
Evaluation of a novel drought-tolerant inoculant on soybean yield in the Mid-South - Woo Suk Chang - University of Texas at Arllington - completed March 2022
Quarterly report - December 2021
Powerpoint report to board Sept 2021
Quarterly report Sept 15, 2021
Quarterly report June 15, 2021
Quarterly report March 15, 2021
Quarterly report - December 15, 2020
Report to board - Sept 15, 2020
Report to board - June 15, 2020
Report to board - Jan. 29, 2020
Quarterly Report - Dec 2019
2019 Proposal
Quarterly report - June 2019
Quarterly report - Sept 2019
August 2019 presentation to board
Introduction of Feed Grains into Mid-South Soybean Production Systems -Gurpreet Kaur & Dr. Bobby Golden, Mississippi State University-completed
Project funding is complete -
Quarterly report - Dec 15, 2020
Quarterly report - June 15, 2020
Report to board - January 29, 2020
August 2019 presentation to board
Quarterly report - September 2019
Quarterly report June 2019
Report to board - January 2019
2019 proposal
Quarterly report to USB December 2018
Presentation to MSSB meeting August 2018
Quarterly report to USB March 2018
Quarterly report to USB 12-15-17
Quarterly Report to USB 9-15-17
Quarterly Report to USB 6-15-17
Quarterly report to USB 3-15-17
Presentation to MSSB 1-30-17
Presentation to MSSB 1-12-16
March 2016 quarterly report to Usb
June 2016 Quarterly report to Usb
September 2016 Quarterly Report to USB
December 2016 Quarterly Report to USB
Current Research Projects
New for 2024 - LADDER - Large Agricultural Database that Drives Extension & Research) - Zach Reynolds - $55626
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Enhancing the Prospects of Sustainable Weed Managment and System Productivity through Wheat-Soybean Relay intercropping in the Midsouth - Jason Norsworthy - $33400
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New for 2023 - Development of climate-smart practices associated with a drought-tolerant inoculant and repository of soybean-related microbiomes for climate resiliency. Woo-Suk Chang - 60000
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New for 2023 - Spatial and temporal variation of soil sampling affect phosphorus and potassium recommendations for soybean -Md. Rasel Parvej- 30,000
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New for 2023- How does cover crops impact soil water dynamics and soybean production in Louisiana? - Xi Zhang
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New for 2022 - Enhancing Stink Bug Resistance in Mid-South Soybean - Jeff Davis - 86,600
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New for 2022 - Southern Root-Knot Nematode in Maturity Group 4 Soybean: Characterization of Resistance Mechanisms and Breeding for Resistance - Travis Faske - 75000
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New for 2022 - Development of functional ultra-high stearic acid soybean germplasms - Feng Lin (Grover Shannon-retired) (Pengyin Chen -deceased) - 25000
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New for 2022 - SPRAY APPLICATION OF DOUBLE STRANDED RNA FOR SIMULTANEOUS MANAGEMENT OF MULTIPLE SOYBEAN FUNGAL AND INSECT DISEASES - Zhi-Yuan Chen - 20000
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New for 2022 - Whole Soy Food Acceptability and Market Viability Study - Karen Ballard - 22481
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New for 2022 - Exploitation of weed species extracts as an effective and environmentally friendly strategy to control insects and deer in soybean- Te-Ming (Paul) Tseng - 23750
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New for 2021- Soybean yield components and seed nutrients among nodes to phosphorus fertility - Gershon Drescher - Nathan Slaton - University of Arkansas
Final report April 2024
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New for 2021 - Novel new functional edible protein films from soybean using innovative 3D printing technology - Navam Heittiarchchy - University of Arkansas.
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Screening and selecting non Xtend beans for dicamba tolerance -Caio Vieira (Grover Shannon-previous lead) (Pengyin Chen/deceased) - University of Missouri
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Yield Gap Survey - Jeremy Ross - University of Arkansas
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Screening soybean germplasm and breeding soybeans for flood tolerance - Feng Lin (Dr. Grover Shannon retired) (Dr. Pengyin Chen-deceased) - University of Missouri
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