Louisiana Soybean & Grain Board
Top Things for Farmers to Know About Checkoff Dollars Invested in Research
The Louisiana Soybean and Grain Research and Promotion Board stewards checkoff funds to provide farmers with scientific, applicable, data-driven research. Using resources at both the state and regional level creates research solutions specific to Louisiana’s yield- and profit-robbing problems. Current efforts emphasize efficient use of inputs for sustainably profitable returns for soybean producers. LSGRPB has focused efforts over the last year on obtaining feedback on gaps in research from farmers and certified crop consultants. The board has seen results in areas of pathology, new uses of soy, developments in soil health and entomology, and provided practical information to growers on variety selection, fertility recommendations and other management techniques.
- Pest and disease control
- Soil health and crop fertility
- Applied agricultural economics
- Generating technologies to advance yield and quality
- Advancing yields through applied management practices
- Plant pathology and crop physiology for soybean quality
- Marketing, economics and budgeting
- Fungicide seed treatment with lignin nanoparticles
- Development of UAV technologies for soybean and small grain crops
- Development of new biological agents for seed treatment
- Utilizing nuclear polyhedrosis virus as a novel insecticide
- Improving micronutrient fertilization for soybean production
- Analyzing soybean quality with automated image processing
Louisiana continues to face challenging harvest seasons, impacting quality and grades of soybeans that result in losses of revenue to the farmer at their point of sale. While grain standards are important, research focused on both components within the soybean and technology for more fair and consistent grading of soybeans has been a big focus for the board. The use of imaging technology and eventually artificial intelligence (AI) may be ways to lessen human error in grain grading, ultimately putting more funds back in the producers’ pockets. LSGRPB has also incorporated post-harvest testing into variety trials to create a data repository of the meal and oil content compared to visual grades performed by the human eye. While this research is not yet complete, it is a direct result of issues facing Louisiana farmers year after year with more investment to come.
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- Pest and disease control
- Soil health and crop fertility
- Applied agricultural economics
- Generating technologies to advance yield and quality
- Advancing yields through applied management practices
- Plant pathology and crop physiology for soybean quality
- Marketing, economics and budgeting
- Fungicide seed treatment with lignin nanoparticles
- Development of UAV technologies for soybean and small grain crops
- Development of new biological agents for seed treatment
- Utilizing nuclear polyhedrosis virus as a novel insecticide
- Improving micronutrient fertilization for soybean production
- Analyzing soybean quality with automated image processing
Louisiana continues to face challenging harvest seasons, impacting quality and grades of soybeans that result in losses of revenue to the farmer at their point of sale. While grain standards are important, research focused on both components within the soybean and technology for more fair and consistent grading of soybeans has been a big focus for the board. The use of imaging technology and eventually artificial intelligence (AI) may be ways to lessen human error in grain grading, ultimately putting more funds back in the producers’ pockets. LSGRPB has also incorporated post-harvest testing into variety trials to create a data repository of the meal and oil content compared to visual grades performed by the human eye. While this research is not yet complete, it is a direct result of issues facing Louisiana farmers year after year with more investment to come.
Posted on: 01/20/2025
Posted on: 06/24/2024
Posted on: 04/01/2024
Posted on: 09/05/2023
Posted on: 04/24/2023
Posted on: 04/03/2023
Posted on: 12/05/2022
Posted on: 07/04/2022
Posted on: 02/21/2022
Posted on: 12/13/2021
Posted on: 10/25/2021
Posted on: 08/02/2021
Posted on: 05/24/2021
Posted on: 04/05/2021
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Posted on: 05/14/2020
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