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Starkville, MS 39759

Top Things for Farmers to Know About Checkoff Dollars Invested in Research

The Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board works to increase soybean farmer profitability by investing checkoff dollars in ongoing public research and Extension programs that address Mississippi production challenges, by driving adoption of best management practices developed through research, and by ensuring the sustainability of Mississippi soybean production.

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Top Research Funding Areas
  • Irrigation management – On-farm sensor refinement, computerized hole selection, surge irrigation and soil moisture sensors
  • Variety testing – yield, disease screening, seed composition, quality and iron deficiency chlorosis
  • Production systems – Cover crops, soil health, tillage systems, row spacing and plant population
  • Nutrient management – Phosphorus and potassium, soil test recommendations and poultry litter
  • Insect management – Molecular diagnostic method for resistance in soybean looper
Top Areas of Research Critical to the Future of Mississippi's Soybean Production
  • Variety selection and development
  • Irrigation efficiency
  • Growing soybeans efficiently and effectively
  • Disease management, especially taproot decline and all other soil and foliar diseases
Recent Innovative Research Projects
  • Row-crop Irrigation Science Extension and Research (RISER) Program
  • Using weeds to develop herbivore-resistant Soybeans
  • Dicamba volatility under field conditions
  • Herbicide resistance stewardship
  • Cover crops and irrigation scheduling

A Success Story as a Result of Research

Ongoing irrigation research, including the MSPB-funded RISER program, continues to identify ways to improve water use efficiency. Automating efforts like the process of punching holes in furrow irrigation polypipe or water pump control can help farmers irrigate more accurately and uniformly. For example, surge irrigation has been shown to improve water use efficiency 20 to 30%. These efforts, along with soil moisture sensors and training farmers to use this technology, projects soybean yields while using less water, boosting profitability.

linkMichigan Researchers Lead National Project to Combat Herbicide-Resistant Weeds in Soybeans
Highlight Dated: 11/17/2025
Posted on: 11/17/2025
linkTrials Test Soybean Planting Speed Limits
Highlight Dated: 09/22/2025
Posted on: 09/22/2025
linkPunching More Accurate Holes in Furrow Irrigation
Highlight Dated: 09/26/2024
Posted on: 09/26/2024
linkMeasuring How Agronomic Systems Change Soil Health and Crop Yield
Highlight Dated: 10/09/2023
Posted on: 10/09/2023
linkImproving Furrow Irrigation Efficiency
Highlight Dated: 05/15/2023
Posted on: 05/15/2023
linkSoils May Hold Solutions for Taproot Decline
Highlight Dated: 05/01/2023
Posted on: 05/01/2023
linkInvestigating Italian Ryegrass Management Options
Highlight Dated: 09/12/2022
Posted on: 09/12/2022
linkWhat Crop Management Practices Alleviate Iron Deficiency Chlorosis?
Highlight Dated: 07/25/2022
Posted on: 07/25/2022
linkIdentifying Symptoms and Solutions for Soybean Taproot Decline
Highlight Dated: 02/21/2022
Posted on: 02/21/2022
linkDeveloping Tomorrow’s Soybean Researchers
Highlight Dated: 01/31/2022
Posted on: 01/31/2022
linkUnderstanding Soil Moisture Variability and Effects on Irrigation
Highlight Dated: 05/17/2021
Posted on: 05/17/2021
linkDetermining Organisms that Affect Soybean Seed Quality and Fungicide Efficacy
Highlight Dated: 05/03/2021
Posted on: 05/03/2021
linkGetting to the 'Root' of Charcoal Rot in Soybeans
Highlight Dated: 04/26/2021
Posted on: 04/26/2021
linkUsing New Research Techniques to Tweak Production Systems
Highlight Dated: 09/09/2020
Posted on: 09/09/2020
linkBreeding Soybeans for Resistance to Mature Soybean Seed Damage
Highlight Dated: 05/14/2020
Posted on: 05/14/2020
linkSoybean Insect Survey
Highlight Dated: 05/14/2020
Posted on: 05/14/2020
linkEstimates of Soybean Yield Losses Due to Diseases in the United States
Highlight Dated: 05/14/2020
Posted on: 05/14/2020
linkGaining irrigation knowledge through soil sensor technology
Highlight Dated: 12/18/2019
Posted on: 01/03/2020
link2017 Evaluation of Multiple Agronomic Considerations with Harvest Aid Use in Mississippi Soybean Production
Year of Research: 2017
Posted on: 12/04/2019
linkAgronomic and Economic Evaluation of Soybean/Corn Rotation with Twin-Row Production
Year of Research: 2017
Posted on: 12/04/2019
link2017 Agronomic and Irrigation Efficiency Impacts of Conservation Tillage and Cover Crops in Soybean Production: Three-Year Results
Year of Research: 2017
Posted on: 12/04/2019
link2018 Characterization of soybean taproot decline; a new disease in Mississippi soybean production fields
Year of Research: 2018
Posted on: 12/04/2019
link2018 Characterization of Antifungal Activity of Endophytic Bacteria Associated with Soybean –Charcoal Rot Disease System
Year of Research: 2018
Posted on: 12/04/2019
link2018 A Novel Technique to Measure Dicamba and Glyphosate Drift and Influence of New Formulations on Dicamba Absorption in Dicamba-resistant Soybean
Year of Research:
Posted on: 12/04/2019
link(2018) 2,4-D and Dicamba Resistant Soybeans: Stewardship and Testing
Year of Research: 2018
Posted on: 12/04/2019
link2017 Redbanded Stink Bugs: An Immediate Threat to Mississippi Soybean Producers
Year of Research: 2017
Posted on: 12/04/2019
link2017 On-Farm, Field Scale Evaluations of Soybean Row Spacings and Seeding Rates
Year of Research: 2017
Posted on: 12/04/2019
link2018 Evaluation of Alternative Management Tactics for Early Season Insect Pests of Soybeans and Impact of Seed Treatments on Stand Establishment and Replant Prevention
Year of Research: 2018
Posted on: 12/04/2019
link2018 Quest for an alternative, environment-friendly control method for charcoal rot fungus: mycoviruses
Year of Research: 2018
Posted on: 12/04/2019
link2018 Evaluation of soybean breeding lines for resistance to Phomopsis seed decay and for high seed germinability
Year of Research: 2018
Posted on: 12/04/2019
link2018 Incorporating crop rotation decisions into a comprehensive model of soybean yields
Year of Research: 2018
Posted on: 12/04/2019
link2018 Low Altitude Plant Sensing on Unmanned Aerial Vehicle with a Hyperspectral Imager for Detection of Glyphosate-Resistant Weeds in Soybean Fields
Year of Research: 2018
Posted on: 12/04/2019
link2017 Investigation and demonstration of the potential for unmanned aerial systems to detect and quantify stressors in soybean production fields
Year of Research: 2018
Posted on: 12/04/2019
link2017 Sample Collection and Transportation Method Effects on Accuracy of Nematode Analysis in Mississippi Soybean Fields
Year of Research: 2018
Posted on: 12/04/2019
link2018 Maturity stage estimation with UAV systems
Year of Research: 2018
Posted on: 12/04/2019
link2018 Maximizing Soybean Yield in Mississippi: Influence of Plant Populations, Seed Treatments, and Stand Loss on Overall Profitability
Year of Research: 2018
Posted on: 12/04/2019
link(2018) Practical Application of Sensor-based Irrigation Scheduling Method in Soybean
Year of Research: 2018
Posted on: 12/04/2019
link2018 Cover Crop-Minimal Tillage (CCMT) Production System Evaluation
Year of Research: 2018
Posted on: 12/04/2019
link2017 Effect of Incremental Sub-Threshold Levels of Insect Defoliation on Yield of Soybeans in Mississippi
Year of Research: 2017
Posted on: 12/04/2019
link2017 Corn and Soybean Crop Residue Management Impact on Soil Quality, Soybean Yield, and Returns
Year of Research: 2017
Posted on: 12/04/2019
linkAgronomic Evaluation of USDA Heat-Tolerant Maturity Group III
Year of Research: 2017
Posted on: 12/04/2019
linkRedbanded Stink Bugs: An Immediate Threat to Mississippi Soybean Producers
Year of Research: 2017
Posted on: 05/23/2019
linkOn-Farm, Field Scale Evaluations of Soybean Row Spacings and Seeding Rates
Year of Research: 2017
Posted on: 05/23/2019
linkAgronomic and Economic Evaluation of Soybean/Corn Rotation 1
Year of Research: 2017
Posted on: 05/23/2019
linkEffect of Incremental Sub-Threshold Levels of Insect Defoliation on Yield of Soybeans in Mississippi
Year of Research: 2017
Posted on: 05/23/2019
linkCorn and Soybean Crop Residue Management Impact on Soil Quality, Soybean Yield, and Returns
Year of Research: 2017
Posted on: 05/23/2019
linkEvaluation of USDA Heat - Tolerant Maturity Group III Soybean Germplasm
Year of Research: 2017
Posted on: 05/23/2019
linkMississippi Soybean Variety Trials
Mississippi
linkSoil Moisture Sensor Assembly and Installation Video
Mississippi State University Extension Service
Wes Lowe - Soybean Research Profile
Soybean Research Principal Investigator Profile - Drew Gholson
Soybean Research Principal Investigator Profile - Mary Love Tagert
Top Research Funding Areas
  • Irrigation management – On-farm sensor refinement, computerized hole selection, surge irrigation and soil moisture sensors
  • Variety testing – yield, disease screening, seed composition, quality and iron deficiency chlorosis
  • Production systems – Cover crops, soil health, tillage systems, row spacing and plant population
  • Nutrient management – Phosphorus and potassium, soil test recommendations and poultry litter
  • Insect management – Molecular diagnostic method for resistance in soybean looper
Top Areas Of Research Critical To The Future Of Mississippi's Soybean Production
  • Variety selection and development
  • Irrigation efficiency
  • Growing soybeans efficiently and effectively
  • Disease management, especially taproot decline and all other soil and foliar diseases
Recent Innovative Research Projects
  • Row-crop Irrigation Science Extension and Research (RISER) Program
  • Using weeds to develop herbivore-resistant Soybeans
  • Dicamba volatility under field conditions
  • Herbicide resistance stewardship
  • Cover crops and irrigation scheduling

A Success Story as a Result of Research

Ongoing irrigation research, including the MSPB-funded RISER program, continues to identify ways to improve water use efficiency. Automating efforts like the process of punching holes in furrow irrigation polypipe or water pump control can help farmers irrigate more accurately and uniformly. For example, surge irrigation has been shown to improve water use efficiency 20 to 30%. These efforts, along with soil moisture sensors and training farmers to use this technology, projects soybean yields while using less water, boosting profitability.

linkMichigan Researchers Lead National Project to Combat Herbicide-Resistant Weeds in Soybeans
Highlight Dated: 11/17/2025
Posted on: 11/17/2025
linkTrials Test Soybean Planting Speed Limits
Highlight Dated: 09/22/2025
Posted on: 09/22/2025
linkPunching More Accurate Holes in Furrow Irrigation
Highlight Dated: 09/26/2024
Posted on: 09/26/2024
linkMeasuring How Agronomic Systems Change Soil Health and Crop Yield
Highlight Dated: 10/09/2023
Posted on: 10/09/2023
linkImproving Furrow Irrigation Efficiency
Highlight Dated: 05/15/2023
Posted on: 05/15/2023
linkSoils May Hold Solutions for Taproot Decline
Highlight Dated: 05/01/2023
Posted on: 05/01/2023
linkInvestigating Italian Ryegrass Management Options
Highlight Dated: 09/12/2022
Posted on: 09/12/2022
linkWhat Crop Management Practices Alleviate Iron Deficiency Chlorosis?
Highlight Dated: 07/25/2022
Posted on: 07/25/2022
linkIdentifying Symptoms and Solutions for Soybean Taproot Decline
Highlight Dated: 02/21/2022
Posted on: 02/21/2022
linkDeveloping Tomorrow’s Soybean Researchers
Highlight Dated: 01/31/2022
Posted on: 01/31/2022
linkUnderstanding Soil Moisture Variability and Effects on Irrigation
Highlight Dated: 05/17/2021
Posted on: 05/17/2021
linkDetermining Organisms that Affect Soybean Seed Quality and Fungicide Efficacy
Highlight Dated: 05/03/2021
Posted on: 05/03/2021
linkGetting to the 'Root' of Charcoal Rot in Soybeans
Highlight Dated: 04/26/2021
Posted on: 04/26/2021
linkUsing New Research Techniques to Tweak Production Systems
Highlight Dated: 09/09/2020
Posted on: 09/09/2020
linkBreeding Soybeans for Resistance to Mature Soybean Seed Damage
Highlight Dated: 05/14/2020
Posted on: 05/14/2020
linkSoybean Insect Survey
Highlight Dated: 05/14/2020
Posted on: 05/14/2020
linkEstimates of Soybean Yield Losses Due to Diseases in the United States
Highlight Dated: 05/14/2020
Posted on: 05/14/2020
linkGaining irrigation knowledge through soil sensor technology
Highlight Dated: 12/18/2019
Posted on: 01/03/2020
link2017 Evaluation of Multiple Agronomic Considerations with Harvest Aid Use in Mississippi Soybean Production
Year of Research: 2017
Posted on: 12/04/2019
linkAgronomic and Economic Evaluation of Soybean/Corn Rotation with Twin-Row Production
Year of Research: 2017
Posted on: 12/04/2019
link2017 Agronomic and Irrigation Efficiency Impacts of Conservation Tillage and Cover Crops in Soybean Production: Three-Year Results
Year of Research: 2017
Posted on: 12/04/2019
link2018 Characterization of soybean taproot decline; a new disease in Mississippi soybean production fields
Year of Research: 2018
Posted on: 12/04/2019
link2018 Characterization of Antifungal Activity of Endophytic Bacteria Associated with Soybean –Charcoal Rot Disease System
Year of Research: 2018
Posted on: 12/04/2019
link2018 A Novel Technique to Measure Dicamba and Glyphosate Drift and Influence of New Formulations on Dicamba Absorption in Dicamba-resistant Soybean
Year of Research:
Posted on: 12/04/2019
link(2018) 2,4-D and Dicamba Resistant Soybeans: Stewardship and Testing
Year of Research: 2018
Posted on: 12/04/2019
link2017 Redbanded Stink Bugs: An Immediate Threat to Mississippi Soybean Producers
Year of Research: 2017
Posted on: 12/04/2019
link2017 On-Farm, Field Scale Evaluations of Soybean Row Spacings and Seeding Rates
Year of Research: 2017
Posted on: 12/04/2019
link2018 Evaluation of Alternative Management Tactics for Early Season Insect Pests of Soybeans and Impact of Seed Treatments on Stand Establishment and Replant Prevention
Year of Research: 2018
Posted on: 12/04/2019
link2018 Quest for an alternative, environment-friendly control method for charcoal rot fungus: mycoviruses
Year of Research: 2018
Posted on: 12/04/2019
link2018 Evaluation of soybean breeding lines for resistance to Phomopsis seed decay and for high seed germinability
Year of Research: 2018
Posted on: 12/04/2019
link2018 Incorporating crop rotation decisions into a comprehensive model of soybean yields
Year of Research: 2018
Posted on: 12/04/2019
link2018 Low Altitude Plant Sensing on Unmanned Aerial Vehicle with a Hyperspectral Imager for Detection of Glyphosate-Resistant Weeds in Soybean Fields
Year of Research: 2018
Posted on: 12/04/2019
link2017 Investigation and demonstration of the potential for unmanned aerial systems to detect and quantify stressors in soybean production fields
Year of Research: 2018
Posted on: 12/04/2019
link2017 Sample Collection and Transportation Method Effects on Accuracy of Nematode Analysis in Mississippi Soybean Fields
Year of Research: 2018
Posted on: 12/04/2019
link2018 Maturity stage estimation with UAV systems
Year of Research: 2018
Posted on: 12/04/2019
link2018 Maximizing Soybean Yield in Mississippi: Influence of Plant Populations, Seed Treatments, and Stand Loss on Overall Profitability
Year of Research: 2018
Posted on: 12/04/2019
link(2018) Practical Application of Sensor-based Irrigation Scheduling Method in Soybean
Year of Research: 2018
Posted on: 12/04/2019
link2018 Cover Crop-Minimal Tillage (CCMT) Production System Evaluation
Year of Research: 2018
Posted on: 12/04/2019
link2017 Effect of Incremental Sub-Threshold Levels of Insect Defoliation on Yield of Soybeans in Mississippi
Year of Research: 2017
Posted on: 12/04/2019
link2017 Corn and Soybean Crop Residue Management Impact on Soil Quality, Soybean Yield, and Returns
Year of Research: 2017
Posted on: 12/04/2019
linkAgronomic Evaluation of USDA Heat-Tolerant Maturity Group III
Year of Research: 2017
Posted on: 12/04/2019
linkRedbanded Stink Bugs: An Immediate Threat to Mississippi Soybean Producers
Year of Research: 2017
Posted on: 05/23/2019
linkOn-Farm, Field Scale Evaluations of Soybean Row Spacings and Seeding Rates
Year of Research: 2017
Posted on: 05/23/2019
linkAgronomic and Economic Evaluation of Soybean/Corn Rotation 1
Year of Research: 2017
Posted on: 05/23/2019
linkEffect of Incremental Sub-Threshold Levels of Insect Defoliation on Yield of Soybeans in Mississippi
Year of Research: 2017
Posted on: 05/23/2019
linkCorn and Soybean Crop Residue Management Impact on Soil Quality, Soybean Yield, and Returns
Year of Research: 2017
Posted on: 05/23/2019
linkEvaluation of USDA Heat - Tolerant Maturity Group III Soybean Germplasm
Year of Research: 2017
Posted on: 05/23/2019
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Starkville, MS 39759

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