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734 S Country Club Dr.
Jefferson City, MO 65109

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

Missouri Soybean Merchandising Council-funded projects answer questions and problems that are directly for the benefit of Missouri soybean farmers. Decisions regarding research projects are guided by Missouri soybean farmers.

FY22/23
Current fiscal year checkoff investment in research
$2,615,803
Overview
Research Highlights
Resource Library
Blog Articles
Top Research Funding Areas
  • Soybean breeding and genetics for improved disease resistance, variety development, and environmental tolerances
  • High oleic, low linolenic soybean oil variety development
  • Soybean cyst nematode resistance in soybean varieties

 

Top Areas of Research Critical to the Future of Missouri's Soybean Production
  • Increasing demand for SOYLEIC® Soybeans
  • Creating new uses that can build demand for soybean meal and oil
  • Reducing risk from weather extremes and troublesome soybean pests
Recent Innovative Research Projects
  • Cover crop trials for education and increased adoption
  • Improving soybean water use efficiency and flood tolerance
  • Optimization of food processing for SOYLEIC® products

One of Our Biggest Success Stories as a Result of Research

Soybeans with the high oleic trait were developed by Missouri scientists in the early 2000’s, led by breeding specialist Grover Shannon. The trait has since been patented and trademarked as SOYLEIC® and is now marketed across the nation and beyond. The high oleic trait has a low trans-fat content, which is beneficial for humans and livestock.

linkCover Crops Could Be Another Weapon Against Weeds Beyond the Soil Surface
Highlight Dated: 11/14/2022
Posted on: 11/14/2022
linkExploring Off-Target Movement and Management of Dicamba and 2,4-D Herbicides
Highlight Dated: 09/06/2022
Posted on: 09/06/2022
linkMissouri Strip Trials Can Help Farmers Find Fungicide Effectiveness
Highlight Dated: 06/13/2022
Posted on: 06/13/2022
linkFinding Another New Use for Soybean Oil is a Blast
Highlight Dated: 05/23/2022
Posted on: 05/23/2022
linkDevelopment of Unique Soybean Varieties Fills Export Gap
Highlight Dated: 02/14/2022
Posted on: 02/14/2022
linkIce Cream Lovers: Frozen Dessert Using High Oleic Soybean Oil on the Horizon
Highlight Dated: 01/24/2022
Posted on: 01/24/2022
linkSOYLEIC Success - Part 3
Highlight Dated: 09/13/2021
Posted on: 09/13/2021
linkSOYLEIC Success - Part 2
Highlight Dated: 08/02/2021
Posted on: 08/02/2021
linkSOYLEIC Success - Part 1
Highlight Dated: 03/15/2021
Posted on: 03/15/2021
linkFinding Best Pathways to Protect Soil After Soybeans
Highlight Dated: 12/21/2020
Posted on: 12/21/2020
linkEvaluating Ideas with Missouri’s Certified Strip Trial Program
Highlight Dated: 09/09/2020
Posted on: 09/09/2020
linkResearchers Finding Promise of Natural Tolerance to Off-Target Dicamba Damage in Soybeans
Highlight Dated: 04/16/2020
Posted on: 07/27/2020
linkFinding Flooding Tolerance to Breed Better Soybeans
Highlight Dated: 07/16/2020
Posted on: 07/16/2020
linkMissouri Checkoff Research Advances Soybean Industry
Highlight Dated: 07/15/2020
Posted on: 07/15/2020
linkFarmers nationwide could benefit from southern flood tolerance research
Highlight Dated: 07/06/2020
Posted on: 07/06/2020
linkManaging Resistant Weeds with Seed Destruction Technologies
Highlight Dated: 05/18/2020
Posted on: 05/29/2020
linkTailoring Soybean Breeding with More Precise Gene Editing
Highlight Dated: 05/18/2020
Posted on: 05/29/2020
linkGenetic Improvement of Flood Tolerance and Best Management Practices for Sustainable Soybean Production
Highlight Dated: 05/15/2020
Posted on: 05/15/2020
linkHigh Oleic Soy Diversity: Development of High-Yield Competitively High Oleic/Low Linolenic Acid Soybean Varieties of Diverse U.S. Geographies
Highlight Dated: 05/11/2020
Posted on: 05/11/2020
linkIncreasing Soybean Oil Yield Through Targeted Gene Silencing and Overexpression
Highlight Dated:
Posted on: 05/11/2020
linkHigh Oleic/Low Linolenic Acid Soybean Deployment
Highlight Dated: 05/11/2020
Posted on: 05/11/2020
linkGenetic Improvement of Seed Protein: Development of High Protein and High Sucrose Soybean Varieties with Highly Competitive Yields
Highlight Dated: 05/11/2020
Posted on: 05/11/2020
linkInvestigation of Molecular Mechanism Underlying Negative Impact of a High-Protein Gene/Allele on Yield for Soybean Meal Quality Improvement
Highlight Dated: 05/11/2020
Posted on: 05/11/2020
linkApplied Genomics to Improve Soybean Seed Protein
Highlight Dated: 05/08/2020
Posted on: 05/08/2020
linkGenome-Guided Modification of Soybean Meal Composition
Highlight Dated:
Posted on: 05/08/2020
linkDevelopment of High-Yielding, High-Protein Germplasm by Enhancing Nitrogen Acquisition and Its Transport to Seed
Highlight Dated: 05/07/2020
Posted on: 05/07/2020
link15 years of Teamwork: The North Central Soybean Entomology Research and Extension Group Receives a Major IPM Award
Highlight Dated: 05/16/2018
Posted on: 04/18/2019
linkNCSRP Research Team Unravels Genome of the Soybean Cyst Nematode, Revealing Genes Involved in Parasitism
Highlight Dated: 04/01/2019
Posted on: 04/11/2019
linkSoybean Entomology in the North Central Region: Management and Outreach for New and Existing Pests
Year of Research: 2019
Posted on: 01/21/2020
linkIncreasing the rate of genetic gain for yield in soybean breeding programs
Year of Research: 2019
Posted on: 01/20/2020
linkAn integrated approach to enhance durability of SCN resistance for long-term strategic SCN management
Year of Research: 2019
Posted on: 07/25/2019
linkPractical Weed Science for the Field Scout: Corn and Soybean
University of Missouri Extension, 2009
linkMissouri Soybean Performance Tests
Missouri
linkDemonstration of soybean history from domestication to modern varieties, MU SOYBEAN GENE ZOO
MU SOYBEAN GENE ZOO, University of Missouri, Plant Sciences, IPM Program, 2019
linkManagement of Insecticide-resistant Soybean Aphids 2019
link2018 Research Report
Missouri Soybeans
linkMissouri Soybean Farmer Magazine
Missouri Soybeans
linkRadio Segments
Missouri Soybeans
linkBay Farm Text Overview
Missouri Soybeans
linkBay Farm Overview Video
Missouri Soybeans
linkPopulation Structure Among and Within Iowa, Missouri, Ohio, and South Dakota Populations of Phytophthora sojae
Plant Disease, Feb. 2016
linkIntegrated Pest and Crop Management
linkPractical Weed Science for the Field Scout
University of Missouri, IPM1007, 2001 revised 2007, 2009
Soybean Research Principal Investigator Profile — Pengyin Chen
MU Weed Control Studies – “Out of the Ordinary” Ways to Control Problem Weeds
Top Research Funding Areas
  • Soybean breeding and genetics for improved disease resistance, variety development, and environmental tolerances
  • High oleic, low linolenic soybean oil variety development
  • Soybean cyst nematode resistance in soybean varieties

 

Top Areas Of Research Critical To The Future Of Missouri's Soybean Production
  • Increasing demand for SOYLEIC® Soybeans
  • Creating new uses that can build demand for soybean meal and oil
  • Reducing risk from weather extremes and troublesome soybean pests
Recent Innovative Research Projects
  • Cover crop trials for education and increased adoption
  • Improving soybean water use efficiency and flood tolerance
  • Optimization of food processing for SOYLEIC® products

One of Our Biggest Success Stories as a Result of Research

Soybeans with the high oleic trait were developed by Missouri scientists in the early 2000’s, led by breeding specialist Grover Shannon. The trait has since been patented and trademarked as SOYLEIC® and is now marketed across the nation and beyond. The high oleic trait has a low trans-fat content, which is beneficial for humans and livestock.

linkCover Crops Could Be Another Weapon Against Weeds Beyond the Soil Surface
Highlight Dated: 11/14/2022
Posted on: 11/14/2022
linkExploring Off-Target Movement and Management of Dicamba and 2,4-D Herbicides
Highlight Dated: 09/06/2022
Posted on: 09/06/2022
linkMissouri Strip Trials Can Help Farmers Find Fungicide Effectiveness
Highlight Dated: 06/13/2022
Posted on: 06/13/2022
linkFinding Another New Use for Soybean Oil is a Blast
Highlight Dated: 05/23/2022
Posted on: 05/23/2022
linkDevelopment of Unique Soybean Varieties Fills Export Gap
Highlight Dated: 02/14/2022
Posted on: 02/14/2022
linkIce Cream Lovers: Frozen Dessert Using High Oleic Soybean Oil on the Horizon
Highlight Dated: 01/24/2022
Posted on: 01/24/2022
linkSOYLEIC Success - Part 3
Highlight Dated: 09/13/2021
Posted on: 09/13/2021
linkSOYLEIC Success - Part 2
Highlight Dated: 08/02/2021
Posted on: 08/02/2021
linkSOYLEIC Success - Part 1
Highlight Dated: 03/15/2021
Posted on: 03/15/2021
linkFinding Best Pathways to Protect Soil After Soybeans
Highlight Dated: 12/21/2020
Posted on: 12/21/2020
linkEvaluating Ideas with Missouri’s Certified Strip Trial Program
Highlight Dated: 09/09/2020
Posted on: 09/09/2020
linkResearchers Finding Promise of Natural Tolerance to Off-Target Dicamba Damage in Soybeans
Highlight Dated: 04/16/2020
Posted on: 07/27/2020
linkFinding Flooding Tolerance to Breed Better Soybeans
Highlight Dated: 07/16/2020
Posted on: 07/16/2020
linkMissouri Checkoff Research Advances Soybean Industry
Highlight Dated: 07/15/2020
Posted on: 07/15/2020
linkFarmers nationwide could benefit from southern flood tolerance research
Highlight Dated: 07/06/2020
Posted on: 07/06/2020
linkManaging Resistant Weeds with Seed Destruction Technologies
Highlight Dated: 05/18/2020
Posted on: 05/29/2020
linkTailoring Soybean Breeding with More Precise Gene Editing
Highlight Dated: 05/18/2020
Posted on: 05/29/2020
linkGenetic Improvement of Flood Tolerance and Best Management Practices for Sustainable Soybean Production
Highlight Dated: 05/15/2020
Posted on: 05/15/2020
linkHigh Oleic Soy Diversity: Development of High-Yield Competitively High Oleic/Low Linolenic Acid Soybean Varieties of Diverse U.S. Geographies
Highlight Dated: 05/11/2020
Posted on: 05/11/2020
linkIncreasing Soybean Oil Yield Through Targeted Gene Silencing and Overexpression
Highlight Dated:
Posted on: 05/11/2020
linkHigh Oleic/Low Linolenic Acid Soybean Deployment
Highlight Dated: 05/11/2020
Posted on: 05/11/2020
linkGenetic Improvement of Seed Protein: Development of High Protein and High Sucrose Soybean Varieties with Highly Competitive Yields
Highlight Dated: 05/11/2020
Posted on: 05/11/2020
linkInvestigation of Molecular Mechanism Underlying Negative Impact of a High-Protein Gene/Allele on Yield for Soybean Meal Quality Improvement
Highlight Dated: 05/11/2020
Posted on: 05/11/2020
linkApplied Genomics to Improve Soybean Seed Protein
Highlight Dated: 05/08/2020
Posted on: 05/08/2020
linkGenome-Guided Modification of Soybean Meal Composition
Highlight Dated:
Posted on: 05/08/2020
linkDevelopment of High-Yielding, High-Protein Germplasm by Enhancing Nitrogen Acquisition and Its Transport to Seed
Highlight Dated: 05/07/2020
Posted on: 05/07/2020
link15 years of Teamwork: The North Central Soybean Entomology Research and Extension Group Receives a Major IPM Award
Highlight Dated: 05/16/2018
Posted on: 04/18/2019
linkNCSRP Research Team Unravels Genome of the Soybean Cyst Nematode, Revealing Genes Involved in Parasitism
Highlight Dated: 04/01/2019
Posted on: 04/11/2019
linkSoybean Entomology in the North Central Region: Management and Outreach for New and Existing Pests
Year of Research: 2019
Posted on: 01/21/2020
linkIncreasing the rate of genetic gain for yield in soybean breeding programs
Year of Research: 2019
Posted on: 01/20/2020
linkAn integrated approach to enhance durability of SCN resistance for long-term strategic SCN management
Year of Research: 2019
Posted on: 07/25/2019
734 S Country Club Dr.
Jefferson City, MO 65109

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