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4852 Rocking Horse Cir S
Fargo, ND 58104

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

North Dakota Soybean Council’s research program’s goal is to provide farmers with greater income by reducing losses due to disease and pests. The council also pursues increasing profits with new, high-yielding public soybean varieties and sustainable production practices.

FY21/22
Current fiscal year checkoff investment in research
$1,473,077
Overview
Research Highlights
Resource Library
Blog Articles
Top Research Funding Areas
  • Breeding for new and improved non-GMO and glyphosate-resistant cultivars
  • Increasing soybean resistance to diseases
  • Reducing Iron-deficiency chlorosis in soybeans
Top Areas of Research Critical to the Future of North Dakota's Soybean Production
  • Exploring new uses for soybeans for new markets
  • Control of SCN, white mold, sudden death syndrome and aphids
  • Sustainable soybean production practices including cover crops
  • Management of invasive and noxious herbicide-resistant weeds
Recent Innovative Research Projects
  • New uses for soybeans including building materials, rubber and asphalt
  • Application of beet lime to raise the pH in acidic soils

One of Our Biggest Success Stories as a Result of Research

North Dakota is home to the SCN Coalition, the national organization working together to combat the soybean cyst nematode. Advancements on how to mitigate SCN have been made through this organization including state-specific recommendations. Plant breeders across the country are currently working on new cultivars with SCN resistance.

linkCreating Awareness of Soybean Tolerance with Pre-plant Dicamba Application
Highlight Dated: 07/04/2022
Posted on: 07/04/2022
linkTurning By-products into Products: Can Acidic Soils be Amended from Sugarbeet Lime?
Highlight Dated: 04/25/2022
Posted on: 04/25/2022
linkAdvancing the Herbicide Resistance Battle of Palmer Amaranth with Genetics
Highlight Dated: 03/07/2022
Posted on: 03/07/2022
linkStudy Finds Nitrogen Mineralization From Crop Residues May Not Be Enough
Highlight Dated: 11/08/2021
Posted on: 11/08/2021
linkCover Crops May Help to Reduce SCN Populations
Highlight Dated: 10/18/2021
Posted on: 10/18/2021
linkStudying Soil Health Through Unique Partnership at North Dakota’s SHARE farms
Highlight Dated: 10/04/2021
Posted on: 10/04/2021
linkSoy-Based Dust Suppressant Launches
Highlight Dated: 09/07/2021
Posted on: 09/07/2021
linkAdding Wet Distillers Grain to Soybeans for Nitrogen Fixation Benefits
Highlight Dated: 08/23/2021
Posted on: 08/23/2021
linkGrowing Potential for Soy Plastics
Highlight Dated: 08/09/2021
Posted on: 08/09/2021
linkReducing Green Color in Soybeans is Important for Grain Quality
Highlight Dated: 05/17/2021
Posted on: 05/17/2021
linkStudy on Managing Salinity with Cover Crops in North Dakota has Unexpected Outcomes
Highlight Dated: 04/26/2021
Posted on: 04/26/2021
linkSoybean Maturity Group Study in Northeast North Dakota Helps Grower Seed Selection
Highlight Dated: 04/12/2021
Posted on: 04/12/2021
linkResidual Herbicide May Impact Fall Cover Crop Establishment
Highlight Dated: 03/15/2021
Posted on: 03/15/2021
linkDicamba Renewal Clarifies Seed Options
Highlight Dated: 02/22/2021
Posted on: 02/22/2021
linkNorth Dakota Research Plot Points to Ways of Managing Soil Salinity
Highlight Dated: 01/04/2021
Posted on: 01/04/2021
linkSoil Moisture is Key When Terminating Rye and Planting Soybeans
Highlight Dated: 11/17/2020
Posted on: 11/10/2020
linkNorth Dakota Soybean Council embraces traditional and innovative research
Highlight Dated: 09/09/2020
Posted on: 09/09/2020
linkShifting fungicide applications for white mold can improve yield
Highlight Dated: 08/11/2020
Posted on: 08/11/2020
linkDetermining Suitable Planting Dates, Soil Temps in Western North Dakota
Highlight Dated: 07/27/2020
Posted on: 07/27/2020
linkManaging the unplanted
Highlight Dated: 12/04/2019
Posted on: 12/17/2019
linkSoy is paving the way for better roads
Highlight Dated: 11/25/2019
Posted on: 12/04/2019
linkChanging weed management behaviors
Highlight Dated: 12/05/2019
Posted on: 12/04/2019
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
linkNot Sure Which Disease is Affecting Your Soybeans? Try the New Soybean Disease Diagnostic Cards
Highlight Dated: 08/10/2018
Posted on: 04/18/2019
linkManagement of Insecticide-resistant Soybean Aphids
Highlight Dated: 10/01/2018
Posted on: 04/18/2019
linkSoybean Entomology in the North Central Region: Management and Outreach for New and Existing Pests
Year of Research: 2019
Posted on: 01/21/2020
linkExpanding the SCN Coalition: Resistance management and awareness campaign
Year of Research: 2019
Posted on: 01/11/2020
link2018 Impact of Best Water Management on Soil/Water Quality and Soybean Production
Year of Research: 2018
Posted on: 12/06/2019
link2018 Evaluating Herbicide Incorporation Via Water Quality and Timing Under Different Tillage Strategies
Year of Research: 2018
Posted on: 12/05/2019
link2018 Breeding of Glyphosate-Resistant Soybean Cultivars
Year of Research: 2018
Posted on: 12/05/2019
link2017 Control of Soybean Diseases
Year of Research: 2017
Posted on: 12/05/2019
link2018 Assessment of Soybean Plant Population and Planting Date Impact on Performance in Western & Central North Dakota
Year of Research: 2018
Posted on: 12/05/2019
link2018 Breeding of Improved Non-GMO Cultivars and Germplasm
Year of Research: 2018
Posted on: 12/05/2019
link2018 Control of Soybean Diseases
Year of Research: 2018
Posted on: 12/05/2019
link2018 Dicamba Effect in Soybean Seed
Year of Research: 2018
Posted on: 12/05/2019
link2018 Effect of Soil Salinity on Fusarium and Rhizoctonia Root Rots of Soybean
Year of Research: 2018
Posted on: 12/05/2019
link2018 Effect of Soybean Cyst Nematode on Fusarium Root Rot of Soybean
Year of Research: 2018
Posted on: 12/05/2019
link2018 Effective Winter Rye Management for Maximum Soybean PotentialNorth Dakota Soybean Council
Year of Research: 2018
Posted on: 12/05/2019
link2018 Evaluation of Soybean Tolerance to Salinity, Alkalinity and the Combined Saline-Alkalinity
Year of Research: 2018
Posted on: 12/05/2019
link2018 ND Identify and Develop Glyphosate Resistant Weed Maps in Soybean Fields
Year of Research: 2018
Posted on: 12/05/2019
link2018 Management of Soybean Aphids and Interaction with Soybean Cyst Nematode
Year of Research: 2018
Posted on: 12/05/2019
link2018 Maximizing Soil Warming and Health Under Different Tillage Practices in a Corn-Soybean Rotation
Year of Research: 2018
Posted on: 12/05/2019
link2018 Molecular Quantification of Soybean Cyst Nematodes in Soil in North Dakota
Year of Research: 2018
Posted on: 12/05/2019
link2018 Monitoring Virulence Changing of Soybean Cyst Nematode and Evaluating Soybean Varieties for Resistance to New Virulent Type
Year of Research: 2018
Posted on: 12/05/2019
link2018 Optimizing Row Spacing and Plant Populations for Management of Sclerotinia in Soybeans
Year of Research: 2018
Posted on: 12/05/2019
link2018 Research and Extension Efforts at the Soil Health and Agriculture Research Extension (SHARE) Farm
Year of Research: 2018
Posted on: 12/05/2019
link2018 Road Performance Testing and Promotion of Soy-Based Dust Control
Year of Research: 2018
Posted on: 12/05/2019
link2018 Screening Cover Crops to Reduce Soybean Cyst Nematode in Infested Field
Year of Research: 2018
Posted on: 12/05/2019
link2018 Soil and Water Management for Soybean Production
Year of Research: 2019
Posted on: 12/05/2019
link2018 Soybean Cyst Nematode Sampling Program
Year of Research: 2018
Posted on: 12/04/2019
link2018 Iron Fertilizer Evaluation and Improvement
Year of Research: 2018
Posted on: 12/04/2019
link2018 Soybean Soil Fertility in North Central and Northwest North Dakota
Year of Research: 2018
Posted on: 12/04/2019
link2018 Use of Silver Nanoparticles as an Alternative to Fungicides to Manage White Mold in Soybean in Vitro and in Field
Year of Research: 2018
Posted on: 12/04/2019
link2018 Soybean Yield Response With Selected Establishment Factors and Special Inputs
Year of Research: 2018
Posted on: 12/04/2019
link2018 Visual ratings for Iron-Deficiency Chlorosis
Year of Research: 2018
Posted on: 12/04/2019
link2018 Water Stress development and Mitigation in West-Central North Dakota
Year of Research: 2018
Posted on: 12/04/2019
link2018 Use of Exogenous Enzymes to Improve Nutritive Value of Soybean Hulls
Year of Research: 2018
Posted on: 12/04/2019
link2018 Yield and Economic Evaluation of Soybean Biotechnology Varieties and Their Response to Selenium
Year of Research: 2018
Posted on: 12/04/2019
link2018 ND Investigating the Feasibility of Artificial Pollination as a Herbicide-Resistant Weed Management Tool
Year of Research: 2018
Posted on: 12/04/2019
linkValidation of Benchmarking Process Through an Integrated On-Farm Partnership
Year of Research: 2019
Posted on: 08/19/2019
linkBreeding of Glyphosate-Resistant Soybean Cultivars
Year of Research: 2018
Posted on: 05/23/2019
linkControl of Soybean Diseases
Year of Research: 2017
Posted on: 05/23/2019
linkSoybean Cyst Nematode (SCN) Guide
North Dakota State University Extension
linkSoybean Soil Fertility
North Dakota State University Extension, SF1164, 2019
linkNorth Dakota Soybean Variety Trials
North Dakota
linkManagement of Insecticide-resistant Soybean Aphids 2019
linkAnnual Reports
North Dakota Soybean Council (NDSC)
linkNorth Dakota Soybean Production Research
North Dakota Soybean Council (NDSC)
linkGenome-Wide Association Analysis Identifies Candidate Genes Associated with Iron Deficiency Chlorosis in Soybean
The Plant Genome
linkGenome-Wide Association Studies Identifies Seven Major Regions Responsible for Iron Deficiency Chlorosis in Soybean
PLOS ONE
linkEffect of Fungicide Seed Treatments on Stand Establishment, Seedling Disease, and Yield of Soybean in North Dakota
Plant Disease, 2008
linkNDSU Crop and Pest Report
linkOrthoptera of the Northern Great Plains
North Dakota State University
linkManagement of Insecticide-resistant Soybean Aphids
University of Minnesota Extension, Iowa State University Extension, North Dakota State University Extension, South Dakota State University Extension, 2018
linkSoybean Disease Diagnostic Series Cards
North Dakota State University and University of Minnesota
Soybean Research Principal Investigator Profile - Ken Hellevang
Soybean Research Principal Investigator Profile - Sam Markell
Soybean Research Principal Investigator Profile - Hans Kandel
Soybean Research Principal Investigator Profile — Mike Ostlie
Top Research Funding Areas
  • Breeding for new and improved non-GMO and glyphosate-resistant cultivars
  • Increasing soybean resistance to diseases
  • Reducing Iron-deficiency chlorosis in soybeans
Top Areas Of Research Critical To The Future Of North Dakota's Soybean Production
  • Exploring new uses for soybeans for new markets
  • Control of SCN, white mold, sudden death syndrome and aphids
  • Sustainable soybean production practices including cover crops
  • Management of invasive and noxious herbicide-resistant weeds
Recent Innovative Research Projects
  • New uses for soybeans including building materials, rubber and asphalt
  • Application of beet lime to raise the pH in acidic soils

One of Our Biggest Success Stories as a Result of Research

North Dakota is home to the SCN Coalition, the national organization working together to combat the soybean cyst nematode. Advancements on how to mitigate SCN have been made through this organization including state-specific recommendations. Plant breeders across the country are currently working on new cultivars with SCN resistance.

linkCreating Awareness of Soybean Tolerance with Pre-plant Dicamba Application
Highlight Dated: 07/04/2022
Posted on: 07/04/2022
linkTurning By-products into Products: Can Acidic Soils be Amended from Sugarbeet Lime?
Highlight Dated: 04/25/2022
Posted on: 04/25/2022
linkAdvancing the Herbicide Resistance Battle of Palmer Amaranth with Genetics
Highlight Dated: 03/07/2022
Posted on: 03/07/2022
linkStudy Finds Nitrogen Mineralization From Crop Residues May Not Be Enough
Highlight Dated: 11/08/2021
Posted on: 11/08/2021
linkCover Crops May Help to Reduce SCN Populations
Highlight Dated: 10/18/2021
Posted on: 10/18/2021
linkStudying Soil Health Through Unique Partnership at North Dakota’s SHARE farms
Highlight Dated: 10/04/2021
Posted on: 10/04/2021
linkSoy-Based Dust Suppressant Launches
Highlight Dated: 09/07/2021
Posted on: 09/07/2021
linkAdding Wet Distillers Grain to Soybeans for Nitrogen Fixation Benefits
Highlight Dated: 08/23/2021
Posted on: 08/23/2021
linkGrowing Potential for Soy Plastics
Highlight Dated: 08/09/2021
Posted on: 08/09/2021
linkReducing Green Color in Soybeans is Important for Grain Quality
Highlight Dated: 05/17/2021
Posted on: 05/17/2021
linkStudy on Managing Salinity with Cover Crops in North Dakota has Unexpected Outcomes
Highlight Dated: 04/26/2021
Posted on: 04/26/2021
linkSoybean Maturity Group Study in Northeast North Dakota Helps Grower Seed Selection
Highlight Dated: 04/12/2021
Posted on: 04/12/2021
linkResidual Herbicide May Impact Fall Cover Crop Establishment
Highlight Dated: 03/15/2021
Posted on: 03/15/2021
linkDicamba Renewal Clarifies Seed Options
Highlight Dated: 02/22/2021
Posted on: 02/22/2021
linkNorth Dakota Research Plot Points to Ways of Managing Soil Salinity
Highlight Dated: 01/04/2021
Posted on: 01/04/2021
linkSoil Moisture is Key When Terminating Rye and Planting Soybeans
Highlight Dated: 11/17/2020
Posted on: 11/10/2020
linkNorth Dakota Soybean Council embraces traditional and innovative research
Highlight Dated: 09/09/2020
Posted on: 09/09/2020
linkShifting fungicide applications for white mold can improve yield
Highlight Dated: 08/11/2020
Posted on: 08/11/2020
linkDetermining Suitable Planting Dates, Soil Temps in Western North Dakota
Highlight Dated: 07/27/2020
Posted on: 07/27/2020
linkManaging the unplanted
Highlight Dated: 12/04/2019
Posted on: 12/17/2019
linkSoy is paving the way for better roads
Highlight Dated: 11/25/2019
Posted on: 12/04/2019
linkChanging weed management behaviors
Highlight Dated: 12/05/2019
Posted on: 12/04/2019
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
linkNot Sure Which Disease is Affecting Your Soybeans? Try the New Soybean Disease Diagnostic Cards
Highlight Dated: 08/10/2018
Posted on: 04/18/2019
linkManagement of Insecticide-resistant Soybean Aphids
Highlight Dated: 10/01/2018
Posted on: 04/18/2019
linkSoybean Entomology in the North Central Region: Management and Outreach for New and Existing Pests
Year of Research: 2019
Posted on: 01/21/2020
linkExpanding the SCN Coalition: Resistance management and awareness campaign
Year of Research: 2019
Posted on: 01/11/2020
link2018 Impact of Best Water Management on Soil/Water Quality and Soybean Production
Year of Research: 2018
Posted on: 12/06/2019
link2018 Evaluating Herbicide Incorporation Via Water Quality and Timing Under Different Tillage Strategies
Year of Research: 2018
Posted on: 12/05/2019
link2018 Breeding of Glyphosate-Resistant Soybean Cultivars
Year of Research: 2018
Posted on: 12/05/2019
link2017 Control of Soybean Diseases
Year of Research: 2017
Posted on: 12/05/2019
link2018 Assessment of Soybean Plant Population and Planting Date Impact on Performance in Western & Central North Dakota
Year of Research: 2018
Posted on: 12/05/2019
link2018 Breeding of Improved Non-GMO Cultivars and Germplasm
Year of Research: 2018
Posted on: 12/05/2019
link2018 Control of Soybean Diseases
Year of Research: 2018
Posted on: 12/05/2019
link2018 Dicamba Effect in Soybean Seed
Year of Research: 2018
Posted on: 12/05/2019
link2018 Effect of Soil Salinity on Fusarium and Rhizoctonia Root Rots of Soybean
Year of Research: 2018
Posted on: 12/05/2019
link2018 Effect of Soybean Cyst Nematode on Fusarium Root Rot of Soybean
Year of Research: 2018
Posted on: 12/05/2019
link2018 Effective Winter Rye Management for Maximum Soybean PotentialNorth Dakota Soybean Council
Year of Research: 2018
Posted on: 12/05/2019
link2018 Evaluation of Soybean Tolerance to Salinity, Alkalinity and the Combined Saline-Alkalinity
Year of Research: 2018
Posted on: 12/05/2019
link2018 ND Identify and Develop Glyphosate Resistant Weed Maps in Soybean Fields
Year of Research: 2018
Posted on: 12/05/2019
link2018 Management of Soybean Aphids and Interaction with Soybean Cyst Nematode
Year of Research: 2018
Posted on: 12/05/2019
link2018 Maximizing Soil Warming and Health Under Different Tillage Practices in a Corn-Soybean Rotation
Year of Research: 2018
Posted on: 12/05/2019
link2018 Molecular Quantification of Soybean Cyst Nematodes in Soil in North Dakota
Year of Research: 2018
Posted on: 12/05/2019
link2018 Monitoring Virulence Changing of Soybean Cyst Nematode and Evaluating Soybean Varieties for Resistance to New Virulent Type
Year of Research: 2018
Posted on: 12/05/2019
link2018 Optimizing Row Spacing and Plant Populations for Management of Sclerotinia in Soybeans
Year of Research: 2018
Posted on: 12/05/2019
link2018 Research and Extension Efforts at the Soil Health and Agriculture Research Extension (SHARE) Farm
Year of Research: 2018
Posted on: 12/05/2019
link2018 Road Performance Testing and Promotion of Soy-Based Dust Control
Year of Research: 2018
Posted on: 12/05/2019
link2018 Screening Cover Crops to Reduce Soybean Cyst Nematode in Infested Field
Year of Research: 2018
Posted on: 12/05/2019
link2018 Soil and Water Management for Soybean Production
Year of Research: 2019
Posted on: 12/05/2019
link2018 Soybean Cyst Nematode Sampling Program
Year of Research: 2018
Posted on: 12/04/2019
link2018 Iron Fertilizer Evaluation and Improvement
Year of Research: 2018
Posted on: 12/04/2019
link2018 Soybean Soil Fertility in North Central and Northwest North Dakota
Year of Research: 2018
Posted on: 12/04/2019
link2018 Use of Silver Nanoparticles as an Alternative to Fungicides to Manage White Mold in Soybean in Vitro and in Field
Year of Research: 2018
Posted on: 12/04/2019
link2018 Soybean Yield Response With Selected Establishment Factors and Special Inputs
Year of Research: 2018
Posted on: 12/04/2019
link2018 Visual ratings for Iron-Deficiency Chlorosis
Year of Research: 2018
Posted on: 12/04/2019
link2018 Water Stress development and Mitigation in West-Central North Dakota
Year of Research: 2018
Posted on: 12/04/2019
link2018 Use of Exogenous Enzymes to Improve Nutritive Value of Soybean Hulls
Year of Research: 2018
Posted on: 12/04/2019
link2018 Yield and Economic Evaluation of Soybean Biotechnology Varieties and Their Response to Selenium
Year of Research: 2018
Posted on: 12/04/2019
link2018 ND Investigating the Feasibility of Artificial Pollination as a Herbicide-Resistant Weed Management Tool
Year of Research: 2018
Posted on: 12/04/2019
linkValidation of Benchmarking Process Through an Integrated On-Farm Partnership
Year of Research: 2019
Posted on: 08/19/2019
linkBreeding of Glyphosate-Resistant Soybean Cultivars
Year of Research: 2018
Posted on: 05/23/2019
linkControl of Soybean Diseases
Year of Research: 2017
Posted on: 05/23/2019
4852 Rocking Horse Cir S
Fargo, ND 58104

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