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Ohio Soybean Council

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The Ohio Soybean Council invests in research that provides technologies and information to increase profit opportunities for Ohio farmers. Through basic and applied soybean research, the long-term goals are to protect and increase yield, to provide understandable and usable data to farmers, and to inform them of best management practices to ensure the economic well-being and sustainability of their operations. This investment helps develop the next generation of soybean researchers to help Ohio farmers realize their future potential.

Overview

Research Highlights

Resource Library

Blog Articles

Top Research Funding Areas

Developing varieties that create premium opportunities and provide disease and pest resistance
Monitoring and managing diseases and pests
Developing best management practices for weed management, nutrient management, soil health and on-farm profitability
Develop effective and economically sound precision agriculture tools
North Central Soybean Research Program

Top Areas of Research Critical to the Future of Ohio's Soybean Production

New varieties to maintain markets and support new uses of soybeans
Nutrient management and soil health
Soybean cyst nematode monitoring and management
Management of diseases and pests including phytophthora, white mold, stink bugs, slugs and bean leaf beetle
Planting date, foliar fungicide and cover crop recommendations
Weed monitoring, management and control

Recent Innovative Research Projects

Increasing Ohio’s near real-time weather and soil observations to improve understanding of the impacts that weather and climate have on soybean production in Ohio
An open-source web and mobile application that will allow farmers, in-field operations consultants, agronomy researchers and hobbyists to automatically deploy software-piloted small unmanned aerial systems for rapid aerial scouting of soybean crop health
“Battle for the Belt” to evaluate yield response and economic return of ultra-early to very late planting dates of soybean and corn, with multiple objectives:
- Identify planting date interactions with weeds, insects, and diseases
- Assess current recommendations for normal versus late planting date management
- Distribute results to stakeholders through innovative extension programming.

One of Our Biggest Success Stories as a Result of Research

Control of Palmer amaranth weed infestations in the state of Ohio.

linkProcessing Big Pictures: Training Artificial Intelligence for Agriculture

Highlight Dated: 04/28/2025
Posted on: 04/28/2025

linkMesonet Enhances Weather Data Collection and Use

Highlight Dated: 02/10/2025
Posted on: 02/10/2025

linkCereal Rye Cover Crop Termination Timing Effects on Soybean Yield Across the Midwest

Highlight Dated: 12/30/2024
Posted on: 12/30/2024

linkWatching Waterhemp for Resistance and Integrated Control Strategies

Highlight Dated: 09/16/2024
Posted on: 09/16/2024

linkScreening Builds Knowledge for Soybean Cyst Nematode Management

Highlight Dated: 01/08/2024
Posted on: 01/08/2024

linkInvestigating the Variability in the Pathogen Behind Sudden Death Syndrome

Highlight Dated: 12/04/2023
Posted on: 12/04/2023

linkDigging Deeper into Nematode Soil Samples

Highlight Dated: 11/06/2023
Posted on: 11/06/2023

link3D Scouting Tool Improves Accuracy of Soybean Defoliation Estimates

Highlight Dated: 06/19/2023
Posted on: 06/19/2023

linkBreeders Continue to Improve Tools for Soybean Genetic Gain

Highlight Dated: 06/05/2023
Posted on: 06/05/2023

linkTesting Soil Health Tests

Highlight Dated: 04/17/2023
Posted on: 04/17/2023

linkCombining Human and Artificial Intelligence for Input Decisions

Highlight Dated: 02/06/2023
Posted on: 02/06/2023

linkMulti-Faceted Plant Pathology Project Reflects Collaborative Intention of NCSRP

Highlight Dated: 12/19/2022
Posted on: 12/19/2022

linkRenewable Diesel: Soy Positioned to Grow as Low-Carbon Fuel Solution

Highlight Dated: 11/28/2022
Posted on: 11/28/2022

linkDeveloping a New Method to Monitor Stink Bugs in Soybeans

Highlight Dated: 11/07/2022
Posted on: 11/07/2022

linkSeeking Soy Solutions: Farmers Dissect Soybean Challenges, Opportunities Q&A

Highlight Dated: 10/24/2022
Posted on: 10/24/2022

linkCollaborating for Growth: Think Tank Brings Together All Facets of Soybean Industry

Highlight Dated: 10/03/2022
Posted on: 10/03/2022

linkSoy Think Tank: Researching Digital Agriculture

Highlight Dated: 08/08/2022
Posted on: 08/08/2022

linkGenetic Research Identifies Major Source for Phytophthora Resistance

Highlight Dated: 07/25/2022
Posted on: 07/25/2022

linkSoybean Industry Rallies Around Novel Research Vision

Highlight Dated: 03/07/2022
Posted on: 03/07/2022

linkCover Crop Interaction with Soybean Planting Date

Highlight Dated: 02/21/2022
Posted on: 02/21/2022

linkHerbicide Resistance Demonstrates Need for Fresh Perspectives on Research

Highlight Dated: 11/29/2021
Posted on: 11/29/2021

linkProfitably Incorporating In-Season Liquid Manure Applications

Highlight Dated: 06/21/2021
Posted on: 06/21/2021

linkMerging Cover Crop Use with Continuous Soybeans

Highlight Dated: 01/25/2021
Posted on: 01/25/2021

linkManaging Herbicide Resistance in Non-GMO Soybeans

Highlight Dated: 01/04/2021
Posted on: 01/04/2021

linkSuccessfully Double-Cropping Soybeans After Small Grains

Highlight Dated: 10/12/2020
Posted on: 10/12/2020

linkUsing 'Gene Silencing' to Examine Soybean Disease Resistance

Highlight Dated: 09/28/2020
Posted on: 09/28/2020

linkUsing Drones to More Effectively Target Weed Escapes

Highlight Dated: 09/28/2020
Posted on: 09/28/2020

linkConfirming Best Fertility Guidelines for Ohio Soybeans

Highlight Dated: 07/27/2020
Posted on: 07/27/2020

linkNew Staging System Can Strengthen Management Decisions

Highlight Dated: 05/18/2020
Posted on: 05/29/2020

linkFactors That Influence Nutrient Loss

http://www.ohiofieldleader.com/research/factors-that-influence-nutrient-loss/
Highlight Dated: 05/06/2020
Posted on: 05/15/2020

linkConfirmation, Characterization and Deployment of the Perfect Markers and Developing Germplasm for Resistance to Phytophthora Sojae, Pythium Spp. and Fusarium Graminearum in Soybean

Highlight Dated: 05/12/2020
Posted on: 05/12/2020

linkDeveloping and Characterizing Soybean Germplasm with Increased Oil While Maintaining Protein and Yield

Highlight Dated: 05/11/2020
Posted on: 05/11/2020

linkResearcher keeps watchful eye for soybean diseases in Ohio

Highlight Dated: 05/06/2020
Posted on: 05/06/2020

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

link Management of Phytophthora sojae of Soybean: a Review and Future Perspectives

Highlight Dated: 04/19/2018
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

linkIncreasing the rate of genetic gain for yield in soybean breeding programs

Year of Research: 2019
Posted on: 01/20/2020

link2017 Comparison of Fertilizer Placement Methods

Year of Research: 2017
Posted on: 12/05/2019

link2017 Genetic Population Structure of M. phaseolina

Year of Research: 2017
Posted on: 12/05/2019

link2017 Management of Pigweeds in OH Soybean Production

Year of Research: 2017
Posted on: 12/05/2019

link2017 Managing Soybean Diseases in Ohio

Year of Research: 2017
Posted on: 12/05/2019

link2017 Monitor and Manage Soybean Insects

Year of Research: 2017
Posted on: 12/05/2019

link2017 On Field Ohio

Year of Research: 2017
Posted on: 12/05/2019

link2017 Revising Fertilizer Recommendations for Soybeans

Year of Research: 2017
Posted on: 12/05/2019

link2018 In Season Drag Hose Damage Assessment

Year of Research: 2018
Posted on: 12/05/2019

link2018 Research & Management of SB Insects

Year of Research: 2018
Posted on: 12/05/2019

link2018 Development of a New and Improved Soybean Staging System

Year of Research: 2018
Posted on: 12/05/2019

link2018 Development of a New Soil Quality/Health System

Year of Research: 2018
Posted on: 12/05/2019

link2018 Disease Management Equals Higher Yields

Year of Research: 2018
Posted on: 12/05/2019

link2018 Double Crop Soybean Recommendations

Year of Research: 2018
Posted on: 12/05/2019

link2018 Imaging for Crop Stress Diagnosis in Soybeans

Year of Research: 2018
Posted on: 12/05/2019

link2018 Platform for Fast and Cost-efficient CRISPR gene

Year of Research: 2018
Posted on: 12/05/2019

link2018 VIGS-enabled Interrogation of SB R Genes

Year of Research: 2018
Posted on: 12/05/2019

link2018 SCN Coalition: Monitoring Populations in Ohio

Year of Research: 2018
Posted on: 12/05/2019

link2018 Can a Cover Crop improve Yield of Continuous Soy?

Year of Research: 2018
Posted on: 12/05/2019

link2018 Breeding & Development of a Breadth of SB Cultivars

Year of Research: 2018
Posted on: 12/05/2019

link2017 Evaluation of SCN Populations in Ohio

Year of Research: 2017
Posted on: 12/04/2019

link2018 Bioavailability of Runoff Particulate P

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

link2020 Aquaculture Report

linkKey Management Practices That Explain Soybean Yield Gaps Across the North Central US

Ohio State University Soybean and Small Grain Agronomy, 2017

linkOhio Soybean Performance Trials

Ohio

linkManagement of Insecticide-resistant Soybean Aphids 2019

linkPopulation Structure Among and Within Iowa, Missouri, Ohio, and South Dakota Populations of Phytophthora sojae

Plant Disease, Feb. 2016

linkManagement of Phytophthora sojae of soybean: a review and future perspectives.

Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology, 2018

linkOhio Field Crop Diseases

linkAgronomic Crops Network

linkCrop Observation and Recommendation (C.O.R.N)

linkUsing Cover Crops to Improve Soil and Water Quality

Ohio State University, 2009

linkFrogeye Leaf Spot of Soybean

Ohio State University, 2010

linkBean Leaf Beetle

Ohio State University

linkSoybean Cyst Nematode

Ohio State University, 2019

Soybean Research Principal Investigator Profile - Aaron Wilson

Soybean Research Principal Investigator Profile - Alyssa Essman

Soybean Research Principal Investigator Profile - Horacio Lopez-Nicora

Soybean Research Principal Investigator Profile - Elizabeth Hawkins

Soybean Research Principal Investigator Profile - Scott Shearer

Soybean Research Principal Investigator Profile - Kelley Tilmon

Soybean Research Principal Investigator Profile - Laura Lindsey

Soybean Research Principal Investigator Profile — Leah McHale

Overview

Top Research Funding Areas

Developing varieties that create premium opportunities and provide disease and pest resistance
Monitoring and managing diseases and pests
Developing best management practices for weed management, nutrient management, soil health and on-farm profitability
Develop effective and economically sound precision agriculture tools
North Central Soybean Research Program

Top Areas Of Research Critical To The Future Of Ohio's Soybean Production

New varieties to maintain markets and support new uses of soybeans
Nutrient management and soil health
Soybean cyst nematode monitoring and management
Management of diseases and pests including phytophthora, white mold, stink bugs, slugs and bean leaf beetle
Planting date, foliar fungicide and cover crop recommendations
Weed monitoring, management and control

Recent Innovative Research Projects

Increasing Ohio’s near real-time weather and soil observations to improve understanding of the impacts that weather and climate have on soybean production in Ohio
An open-source web and mobile application that will allow farmers, in-field operations consultants, agronomy researchers and hobbyists to automatically deploy software-piloted small unmanned aerial systems for rapid aerial scouting of soybean crop health
“Battle for the Belt” to evaluate yield response and economic return of ultra-early to very late planting dates of soybean and corn, with multiple objectives:
- Identify planting date interactions with weeds, insects, and diseases
- Assess current recommendations for normal versus late planting date management
- Distribute results to stakeholders through innovative extension programming.

One of Our Biggest Success Stories as a Result of Research

Control of Palmer amaranth weed infestations in the state of Ohio.

Research Highlights

linkProcessing Big Pictures: Training Artificial Intelligence for Agriculture

Highlight Dated: 04/28/2025
Posted on: 04/28/2025

linkMesonet Enhances Weather Data Collection and Use

Highlight Dated: 02/10/2025
Posted on: 02/10/2025

linkCereal Rye Cover Crop Termination Timing Effects on Soybean Yield Across the Midwest

Highlight Dated: 12/30/2024
Posted on: 12/30/2024

linkWatching Waterhemp for Resistance and Integrated Control Strategies

Highlight Dated: 09/16/2024
Posted on: 09/16/2024

linkScreening Builds Knowledge for Soybean Cyst Nematode Management

Highlight Dated: 01/08/2024
Posted on: 01/08/2024

linkInvestigating the Variability in the Pathogen Behind Sudden Death Syndrome

Highlight Dated: 12/04/2023
Posted on: 12/04/2023

linkDigging Deeper into Nematode Soil Samples

Highlight Dated: 11/06/2023
Posted on: 11/06/2023

link3D Scouting Tool Improves Accuracy of Soybean Defoliation Estimates

Highlight Dated: 06/19/2023
Posted on: 06/19/2023

linkBreeders Continue to Improve Tools for Soybean Genetic Gain

Highlight Dated: 06/05/2023
Posted on: 06/05/2023

linkTesting Soil Health Tests

Highlight Dated: 04/17/2023
Posted on: 04/17/2023

linkCombining Human and Artificial Intelligence for Input Decisions

Highlight Dated: 02/06/2023
Posted on: 02/06/2023

linkMulti-Faceted Plant Pathology Project Reflects Collaborative Intention of NCSRP

Highlight Dated: 12/19/2022
Posted on: 12/19/2022

linkRenewable Diesel: Soy Positioned to Grow as Low-Carbon Fuel Solution

Highlight Dated: 11/28/2022
Posted on: 11/28/2022

linkDeveloping a New Method to Monitor Stink Bugs in Soybeans

Highlight Dated: 11/07/2022
Posted on: 11/07/2022

linkSeeking Soy Solutions: Farmers Dissect Soybean Challenges, Opportunities Q&A

Highlight Dated: 10/24/2022
Posted on: 10/24/2022

linkCollaborating for Growth: Think Tank Brings Together All Facets of Soybean Industry

Highlight Dated: 10/03/2022
Posted on: 10/03/2022

linkSoy Think Tank: Researching Digital Agriculture

Highlight Dated: 08/08/2022
Posted on: 08/08/2022

linkGenetic Research Identifies Major Source for Phytophthora Resistance

Highlight Dated: 07/25/2022
Posted on: 07/25/2022

linkSoybean Industry Rallies Around Novel Research Vision

Highlight Dated: 03/07/2022
Posted on: 03/07/2022

linkCover Crop Interaction with Soybean Planting Date

Highlight Dated: 02/21/2022
Posted on: 02/21/2022

linkHerbicide Resistance Demonstrates Need for Fresh Perspectives on Research

Highlight Dated: 11/29/2021
Posted on: 11/29/2021

linkProfitably Incorporating In-Season Liquid Manure Applications

Highlight Dated: 06/21/2021
Posted on: 06/21/2021

linkMerging Cover Crop Use with Continuous Soybeans

Highlight Dated: 01/25/2021
Posted on: 01/25/2021

linkManaging Herbicide Resistance in Non-GMO Soybeans

Highlight Dated: 01/04/2021
Posted on: 01/04/2021

linkSuccessfully Double-Cropping Soybeans After Small Grains

Highlight Dated: 10/12/2020
Posted on: 10/12/2020

linkUsing 'Gene Silencing' to Examine Soybean Disease Resistance

Highlight Dated: 09/28/2020
Posted on: 09/28/2020

linkUsing Drones to More Effectively Target Weed Escapes

Highlight Dated: 09/28/2020
Posted on: 09/28/2020

linkConfirming Best Fertility Guidelines for Ohio Soybeans

Highlight Dated: 07/27/2020
Posted on: 07/27/2020

linkNew Staging System Can Strengthen Management Decisions

Highlight Dated: 05/18/2020
Posted on: 05/29/2020

linkFactors That Influence Nutrient Loss

http://www.ohiofieldleader.com/research/factors-that-influence-nutrient-loss/
Highlight Dated: 05/06/2020
Posted on: 05/15/2020

linkConfirmation, Characterization and Deployment of the Perfect Markers and Developing Germplasm for Resistance to Phytophthora Sojae, Pythium Spp. and Fusarium Graminearum in Soybean

Highlight Dated: 05/12/2020
Posted on: 05/12/2020

linkDeveloping and Characterizing Soybean Germplasm with Increased Oil While Maintaining Protein and Yield

Highlight Dated: 05/11/2020
Posted on: 05/11/2020

linkResearcher keeps watchful eye for soybean diseases in Ohio

Highlight Dated: 05/06/2020
Posted on: 05/06/2020

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

link Management of Phytophthora sojae of Soybean: a Review and Future Perspectives

Highlight Dated: 04/19/2018
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

linkIncreasing the rate of genetic gain for yield in soybean breeding programs

Year of Research: 2019
Posted on: 01/20/2020

link2017 Comparison of Fertilizer Placement Methods

Year of Research: 2017
Posted on: 12/05/2019

link2017 Genetic Population Structure of M. phaseolina

Year of Research: 2017
Posted on: 12/05/2019

link2017 Management of Pigweeds in OH Soybean Production

Year of Research: 2017
Posted on: 12/05/2019

link2017 Managing Soybean Diseases in Ohio

Year of Research: 2017
Posted on: 12/05/2019

link2017 Monitor and Manage Soybean Insects

Year of Research: 2017
Posted on: 12/05/2019

link2017 On Field Ohio

Year of Research: 2017
Posted on: 12/05/2019

link2017 Revising Fertilizer Recommendations for Soybeans

Year of Research: 2017
Posted on: 12/05/2019

link2018 In Season Drag Hose Damage Assessment

Year of Research: 2018
Posted on: 12/05/2019

link2018 Research & Management of SB Insects

Year of Research: 2018
Posted on: 12/05/2019

link2018 Development of a New and Improved Soybean Staging System

Year of Research: 2018
Posted on: 12/05/2019

link2018 Development of a New Soil Quality/Health System

Year of Research: 2018
Posted on: 12/05/2019

link2018 Disease Management Equals Higher Yields

Year of Research: 2018
Posted on: 12/05/2019

link2018 Double Crop Soybean Recommendations

Year of Research: 2018
Posted on: 12/05/2019

link2018 Imaging for Crop Stress Diagnosis in Soybeans

Year of Research: 2018
Posted on: 12/05/2019

link2018 Platform for Fast and Cost-efficient CRISPR gene

Year of Research: 2018
Posted on: 12/05/2019

link2018 VIGS-enabled Interrogation of SB R Genes

Year of Research: 2018
Posted on: 12/05/2019

link2018 SCN Coalition: Monitoring Populations in Ohio

Year of Research: 2018
Posted on: 12/05/2019

link2018 Can a Cover Crop improve Yield of Continuous Soy?

Year of Research: 2018
Posted on: 12/05/2019

link2018 Breeding & Development of a Breadth of SB Cultivars

Year of Research: 2018
Posted on: 12/05/2019

link2017 Evaluation of SCN Populations in Ohio

Year of Research: 2017
Posted on: 12/04/2019

link2018 Bioavailability of Runoff Particulate P

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

Resource Library

link2020 Aquaculture Report

linkKey Management Practices That Explain Soybean Yield Gaps Across the North Central US

Ohio State University Soybean and Small Grain Agronomy, 2017

linkOhio Soybean Performance Trials

Ohio

linkManagement of Insecticide-resistant Soybean Aphids 2019

linkPopulation Structure Among and Within Iowa, Missouri, Ohio, and South Dakota Populations of Phytophthora sojae

Plant Disease, Feb. 2016

linkManagement of Phytophthora sojae of soybean: a review and future perspectives.

Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology, 2018

linkOhio Field Crop Diseases

linkAgronomic Crops Network

linkCrop Observation and Recommendation (C.O.R.N)

linkUsing Cover Crops to Improve Soil and Water Quality

Ohio State University, 2009

linkFrogeye Leaf Spot of Soybean

Ohio State University, 2010

linkBean Leaf Beetle

Ohio State University

linkSoybean Cyst Nematode

Ohio State University, 2019

Blog Articles

Soybean Research Principal Investigator Profile - Aaron Wilson

Soybean Research Principal Investigator Profile - Alyssa Essman

Soybean Research Principal Investigator Profile - Horacio Lopez-Nicora

Soybean Research Principal Investigator Profile - Elizabeth Hawkins

Soybean Research Principal Investigator Profile - Scott Shearer

Soybean Research Principal Investigator Profile - Kelley Tilmon

Soybean Research Principal Investigator Profile - Laura Lindsey

Soybean Research Principal Investigator Profile — Leah McHale

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