2019
NC On-Farm Soybean Variety Trial Program
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Contributor/Checkoff:
North Carolina Soybean Producers Association
Category:
Sustainable Production
Keywords:
GeneticsGenomics
Parent Project:
This is the first year of this project.
Lead Principal Investigator:
Rachel Vann, North Carolina State University
Co-Principal Investigators:
Project Code:
19-092
Contributing Organization (Checkoff):
North Carolina Soybean Producers Association
$16,640
Institution Funded:
North Carolina State University
$16,640
Brief Project Summary:

Selecting the correct soybean variety based on soil type, production practices and disease resistance ensures growers maximize yield and profit. The NC State Official Variety Testing program evaluates many soybean varieties each year. The goal with project is to provide the structure for wide-reaching, on-farm soybean variety trials across the state to allow for more robust data collection and to ensure these trials compliment the results gleaned from NC State trials. This effort amplifies soybean variety selection resources by supporting variety testing in diverse regions of the state to complement the Official Soybean Variety Testing Program, determines top-yielding soybean varieties for individual regions and delivers timely soybean varietal information.

Key Benefactors:
farmers, agronomists, extension agents

Information And Results
Final Project Results

Useable data was generated across several sites in 2019, but not all participating sites. Reasons useable data was not generated despite replicated soybean planting include: grower harvesting all the same variety at the same time, grower accidentally harvesting part of the trial, and running out of seed at planting for all needed replications. We have learned several important lessons through the first year of this project that will be used to improve this program moving into next year. County Agent feedback was collected at the 2020 NC Joint Commodity Conference. County Agents participating in 2019 shared successes and challenges. One item that will need to be improved in 2020 is streamlining the process for sending in and analyzing data. Jenny Carleo, Grain ASA in the South Central District, has agreed to aid in the data analysis process.

The United Soybean Research Retention policy will display final reports with the project once completed but working files will be purged after three years. And financial information after seven years. All pertinent information is in the final report or if you want more information, please contact the project lead at your state soybean organization or principal investigator listed on the project.