2017
County Based Mini-Proposals
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Contributor/Checkoff:
North Carolina Soybean Producers Association
Category:
Sustainable Production
Keywords:
Industry outreachResearch Coordination
Parent Project:
County Based Mini-Proposals
Lead Principal Investigator:
James E Dunphy, North Carolina State University
Co-Principal Investigators:
Project Code:
16-043
Contributing Organization (Checkoff):
North Carolina Soybean Producers Association
$10,000
Institution Funded:
North Carolina State University
$10,000
Brief Project Summary:

This project assists North Carolina soybean farmers to improve soybean profits by showcasing results of projects or production practices they should know about. Efforts from this work improve the farm-level profitability of producing soybeans in North Carolina, showcase relevant project results, train county extension personnel about soybean production, provide county extension personnel a vehicle for teaching their producers and agribusiness personnel about soybean production and support NCSU's Soybean Extension On-Farm test and Demonstration program.

Key Benefactors:
farmers, agronomists, extension agents

Information And Results
Final Project Results

Ninety-seven people from seven different counties attend our first summer field day. Growers were able to see first-hand the plots and results from NCSPA funded research. All feedback was very positive. Due to the success in 2017, we expect the event to grow in its second year and have already had a lot of interest from growers and industry partners alike. Our cover crop plot is still on going, as soybeans will be planted into the terminated cover crops this spring. The cover crop never accumulated much biomass though due to its late planting behind soybeans and the unusually cold winter.

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.