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Production Missouri Soybean Programs, in conjunction with its strategic partners such as the University of Missouri-Columbia, boasts one of the top soybean production research programs in the country. Ignited by its history as the first state in the nation to produce more acres of soybeans than any other crop, Missouri has three integrated programs synergizing the soybean production pipeline. The University of Missouri-Columbia, backed by start-up and ongoing funds from Missouri Soybean Programs, showcases two production development efforts that encompass the wide-range of maturity regions in Missouri: the Southern Soybean Breeding Program (Southern Program) and the Northern Soybean Breeding Program (Northern Program). In addition, producers keep up on types of soybeans most suited to their particular operations through the annual efforts of the Missouri Variety Testing (Variety Testing) program. Please click on Southern Program to learn more. Southern Program The Southern Missouri Soybean Breeding Program is led by world-renowned soybean breeder, Dr. J. Grover Shannon. From Dr. Shannon’s early start at the Delta Research Center, to his more than 20 years of private soybean breeding experience he embodies the vision of soybean production in Missouri, specifically focused on southern maturity soybean breeding. Through significant efforts and resources of Missouri Soybean Programs, and the University of Missouri-Columbia, Dr. Shannon was named the David M. Haggard Endowed Chair for Soybean Breeding and began work in the Bootheel (Southeast, Mo.) at the Delta Research Center near Portageville, Mo., in the late 1990s. Please visit the electronic home of the Delta Research Center at http://aes.missouri.edu/delta/index.stm for more information and click here to learn more about Dr. Shannon. Please click on Northern Program to learn more. Northern Program The Northern Missouri Soybean Breeding Program is led by the experienced and tenured soybean breeder, Dr. David Sleper. During his career at the University of Missouri-Columbia, Dr. Sleper has a substantial amount of crop breeding experience and his efforts highlight the synergies that can occur across the range of production regions in Missouri, most noted by his cooperation with Dr. Shannon. The Northern Program is supported on an annual basis through significant contributions of Missouri Soybean Programs and the University of Missouri-Columbia. Please visit the Northern Program’s home at the University of Missouri-Columbia, located at Bradford Farms by logging onto http://aes.missouri.edu/bradford/index.stm for more information and click here to learn more about Dr. Sleper. Please click on Variety Testing to learn more. Variety Testing Selection of varieties that best fit a farmer's production goals and challenges is an essential part of profitable soybean production. With the assistance of Missouri Soybean Programs and led by the Missouri Soybean Extension Specialist, Dr. Bill Wiebold (a.k.a. Soy Doc), the Variety Testing program at the University of Missouri, provides the reliable, unbiased, up-to-date information that makes that selection possible. Each year Variety Testing screens more than 600 soybean, grain sorghum, and maize varieties at 32 locations throughout Missouri. These 32 locations are distributed among four regions: North, Central, Southwest, and Southeast. The number of locations within a region depends on the specific test, but varies from two to five. Companies enter their varieties into tests at one or more of these regions, but their entries must be placed at all locations within a region. The headquarters for the Variety Testing program is the Bradford Research and Extension Center located in the heart of Missouri six miles east of Columbia, Mo. Variety Testing also has personnel located at the Delta Research Center near Portageville, Mo., and the Hundley - Whaley Center near Albany, Mo. The majority of the test locations are farmer’s fields and it recognizes the dedication of its cooperators. Please visit Variety Testing at http://agebb.missouri.edu/cropperf/vartest/Index.htm for more information. Please click on Diagnostic Guide to learn more. Diagnostic Guide One of Dr. Bill Wiebold’s hallmark achievements for assisting soybean producers is the U.S. Soybean Diagnostic Guide, funded in part by Missouri Soybean Programs: Please visit the Soybean Guide at http://www.psu.missouri.edu/soydoc for more information. Please click on Soy Doc to learn more. Soy Doc Missouri Soybean Extension Specialist, Dr. Bill Wiebold, also known as the Soy Doc, has an electronic home page for soybean specific information at http://www.psu.missouri.edu/soyx . In addition, Soy Doc organizes other Missouri extension related topics at http://www.psu.missouri.edu/agronx/index.html . Click here to learn more about Dr. Wiebold and feel free to email the Soy Doc direct at wieboldw@missouri.edu . Please click on U.S. Effort to learn more. U.S. Effort The soybean checkoff researches, partners and educates to prepare to meet the ever-increasing world demand for soy.
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