Minnesota farmers needed for research on soil pests in corn and soybeans winonadailynews.com/news/community… via @winonadailynews

Matheus Pinhal, hard at work despite it being his last day with the Breeding Project! He is headed to start his M.S. program at Auburn this summer and we wish him all the best!

Farmers can apply for Preparing for Extreme Weather Grants (via @MNAgriculture) until April 23. Producers can use grant $ to buy and install supplies and equipment to help make their operations more resilient to extreme weather events. More info: buff.ly/4a5MOkT

Gerald SHURSON: Rethinking regulations for upcycling food waste to animal feed us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Two of our MAST students, hard at work. Every MAST student who comes through the program leaves an indelible mark on the staff and students here at the University and it is no exaggeration to say that they are an integral part of our research success.

An Exciting opportunity for a travel award of up to $1,500! Apply by June 1, 2024, for funds to cover travel, accommodations, and registration at national/international conferences! Open to US undergrads and grad students. 🎓🌾#AG2PI ag2pi.org/seed-grants/

GxE SOYGEN (Science Optimized Yield Gains across ENvironments) project has officially kicked off. Done with packing & shipping of seeds for first field season. ~1200 soybean lines, 10 states, 22 locations. Thanks to all undergrad, MAST, grad students in UMN Soybean Breeding for help

NEW BLOG POST: z.umn.edu/9hrx FRST Fertilizer Recommendation Support Tool launches nationwide to digitize crop nutrient management U of MN Extension Soil, Water, & Climate #MNag NC State Crop & Soil Sciences Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station

Interesting work out of Purdue seeks tangible crop improvements via "harnessing desirable traits from wild soybeans", a topic that generated a great convo during our lab meeting last week. seedworld.com/us/2024/05/01/…

Planting season is here on the St. Paul Campus!

Planting out started in earnest yesterday with grad student soybean projects getting started in the morning and by the afternoon we were planting in the crossing blocks. Today we did some hand planting during some exceptionally beautiful weather.

Lab outing to Como Park to see Horace the Corpse Flower last week. We had a picnic in the park before waiting in line to see the bloom up close. Great way to celebrate Devon's last day and exciting next steps!

Let the crossing begin! Magnifying glasses, tweezers, tags, umbrellas and patience rule the day. #soybeanbreeding

New publication : Genomic predictions of genetic variances and correlations among traits for breeding crosses in soybean nature.com/articles/s4143…

UMN Soybean Breeding has been hard at work for weeks now doing hundreds of crosses manually to create higher yielding and overall better soybeans. pic credit to MN Invasive Terrestrial Plants & Pests Center

UMN Soybean Research isn't just 'at the U.' Our researchers have collaborations and sites across a large swath of the state which allows them to target their learning in a variety of growing conditions that farmers face here in MN to return those benefits right back to farmers.

The lab is down in Waseca at the UMN SROC phenotyping lines for our plant architecture-white mold trial, in collaboration with UMN Soybean Breeding and supported by MN Soybean Research & Promotion Council. Plants are at R4 and the field looks great!

Last week SRC members toured 3 sites in MN related to soy production and utilization. Many thanks to Keith and Brian Schrader (fam. farm), Jordan Atchison of Puris, and Blake Murnan of CHS! Networking and connections to the bigger picture of MN ag are the goals of these tours!

📢Applications are now open for GDM Seeds Travel Grants to the 2024 Crop Science Society of America annual meeting, which will be held in San Antonio on November 10-13. 🌱Awardees will be chosen by representatives from UMN and GDM Seeds.