ISSUE DATE: 10/01/2012
By Doug Rich
he key to a successful soybean-breeding program is to collect useful data every year, even when growing conditions are not ideal. Although drought could claim some field trials this year, soybean-breeding programs around the country have developed strategies to mitigate the impact of drought.
"Knowing that drought strikes in different parts of the country each year, what we in soybean breeding have done is develop a network of breeders all working on drought," Tommy Carter, Ph.D., research geneticist and soybean breeder with the U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service, said. "Even if it is too dry in one area we can still get data. Building in this redundancy is our single most powerful way to overcome production problems. If we did not do this it would probably cut our rate of progress in half."
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Ag education showcased in new state fair building Agritourism attractions offer 'Teachable Moments' Bean breeders converge on Scottsbluff research plots CDA hosts tour of Palisade Insectary Conference spotlights organic agriculture Cooperative effort is powerful tool for soybean breeding programs Detect soybean cyst nematode by taking soil samples Directors elected to the Nebraska Soybean Board Drought won't dry up soybean yield, quality contests Economist: Questions about corn acreage remain Extension offers small-business development workshops Farm Bureau leader appointed to state advisory board Farmers Royalty Company, OACD to partner on Conservation Youth Awards Governor's Water Conference to highlight policy, research developments Iowa Farm Bureau announces 2012 friends of agriculture Iowa State scientists discover how nematodes attacks plants ISU scientists' water quality research receives prestigious award Joplin livestock auction report NCGA comments on RFS, biofuels New America Needs Farmers website offers fun facts on food, farming, football Oklahoma Oilseed Commission, OSU partner to improve canola Panhandle irrigators planning for ongoing drought Poll: Rural Nebraskans concerned about future for small businesses Pricing drought-stressed corn silage/stover Private pesticide applicator license training is Oct. 11 Pushmataha Field Tour enhances landowner management choices Rationing the 2012 U.S. soybean crop Research highlights increase of mobile usage in the ag industry Sorghum has potential as bioenergy crop Sunflower Showcase focuses on production and management advice The Minnesota Project to host Centered on Sustainability series Tracking international market signals U.S. soy trade relationships grow in September UNL dryland cropping specialist moves on Use long-term trends as planning guide Using irrigated winter wheat to balance crop water use Wallace County youth earns 2012 Herb Clutter Memorial Scholarship Webcast addresses breakdown of soybean cyst nematode-resistant varieties LIVESTOCK
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