2024 Soybean and Grain Research and Promotion Board-funded projects

Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness: $38,000

Outreach and Education on Water and Soil Policy Reforms for Profitable On-Farm Soil and Water Management, Naveen Adusumilli

Economic Analysis of Farm Programs and Commodity Costs and Returns for Soybean and Grain Production in Louisiana, Michael Deliberto


Biological and Agricultural Engineering: $56,667

Lignin-based Nanoparticles to Protect Photolabile Pesticides for Soybean Treatment, Cristina Sabliov

Improving Automatic Soybean Quality Analysis, Kevin Hoffseth


Communications: $7,500

Louisiana Soybean and Grain Research and Promotion Board Report and Web Portal, Frankie Gould


Dean Lee Research Station: $312,607

Developing Soybean Disease Management Programs in Central and South Louisiana, Boyd Padgett

Developing Disease Management Strategies for Corn, Grain Sorghum, and Small Grains in Central and South Louisiana, Boyd Padgett

Determining the Critical Period of Weed Control in Soybean, Daniel Stephenson

Evaluation of Weed Management Practices in Louisiana Soybeans, Daniel Stephenson

Investigation of Weed Management Programs in Louisiana Feed Grains, Daniel Stephenson

Soybean On-Farm Demonstration Program, David Moseley

Louisiana Soybean Production Agronomic Best Management Practices: Decrease Risk and Profits in Louisiana, David Moseley

Development of Sprayer and Remote Sensing Drone Technologies for Soybean, Corn, Wheat and Sorghum Crops, Randy Price

Refining Insect Pest Management Approaches for Field Corn in Central Louisiana, James Villegas

Management Strategies for Sugarcane Aphids and Headworm Complex in Grain Sorghum,James Villegas

Enhancing Management Strategies for Key Insect Pests Affecting Soybeans in Central Louisiana, James Villegas


Entomology: $105,600

Sustainable IPM Solutions for Louisiana Soybean, Jeff Davis

Investigation of Susceptibility/Resistance of Field Populations of Corn Earworm and Fall Armyworm in Louisiana to Common Insecticides, Fangneng Huang


Bob R. Jones-Idlewild Research Station: $40,000

Environmental Testing of Toxicant to Control Feral Swine in Soybean Fields, Glen Gentry


Macon Ridge Research Station: $410,862

Corn On-Farm Demonstration Program – 2024, Trey Price

Evaluation of Phosphorus and Potassium Applications to Commercial Corn Fields in Northeast Louisiana, Trey Price

Improving Soil Fertility and Nutrient Management Recommendations for Corn and Soybean and Reevaluation of Sulfur Recommendations for Soybean in Louisiana, Rasel Parvej

Enhancing Soybean Insect Pest Management Strategies for Northeast Louisiana, Trey Price

Identifying and Refining Varietal, Cultural, and Chemical Management Strategies for Important Biotic and Abiotic Soybean Diseases, Trey Price

Determining Early and Late Season Impacts of Stink Bugs in Soybean, Tyler Towles

Reevaluation of Sampling Methodology and Host Shift Patterns for the Redbanded Stink Bug in Louisiana Soybean, Tyler Towles

Integrated Corn Disease Management, Trey Price

Integrated Wheat Disease Management, Trey Price

Integrated Soybean Disease Management, Trey Price


Northeast Research Station: $60,000

Soybean Weed Management Research in Northeast Louisiana, Donnie Miller


Plant Pathology and Crop Physiology: $253,620

Tools for the Management of Taproot Decline, Vinson Doyle

Development of Seed-Priming Agents that Augment Soybean Growth and Broad Spectrum Disease Resistance, Jong Ham

A Genetic and Effector-Based Approach to Manage Fungal Diseases of Soybean, Jonathan Richards

Evaluation of Fungicide Application Timing and Cultivar Resistance for Management of Cercospora Leaf Blight on Soybean, Sara Thomas-Sharma

Cercospora Leaf Blight Disease of Soybean — Explore New Approaches for Management, Zhi-Yuan Chen

Integrated Approaches to Southern Root-Knot Nematode Management in Soybean, Tristan Watson

The Potential of Adjuvants and Nanoparticles in Enhancing the Effectiveness of dsRNA in Managing Soybean Fungal Diseases, Zhi-Yuan Chen

Characterization and Validation of Reinform Nematode Resistance in Soybean, Tristan Watson

Screening of Soybean Core Block Varieties for Resistance to Aerial Blight, Sara Thomas-Sharma


School of Plant, Environmental and Soil Sciences: $202,350

Characterizing Soil Health and Yield Under Conservation Practices in Soybean and Grain Production Systems, Brenda Tubaña

Small Grain Breeding, Variety Development and Testing, Stephen Harrison and Noah DeWitt

Harnessing UAV and Machine Learning Technologies to Promote Resilient Soybean and Corn Production, Tri Setiyono

Improving Nutrient Availability in Uptake Efficiency in Field Crops Production using Biostimulant Technology, Brenda Tubaña

Soil Nutrient and Fertilization Research for Sustainable Grain and Soybean Production in Louisiana, Brenda Tubaña


Total Funding for 2024: $1,487,206

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