Trey Price, center, receiving the Professorship from Charles Cannatella, Soybean Board chair, left, and Matt Lee, LSU interim president. Photo by Olivia McClure

LSU AgCenter plant pathologist Paul “Trey” Price is the recipient of the Louisiana Soybean and Feed Grains Research and Promotion Board Distinguished Professorship.

Price is an associate professor and soybean and feed grains disease specialist, located at the Macon Ridge Research Station. He is the first recipient of the professorship.

This distinguished professorship is awarded to a faculty member whose research program enhances the economic viability of Louisiana soybeans. This award supports the advancement of soybean research and the promotion and dissemination of consumer and industry information.

The Louisiana Soybean and Grain Research and Promotion Board established the endowment of $480,000 at LSU for the distinguished professorship in February of 2024. This grant qualifies for state matching funds from the Board of Regents.

“I’m very grateful for the support and hope to finish my career at the AgCenter one day,” Price said. “My goal is to keep producers in business by saving them money by reducing disease issues in crops.”

“The Louisiana Soybean and Feed Grains Research and Promotion Board has long looked to our LSU AgCenter faculty to carry out research projects that have advanced our yields and increased our sustainability,” said Charles Cannatella, board chairman. “Now, by investing in this professorship, we are creating a legacy in perpetuity to allow that to carry forward for generations to come.”