Plant Health Initiative

Welcome to the North Central Soybean Research Program

 

The NCSRP coordinates regional research efforts on soybean pests and diseases, and facilitates information transfer to Midwest soybean growers.

The North Central Soybean Research Program (NCSRP) was established in 1992 by state checkoff organizations in the North Central states: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin.

We are a farmer-led organization that invests soybean checkoff funds in research programs to better understand and manage plant stressors that reduce soybean yield and farmer profitability.

The mission of the NCSRP is to maximize producer returns by coordinating research efforts across state boundaries, minimizing regional duplication of research expenditures, and assuring regional research projects are targeted at problems of the North Central soybean producer.

 

NCSRP-funded research for 2013

The NCSRP Board of Directors approved 11 research projects for funding in fiscal year 2013. Several of the projects are being jointly funded by the United Soybean Board and state checkoff boards.
Browse NCSRP-funded research projects for 2013

 

NCSRP Education and Outreach

To increase grower awareness of solutions for disease and insect problems, NCSRP also funds education and outreach projects that transfer the knowledge gained from checkoff-funded research.

In particular, our soybean Plant Health Initiative provides

• a regional platform, with this website, for a common information base on soybean pests and diseases from all 12 North Central university research and Extension programs,
• educational materials that will help soybean growers better manage soybean diseases and pests, including free publications detailing the latest research from NCSRP-funded scientists, and
• sponsorship of conferences and workshops that highlight soybean disease research.

 

NCSRP 2013 Board of Directors

Trevor Glick, President Columbus, Indiana	Gene Stoel, Vice-President Lake Wilson, Minnesota	Mike Cerny, Secretary-Treasurer Walworth, Wisconsin
Gary Alpers Prairie Home, Missouri	Matt Bainbridge Ethan, South Dakota	Ed Cagney Scotts, Michigan
Scott Houck Strang Nebraska	Cliff Mulder Pella, Iowa	Ron Ohlde Palmer, Kansas
Ross Prough Greenfield, Illinois	Steve Reinhard Bucyrus, Ohio	Tyler Speich Milnor, North Dakota

 

Participating State Soybean Checkoff Associations
Illinois Soybean Association	llinois Field and Bean
Indiana Soybean Alliance	Indiana Soybean and Corn Review
Iowa Soybean Association
Kansas Soybean Commission	Soy Notes Newsletter
Michigan Soybean Promotion Committee
Minnesota Soybean Research & Promotion Council
Missouri Soybean Merchandising Council
Nebraska Soybean Board
North Dakota Soybean Council
Ohio Soybean Council	Ohio Soybean News
South Dakota Soybean Research and Production Council
Wisconsin Soybean Association	Wisconsin Soy Sentinel