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Symposium explores science of soybean yield

University of Missouri soybean specialist Bill Wiebold says a one-day soybean symposium is important because it explores the science behind Missouri’s number one crop.

“We make more money from soybean than any other crop, and in fact if you add up the acres of all the other grain crops in Missouri it doesn’t match soybeans,” Wiebold told Brownfield Ag News, “so it’s not only important, but the most important crop that we have here in the state of Missouri.”

The symposium is sponsored by the Missouri Soybean Center at the University of Missouri, whose members are primarily part of the plant science and academic community, and who work toward increased soybean profitability.

“People who are members of the center will listen to some very key parts of soybean science and then will be thinking about ‘how do we use that information to increase soybean yield and quality here in Missouri,’” said Wiebold.

The symposium, which includes the first Missouri Soybean Hall of Fame induction, is Wednesday, April 5, at the University of Missouri Bond Life Sciences Center.

AUDIO: Bill Wiebold (5 min MP3)

 

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