Researchers Seeking Soybean Production Data

Mar 22, 2023

By Nicole Heslip

The North Central Soybean Research Program is supporting an online soybean management tool for farmers across the Midwest.

Michigan State University’s Manni Singh tells Brownfield researchers need farmer participation to build up the database.

“The more information in, the better tool we will have for you to help with your specific fields,” he says.

The tool will analyze data from farmer fields on crop management, costs, and yields. Singh says researchers plan to overlay producer data with soil, weather, and satellite imagery which will allow farmers to pin specific fields for crop management recommendations.

“That’s going to maximize your yield, but also profitability,” he explains.

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Video: Evolution of Beef Cattle Farming

The Clear Conversations podcast took to the road for a special episode recorded in Nashville during CattleCon, bringing listeners straight into the heart of the cattle industry. Host Tracy Sellers welcomed rancher Steve Wooten of Beatty Canyon Ranch in Colorado for a wide-ranging discussion that blended family history and sustainability, particularly as it relates to the future of beef production.

Sustainability emerged as a central theme of the conversation, a word that Wooten acknowledges can mean very different things depending on who you ask. For him, sustainability starts with the soil. Healthy soil produces healthy grass, which supports efficient cattle capable of producing year after year with minimal external inputs. It’s an approach that equally considers vegetation, animal efficiency, and long-term profitability.

That philosophy aligned naturally with Wooten’s involvement in the U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Beef, where he served as a representative for the Colorado Cattlemen’s Association. The roundtable brings together the entire beef supply chain—from producers to retailers—along with universities, NGOs, and allied industries. Its goal is not regulation, Wooten emphasized, but collaboration, shared learning, and continuous improvement.