Research With Results. Nearly $4.1 million was invested in research this year to find solutions to production problems, develop new breeds of soybeans and arm growers with the latest information and technology to combat diseases and pests.

On-Farm Research. The growing On-Farm Network™ now counts more than 300 Iowa farmers who conduct on-farm studies to evaluate nitrogen management and other corn and soybean production practices and inputs on their own farms. Cooperators use GPS and yield monitors to evaluate side-by-side strips in fields where the only variable is the idea, practice or input they want to test. ISA helps coordinate these efforts by providing protocols for the tests, evaluating yield monitor data, providing growers with field maps of the results and holding meetings where growers can compare their findings. Growers can also use the results to show environmental responsibility often needed to qualify for government programs and regulations

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