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NDSU Soybean Symposium

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Add to Calendar 2025-03-20 08:00:00 2025-03-20 18:00:00 NDSU Soybean Symposium Accelerating soybean innovation through cross-disciplinary research and collaborationPurposeThe symposium strategically bridges multiple disciplines: soybean agronomy, breeding, and new uses research to foster collaboration, build exchanges and develop new networks for cutting edge soybean research. Researchers present their research - in plain language - to expand opportunities for collaboration NDSU Memorial Union Ballroom NDSU Agriculture no-reply@ndsu.edu America/Chicago public
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Accelerating soybean innovation through cross-disciplinary research and collaboration


Purpose

The symposium strategically bridges multiple disciplines: soybean agronomy, breeding, and new uses research to foster collaboration, build exchanges and develop new networks for cutting edge soybean research. Researchers present their research - in plain language - to expand opportunities for collaboration

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Presenters

Submit an abstract of your soybean-related research for a chance to present, either as a poster or an oral presentation.  Students are eligible to win a cash prize and contribute to the future of the soybean industry.

Abstract submission deadline is February 28.

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Keynote Speakers

Daryl Ritchison – NDAWN Director and North Dakota State Climatologist 

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Barry McGraw – Founder and Chief Lab Officer, Airable Research Lab

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Dr. George Graef, Professor and Nebraska Soybean Producers Presidential Chair

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Agenda

Time Session
8:00 a.m.- 8:15 a.m.Icebreaker - led by NDSU Assistant Professor and Soybean Pathology Specialist Wade Webster
8:15 a.m. - 8:20 a.m. Welcome – Jim Thompson, North Dakota Soybean Council
8:20 a.m. - 8:40 a.m. Sponsors Introduction
8:40 a.m. - 9:25 a.m.Keynote Speaker- Barry McGraw
9:25 a.m. - 9:40 a.m. Break
9:40 a.m. - 10:25 a.m.General Session - Pathology 
10:25 a.m. - 11:10 p.m.General Session - Production and Agronomy
11:10 p.m. - 11:55 p.m.Keynote Speaker- George Graef
11:55 a.m. - 12:55 p.m.Lunch
12:55 p.m. - 1:40 p.m.General Session - New Uses
1:40 p.m. - 2:25 p.m.General Session - Breeding
2:25 p.m. - 2:40 p.m.Break
2:40 p.m. - 3:25 p.m.Keynote Speaker – Daryl Ritchison
3:25 p.m. - 4:25 p.m.Farmer Panel, facilitated by Wade Webster 
4:25 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.  Lightning Round 
5:30 p.m. - 5:45 p.m.Student Prizes
5:45 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.Final Remarks 
6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.Post-Conference Dinner and Networking 

 

Symposium Planning Committee

  • Richard Webster, PhD, Assistant Professor Plant Pathology
  • Ana Carcedo, PhD, Broadleaf Crop Specialist Plant Sciences 
  • Miki Miheguli, Director of Agronomy & Research, ND Soybean Council
  • Richard Horsley, PhD, Plant Sciences Department Head and Barley Breeder 

Sponsors

Thank you to The North Dakota Soybean Council for their support of soybean research in North Dakota and their generous support of this symposium.

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Contact Information

Contact Information

Ana Carcedo, NDSU Extension Extension Agronomist / Broadleaf Crops

Requests for accommodations related to disability should be made to the event contact person at least two weeks in advance of the event.