Collaboration has been the key to amplifying resources and delivering soybean best management practices in North Carolina and nationally. In this presentation, several examples of effective collaboration resulting in delivery of best management practices will be highlighted. The first will discuss the updated generation of planting best management practices that has resulted from a strong relationship between NC State University and the NC Soybean Producers Association. The next example will highlight a multidisciplinary cover crop project helping to deliver short-term agronomic and pest suppressive benefits for soybean production in NC as a result of cover crop use. The final example will center on the USB-funded Science for Success project which brings together Soybean Extension personnel from across the United States who collaboratively deliver best management practices to U.S. soybean farmers through common research protocol execution across the U.S. and effective summary of previous QSSB-supported research. Best management practices of investigation that will be highlighted will include foliar fertilizers, sulfur fertilization, N-fixation under various fertility regimes, and biological seed treatments. All examples are linked by effective collaboration providing robust best management practices to soybean farmers.

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About the Author: Rachel Vann

Rachel Vann is a Cropping Systems Agronomist and Extension Specialist in the Crop Sciences Department at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. She is dedicated to advancing effective cropping systems through innovative research, interdisciplinary collaboration, and impactful outreach. Her work focuses on improving row crop management and integrating specialty grain crops into diverse rotations to enhance agricultural resilience and productivity. Rachel serves as the Principle Investigator of the Science for Success initiative which brings together more than 25 soybean Extension experts from across the United States to collaboratively deliver soybean best management practices. Prior to working at UIUC, Rachel was an Associate Professor and Soybean Extension Specialist at NC State University.

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