The University of Minnesota Soybean Research Center features researchers from across all departments in the College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Services, including Animal Science; Plant Pathology; Applied Economics; Food Science & Nutrition; Agronomy & Plant Genetics; Soil, Water and Climate; Entomology; Microbial and Plant Genomics; and Plant Biology. It also includes researchers and Extension from many UMN Research and Outreach Centers across the state.
The diversity of research includes soybeans pests, plant stress resistance, ag technology economics and risks, food innovation, annual and perennial cropping systems, fertility and nutrient recycling, the economics of livestock and crop production, soybean and small grain genetics and breeding, international market expansion, poultry waste utilization, plant and soil health interaction, climate change impact on crop resilience, herbicide-resistant weeds, global food security, legume molecular genetics, and more.