Larry Purcell received the Lifetime Achievement award from the Southern Soybean Breeders. The Distinguished Professor of crop physiology for UA System Div of Ag pioneered ag research using drones and digital cameras. Read more at aaes.uada.edu/news/larry-pur… Bumpers College SoyBase.org

Register for our upcoming webinar with Dr. Jacqueline D. Campbell Registration link: shorturl.at/oSVp1 Mark your calendar for an amazing learning experience! #napb #plantbreeding

Research paper of interest: Researchers analyzed the small RNA transcriptomes of 2 #soybean accessions & documented the 1st case of miRNA arm-switching in soybean and identified 2 arms of miR166m that target different genes related to salinity stress. bmcgenomics.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11…

The most recent 5-year strategic plan (2024-2028) for the US soybean research community is now published: doi.org/10.1002/tpg2.2… I'm grateful to so many members of the soybean research community that contributed to this effort!

January 2025 SoyBase.org update 1) Abstracts for the Soybean Breeders' Workshop are due on 1/10/25! 2) Registration for #Soy2025 is open! 3) Check out the new pedigree viewer on SoyBase eocampaign1.com/web-version?p=…

There is still time to register for the Soybean Breeders' Workshop! The theme this year is Pathology & Breeding Innovations. There are 10 days submit a poster abstract. Plus, there are a few spots left in the Effective Visualization Techniques workshop! soybase.org/community/sbw/…

The 2025 Soybean Breeders Workshop discounted group rate at the hotel ends TODAY (1/24/2025).  The workshop will be held at the Hilton St. Louis Frontenac on 2/17-2/19/2025. soybase.org/community/sbw/…

#AgOutlook25: Why is the National Plant Germplasm System critical to industry and research? Learn more at the USDA AgOutlook Forum through today. loom.ly/OQPkL-w

The Spatial Metabolomics workshop is just TWO days away!! Register now! bit.ly/PCAMetabolomic…

April 2025 SoyBase Update: - Soy2025 Abstract submission deadline approaching - Soybean Career Award nomination open - Survey to tell the SoyBase team how we are doing eocampaign1.com/web-version?p=…

Do you want to visualize an alignment of multiple eukaryotic genomes? Use our new Multiple Comparative Genome Viewer (#MCGV)! We will be adding new features so try it and let us know what would be most helpful to your research. More: ow.ly/i1GR50VfJ4A #NCBICGR

Uni of Georgia Soybean Breeding & Genetics Laboratory cordially invites you to attend the 2025 Soybean Breeders Tour! -See the latest advancements in soybean breeding research. -Gain insights into the latest development in soybean production management. site.caes.uga.edu/soybeanbreeder…

May 2025 SoyBase Update: Newest tool from SoyBase: Allele Search - Search for alleles within a gene and flanking region - Search for alleles within a region of a chromosome Link to tool: soybase.org/tools/alleles/… ------ eocampaign1.com/web-version?p=…

#Soybean Colleagues – Please do join us for the #Soy2025 meeting July 23-25, 2025! We have an incredible set of speakers lined up, with more on the way, and a very enjoyable schedule on tap.  See: conferences.union.wisc.edu/soy2025/

Caio Vieira, crop, soil & environmental sciences #soybean breeding prof, wins Soybean Genomics Executive Committee (SoyGEC) Mary Coker Joslin Early Career Award for leadership & significant contributions to soybean genomics research: t.ly/OhFE3 #AgFoodLife

Save the date! The 12th World Soybean Research Conference (WSRC) is in Rosaria, Santa Fe, Argentina from April 5 - 7, 2027. There will be many topics covered during the conference including: germplasm, soybean breeding, biotech, diseases & many more.

The theme of the 2026 #Soybean Breeders Workshop 🌱🧬is: Abiotic Stress. Topics include: - abiotic stress resistance breeding methods - physiology of stress tolerance, - high-throughput phenotyping technology - much more. Registration opens soon

September 2025 - SoyBase Update The Soy2025 meeting July 23-25 in Madison, WI was a success!  Thank you to Andrew Bent and UW–Madison for hosting us! eocampaign1.com/web-version?p=…