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COLUMBIA, Mo. – Soybean farmers will learn ways to improve yields and reduce impacts from drought, pests and disease at the 2025 Missouri Crop Management Conference sessions, says University of Missouri Extension weed scientist Kevin Bradley.
Andre Reis, MU Extension state specialist in soybean farming systems, will present research findings that help farmers select soybean varieties and optimize planting parameters—such as population and maturity group—to achieve higher yields. Reis heads the University of Missouri Soybean Variety Testing Program.
A panel of Missouri soybean producers will offer practical insights on challenges and successes they have experienced during one of the sessions, Bradley says.
MU Extension plant pathologist Mandy Bish will update growers on diseases that affected Missouri soybean crops this past season, such as red crown rot, which was confirmed in nine counties in 2025. She will also share findings from a two-year statewide soybean cyst nematode (SCN) survey and research on integrating Peking soybean varieties into crop rotations.
The Missouri Crop Management Conference is Dec. 9-10 at the Stoney Creek Hotel in Columbia. Registration deadline is Nov. 28.
Details and registration. For more information, contact Heather Bowden at 573-882-4303 or Nicholshn@missouri.edu.