Production and Marketing of Specialty Soybeans

The soybean breeding project at Iowa State University has been involved in the development of soybean cultivars for specific end uses for more than 40 years. The initial objective was to develop cultivars with unique characteristics for food products, including tofu, miso, and vegetable soybeans. In the late 1960\u27s, research began at Iowa State on the development of cultivars with modified oil composition. Until the 1980\u27s, the interest of other public institutions and of private companies in breeding specialty cultivars was limited. The situation changed dramatically in the 1980\u27s as more breeders in the public and private sector began to develop specialty cultivars. As a result of research in the public and private sector, the number of different markets for specialty cultivars has increased substantially. As the markets expand, more acres of specialty cultivars will be required and farmers will have the option of producing commodity cultivars or specialty cultivars

Impact of Biotechnology on Crop Production, Protection, and Utilization

Since the beginning of civilization, humankind has modified plants to better fit their needs for production of food, feed, and fiber. Even before the days of modem science, cultivators selected plants with high productivity, the ability to withstand disease, and the size, shape, and color of the seed. The individual preferences of the cultivators led to thousands of different varieties, particularly in the area where the crop originated

New Soybean Variety - CALLAND - For Southern Iowa

Calland will soon provide southern Iowa farmers with an excellent alternative to Wayne and Clark 63 Calland is high yielding and is resistant to phytophthora