Research

KSPB allocates a large portion of its operating budget each year to production research. This research helps leverage state and federal funds for research at Kentucky universities. Some are long-term, ongoing projects for which funds are renewed annually and other projects that are brought before the board for consideration focus on new facets of soybean research. The majority of our production research is conducted in conjunction with the University of Kentucky. An overview of UK’s grain crops research can be found HERE.

Request for Proposals

The Kentucky Soybean Promotion Board (KSPB) RFP may be found HERE for possible funding in fiscal year 2027 (which begins July 1, 2026) in the fall of 2025. Proposals will be accepted from interested groups until February 1, 2026. The Board will review proposals at its March 2026 meeting. Funds will be available beginning July 1, 2026.

REcent research

For more information on recent soybean research in Kentucky, click on the + symbols.

Research is a key component of the Kentucky Soybean Board’s investment portfolio. Not all research has to do with production, though. We have gotten pretty good at growing soybeans, and a key focus for the Board is investing in innovative Utilization research. Check out our investments for Fiscal Year 2026 here.
One of the most important duties of the Kentucky Soybean Promotion Board is stewardship of our state’s checkoff dollars. The bulk of those dollars go to research, and KSB members met in March to determine which projects would be funded for Fiscal Year 2025, which runs from July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025. Click here to view the report.
The University of Kentucky Soybean Variety Testing Program evaluates soybean varieties thatclick here are commercially available or may soon be available to farmers. Soybean variety trials are conducted at six locations throughout Kentucky. The official Kentucky Soybean Variety Performance Reports are available online here.
The Kentucky Soybean Promotion Board funds a great deal of soybean research through the University of Kentucky. Click here to view the report.

The Southern Soybean Research Program (SSRP) uses checkoff dollars to coordinate and fund production research projects that benefit the Southern soybean-producing region. The six states making up the SSRP include Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas.