MU/Illini Soybean Innovation Lab shut down due to USAID

Posted on: February 14, 2025 at 07:28:36 CT

Dismantling

“Soybeans are such an important crop for the state of Missouri,” said Brady Deaton, a former MU chancellor and member of the Soybean Innovation Lab advisory board. “ ... So new knowledge, which is being generated by this innovation lab, flows to all producers and consumers of soybeans, and in that sense, has some direct effect.”

In Missouri, soybeans cover more than 5 million acres of the state every year. Soybeans are the No. 1 crop in Missouri, leading in both acreage and value, according to the Missouri Soybean Center. The economic health of Missouri depends on the growth of soybeans because the yearly on-farm value of soybeans is greater than $2.5 billion.

http://www.komu.com/news/midmissourinews/mu-associated-soybean-research-project-will-close-due-to-loss-of-usaid-funding/article_682fdf4c-e9a2-11ef-a1a6-6f294d9b9239.html


http://www.columbiamissourian.com/news/higher_education/mu-soybean-research-project-shuts-down-as-trump-cuts-off-funding/article_75729912-e7ca-11ef-a4f7-7b6dd7815f44.html

Edited by KCT-BoneTiger at 07:30:58 on 02/14/25