Members
Zaheer Ahmed
University of Agriculture Faisalabad
zahmed758@gmail.com
Focus: Soybean Breeding and Genetics
Ahmed website
MD LIAKAT ALI
University of Missouri
alimd@missouri.edu
Focus: Soybean Breeding
Robert Alpers
Missouri Soybean Merchandising Council
rkalpers@centurytel.net
Focus: Production and Research
Eduardo Beche
University of Missouri
bechee@missouri.edu
Focus: Soybean Breeding
Bill Becker
University of Missouri
beckerbr@missouri.edu
Focus: Soybean Breeding
Kristin Bilyeu
USDA/ARS
Kristin.Bilyeu@ars.usda.gov
Focus: Soybean seed composition
Kaitlyn Bissonnette
University of Missouri
bissonnettek@missouri.edu
Focus: Plant Pathology
Reagan Bluel
University of Missouri Extension
bluelrj@missouri.edu
Focus: education
David Braun
University of Missouri
braundm@missouri.edu
Focus: Plant Genetics
Caio Canella Vieira
University of Missouri
cc2k8@mail.missouri.edu
Focus: Soybean Breeding
Pengyin Chen
University of Missouri
chenpe@missouri.edu
Focus: Soybean Breeding
Michael Clubb
University of Missouri
clubbm@missouri.edu
Focus: Soybean Breeding
Jose Costa netto
University of Missouri
Jrnetto@outlook.com
Focus: Physiology
Melissa Crisel
University of Missouri
criselm@missouri.edu
Focus: Soybean Breeding
Krissi Crum
White & Associates
Krissi.crum@whiteandassociates.net
Focus: Crop Insurance
Nick Deimeke
AgVenture
n_deimeke@hotmail.com
Focus: Farming
Ryan DelPercio
Donald Danforth Plant Science Center and MIZZOU
rdelpercio@danforthcenter.org
Focus: small RNAs in legume-Rhizobium symbiosis
DelPercio website
Cecil Demott
Missouri Soybean Merchandising Council
cecildemott@gmail.com
Focus: Soybeans Yields
Terkrisha Durdan
University of Missouri
durdent@missouri.edu
Focus: Soybean Breeding
Kyle Durham
Missouri Soybean Merchandising Council
kyledurham@yahoo.com
Focus: Soybean Production and Research
Charles Ellis
University of Missouri Extension
ellisce@missouri.edu
Focus: no-till, cover crops
Wayne Flanary
University of Missouri Extension
flanaryw@missouri.edu
Focus: Soybean Extension Education
Felix Fritschi
University of Missouri
fritschif@missouri.edu
Focus: Crop physiology
Fritschi website
Derek Fuemmeler
DG Fuemmeler Farms
dgfuemmelerfarms@gmail.com
Focus: Farming
Jason Gillman
USDA-ARS
Jason.Gillman@ars.usda.gov
Focus: SeedAbiotic Stress Tolerance Genetics
Pat Guinan
University of Missouri
guinanp@missouri.edu
Focus: State and regional weather and climate
Trent Haggard
University of Missouri
Haggardt@missouri.edu
Focus: Continual soybean improvements for Missouri taxpayers and checkoff funding members
Davin Harms
MFA Inc
Dharms@MFA-Inc.com
Focus: Precision Agronomy
Kaleb Hellwig
BASF
Kaleb.hellwig@basf.com
Focus: Agronomy
Suhas Kadam
University of Missouri
kadamsu@missouri.edu
Focus: Molecular advance breeding
Robert Kallenbach
University of Missouri
kallenbachr@missouri.edu
Focus: Extension Education Programs
Toni Kazic
University of Missouri
kazict@missouri.edu
Focus: complex phenotypes
Clay Koenig
DEI
cak899@gmail.com
Focus: Seedcare
Hari Krishnan
USDA-ARS
Hari.Krishnan@ARS.USDA.GOV
Focus: Soybean seed composition
Krishnan website
Robert Littleton
Missouri Soybean Merchandising Council
bobl@mcmsys.com
Focus: To gain more knowledge on the Soybean breeding program
Hua Liu
University of Missouri-Columbia
liuhu@missouri.edu
Focus: plant disease resistant
Greg Luce
Missouri Soybean
Gluce@mosoy.org
Focus: Research: Basic, Agronomic & Demand Creation
Anthony Lupo
MU Atmospheric Science
lupoa@missouri.edu
Focus: Climate, Climate Variability and Change
Jamie Manuel
University of Missouri
manuelj@missouri.edu
Focus: Soybean Breeding
Nicholas Meier
MU Crop Physiology Lab
namvf6@mizzou.edu
Focus: Soybean Genetics & Management
Baughn Merideth
Missouri Soybean Merchandising Council
baughnmerideth@sbcglobal.net
Focus: Production and Research
Lee Miller
University of Missouri
turfpath@missouri.edu
Focus: IPM
Miller website
Melissa Mitchum
University of Georgia
melissa.mitchum@uga.edu
Focus: Plant Nematology
Manjula Nathan
University of Missouri
nathanm@missouri.edu
Focus: Soil and Plant Testing and Nutrient Management
Nathan website
Kelly Nelson
University of Missouri
nelsonke@missouri.edu
Focus: Cropping Systems
Henry Nguyen
University of Missouri
nguyenhenry@missouri.edu
Focus: Soybean genomics and biotechnology
Nguyen website
Muhammad Noman
Jilin Agricultural University
mohmmdnoman@gmail.com
Focus: Abiotic Stress in Soybean
Noman website
Joseph Parcell
Division of Applied Social Sciences
parcellj@missouri.edu
Focus: Agricultural and Applied Economics
Parcell website
Aaron Porter
MSMC
porteraaronm@att.net
Focus: MSMC
E.L. Reed
MSA ASA
elreed37@gmail.com
Focus: Farming
Andrew Scaboo
University of Missouri
scabooa@missouri.edu
Focus: Soybean Breeding and Genetics
Stewart Selves
University of Missouri
selvess@missouri.edu
Focus: Soybean Breeding
Scotty Smothers
University of Missouri
smotherss@missouri.edu
Focus: Soybean Breeding
Gary Stacey
University of Missouri
staceyg@missouri.edu
Focus: plant-microbe interactions, genomics
Stacey website
Minviluz Stacey
MU
staceym@missouri.edu
Focus: Soybean Functional Genomics
Shon Stratman
Buchheit Agri
shon.stratman@buchheits.com
Focus: soybean production
Valerie Tate
MU Extension
tatev@missouri.edu
Focus: agronomy
Shiv Tiwari
GreenVenus, LLC
stiwari@greenvenus.com
Focus: Nutritional value, specialty crops, reducing food waste and environmental sustainability.
Tiwari website
Mariola Usovsky
University of Missouri
mariolausovsky@missouri.edu
Focus: Soybean Breeding and Genetics
Babu Valliyodan
Lincoln University
valliyodanb@lincolnu.edu
Focus: Soybean Genomics and Abiotic stress tolerance
Gary Wheeler
MO Soybean Assoc.MO Soybean Merchandising Council
gwheeler@mosoy.org
Focus: Empowering Missouri Soybean farmers through innovation, advocacy and policy development.
William Wiebold
University of Missouri
wieboldw@missouri.edu
Focus: Soybean extension
Yia Yang
University of Missouri
yy2yd@mail.missouri.edu
Focus: Soybean Breeding
Yia Yang
Benson Hill
yyang@bensonhill.com
Focus: Soybean, genetics, and gene editing
Yang website