Arkansas Soybean Research Verification Program.

The Arkansas Soybean Research Verification Program (SRVP) was established in the early 1980’s.  The SRVP represents a public demonstration of the implementation of research-based recommendations in actual field-scale farming environments.  The objectives of the SRVP are to: 1) educate producers on the benefits of utilizing University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture recommendations to improve yield and/or net returns; 2) to conduct on-farm field trials to verify research based recommendations; 3) to aid researchers in identifying areas of production that require further study; 4) to improve or refine existing recommendations which contribute to more profitable production; and 5) to incorporate data from the SRVP into Extension educational programs at the county and state level. 

The 2015 Soybean Research Verification Program (SRVP) was conducted on sixteen commercial soybean fields across the state. Counties participating in the program included; Arkansas, Chicot, Clay, Craighead, Cross, Desha, Drew (2 fields), Jefferson, Lawrence, Lee, Lincoln, Monroe, Phillips, Prairie, Randolph, White and Woodruff Counties for a total of 932 acres.  Grain yield in the 2015 SRVP averaged 62 bu/acre ranging from 16 to 90 bu/acre.  The 2015 SRVP average yield was 11 bu/acre greater than the estimated Arkansas state average of 51 bu/acre.  The highest yielding field was in Chicot County with a grain yield of 90 bu/acre.  The lowest yielding was a non-irrigated field in Drew County and produced 16 bu/acre.