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00:02North Dakota's soybean acreage has more than tripled since 2000, but researchers are now
00:06trying to solve a stubborn yield gap that has limited the state's production potential,
00:10according to Reuters.
00:11State soybean yields have remained near 35 bushels per acre over the last decade, compared
00:16with a national average of nearly 53.
00:19North Dakota State University breeder Kerry Dottie is crossing soybean varieties from
00:23Illinois and Nebraska with North Dakota lines to develop plants suited to the state's short,
00:28often dry summers.
00:30Soybean expansion has been fueled by herbicide-resistant seeds, Chinese demand and domestic biofuel production.
00:36Two processing plants have opened since 2023 and can process nearly half of North Dakota's
00:41projected 2026 soybean harvest.
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