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Ohio State University soybean breeders have joined forces with researchers from four other universities to help boost research and design ways soybean products can benefit consumers.

The regional collaboration, known as the NorthEast Soy Center, is made up of specialists from Ohio State, Michigan State, Penn State, Cornell and Purdue universities. Representatives make up an array of disciplines including genetics, economics, crop production, pathology, entomology, biochemistry, food science and engineering.

The NorthEast Soy Center was developed late last year. Representatives recently held their second meeting in Wooster at the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center to discuss research proposals and Extension activities, and seek funding for new and continuing projects. The goal of the collaboration is to combine research efforts that support the universities' programs and ultimately create products that are useful to farmers and consumers.

Representatives of the NorthEast Soy Center plan to meet every six months and currently are developing a brochure and a Web site to increase public awareness.