<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/2026/2/soybean-planting-time-research-earns-ksu-student-second-place.php" dsn="news"><featured/><pubDate>02/06/2026</pubDate><title>Soybean planting time research earns Kentucky State graduate student second-place honor at ASA Southern Section meeting</title><author/><summary>Anjan Timilsina’s award-winning poster examined how planting windows and maturity groups influence yield and seed composition in Kentucky.</summary><image><img src="/brand-identity-approved-images/news-images-marketing/Soybean%20field.png" alt="Placeholder"/></image><caption/><description>Anjan Timilsina’s award-winning poster examined how planting windows and maturity groups influence yield and seed composition in KentuckyFRANKFORT, Ky. — With Kentucky farmers weighing tighter planting windows and shifting growing conditions, graduate student Anjan Timilsina is helping refine management decisions that can shape both yield and seed quality. Timilsina, a Kentucky State University graduate student, earned second place in the mast...</description></item>