After posting the report from the Field Crop Newsletter about rust being found near Lorman, I received a call from Ernie Flint, Area Extension Agronomist, telling me there had been a misunderstanding and that rust, in fact, had not been found in Mississippi as the newsletter had stated.

Samples were taken by a veteran plant pathologist who has identified soybean rust in the past. He thought it was rust but, in fact, the DNA tests were negative. They will be rechecking the site.

I apologize for any confusion.

Owen