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Ron..NE ILL..10/48
Posted 7/11/2006 06:24 (#25496)
Subject: Soybean rust non-event



Chebanse, IL.....

Luckily so far SB rust has been fairly undramatic in US, especially in midwest. But, I'm wondering-a couple of yrs ago I thought we were warned that once the rust was found in your field, it meant that it was/had been already rapidly spreading & that you'd better get with the program. But now, it seems the problem is slower travelling/spreading, if at all, than originally advertised? Or-am I missing some of the reasons it hasn't been as bad as many (me?) expected?

Here's from IL FB website:

http://www.ilfb.org/viewdocument.asp?did=11965

Soybean rust confirmed in five southern states
Friday, July 07, 2006

Asian soybean rust was confirmed in a small patch of kudzu in Louisiana last week. The airborne fungus has now been found in five U.S. southern states, including Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and Texas.

It is believed soybeans in the Midwest remain relatively safe from the potential yield-robbing disease. Kevin Black, GROWMARK insecticide/fungicide technical specialist, did not rule out a potential finding of soybean rust in Illinois or surrounding states later this season.

Black told FarmWeek the most recent findings of rust in Louisiana were confined to a few plants and in the Alabama case just three leaves.

Farmers who want to track the movements of soybean rust or to learn more about the disease may visit the websites {www.sbrusa.net} and {www.usda.gov/soybeanrust}.

Dan Grant will have more on this story in Monday’s edition of FarmWeek.

USDA Soybean Rust Information Site

USDA Pest Information Platform for Extension and Education

For More Info Contact:
John Hawkins, News Service Director
Phone 309 557-2237      Fax (800) 640-1995      E-mail jhawkins@ilfb.
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