May 31, 2006

Soy rust kept under control in 2006

USDA reported on Saturday (May 24), that the kudzu patch in Alabama, where soybean rust had successfully overwintered, have been destroyed and scouting continues.

Authorities are on the lookout for soy rust from Florida northward to southern Illinois, and westward to Texas and Nebraska.

Many of the soybean sentinel plots have been planted throughout the US with the most advanced ones in the south.

Currently, there are no reports of rust on newly planted soybean in 2006. Rust has been discovered in five counties in Alabama, 11 in Florida, four in Georgia, and one in Texas.