Since early September, Asian soybean rust has been very active in Arkansas. The weather — a long string of rainy, cloudy days — has been “perfect” for disease to develop, says Rick Cartwright, Extension plant pathologist with the University of Arkansas.

“It’s developing extremely rapidly where it’s present — and it is present in almost all of Arkansas, now. The only exception may be the southwest corner of the state. It’s been found on the western border, the Arkansas River Valley and all the way up the Missouri line.”

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