Update from the south: Georgia finally has had some soybean rust activity.
Update from the south: Still no new soybean rust finds for the month of August. Some states (Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Texas) are starting to receive rain and rain continues in Florida, so these states anticipate favorable conditions for rust development for the next few weeks.
Website overhaul: As you can see, the Iowa State University Soybean Rust website has been overhauled. This new version highlights the weekly Rust Report, which you can receive through e-mail. Any constructive feedback (yes, even negative) is welcome.
Update from the South: This past week, soybean rust was found in two fields in the Lower Rio Grande Valley in Texas.
Update from the south: No new reports in the southern states, except for Florida. Most counties in the panhandle of Florida have kudzu or soybean infected with soybean rust. All other states summarize their status as “no new reports of rust; hot and dry”.
Update from the South: The only new finds last week were in Florida and southern Georgia. In Florida, soybean rust was identified in a new county (Jefferson County) on a kudzu patch that has had soybean rust in previous years.
Mailing: While I was not catching fish in Michigan and running up and down sand dunes after my kids, the Soybean Rust Resource Kits were mailed. These kits contain the latest soybean rust publications and a quick survey (please fill it out if you have not already done so). If you have not received a kit and would like one, please let me know, I have extras.
This one is going to be brief because I am sitting in a cabin in Michigan on vacation. I do have a very weak wireless signal though, so here goes Update from the South: There were no new finds in the U.S. this past week.
Update from the South: There were no new finds in the U.S. this past week.