Easter freeze could chill development of Asian soybean rust
Posted on 4/16/07
Record cold that struck the U.S. this Easter could ultimately wind up benefiting U.S. soybean growers by reducing the threat posed by the Asian soybean rust fungus. According to this story from Agriculture.com, the cold weather likely killed the fungus in parts of the Southeast.
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Record lows might hold back rust
Posted on 4/12/07
Posted in DTN Ag Weather Forum on DTNAg.com: Asian soybean rust may have taken a hit from the weekend's record-low temperatures in the southeastern U.S.
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EPA shortens re-entry time following applications of BASF’s Headline fungicide
Posted on 4/9/07
Seed corn producers can now get the superior disease control of Headline® fungicide with a shorter re-entry interval. "This revised label is important because it allows seed corn producers to get the unmatched control of key diseases with the application flexibility through the stressful detasseling process that is so critical to seed corn production," said Gary Fellows, Technical Marketing Manager at BASF, as quoted in this article from AgriMarketing.com.
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Field crop fungicide update
Posted on 4/13/07
Several section 18 emergency use exemptions have been approved to allow use of many foliar fungicides on soybean in Illinois for protection against soybean rust. Read the list of fungicides in The Bulletin from the University of Illinois Extension.
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National soybean rust commentary
Posted on 4/6/07
According to the USDA’s website www.sbrusa.net, warmer temperatures have increased the growth of kudzu in the south. Scouting efforts have increased on new growth of kudzu vines and on newly emerged soybeans from recently planted sentinel plots.
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Active hurricane season forecast
Posted on 4/3/07
The 2007 Atlantic hurricane season will be far more active than usual with an expected 17 tropical storms, of which nine will strengthen into hurricanes, Colorado State University forecaster Dr. William Gray said on Tuesday. As reported by Illinois Farm Bureau, an earlier forecast had called for 14 named storms, with 7 hurricanes.
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Rust scouts keep watch in Florida
Posted on 3/28/07
Asian soybean rust was confirmed in Lee County, Fla., Tuesday night, the USDA reported. Lee County, home to Fort Myers, borders the Gulf of Mexico in the southern part of the state. As reported in this DTN story, no details were given as to the specific location of the rust find or host plant.
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ASR no longer found in 4 Florida counties
Posted on 3/27/07
Aine Gianoli, of DTN, reports that Asian soybean rust scouts in Florida were unable to find the fungus this week in four counties that tested positive for ASR earlier in the year. Gadsden, Leon and Jefferson counties along the Georgia border and Marion County had rust infections in January and February, but rust could not be found during the latest round of scouting.
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Let's knock the rust off your rust preparedness plan
Posted on 3/26/07
Soybean planting is a month or more away for most of the Cornbelt, but the nervousness about Asian soybean rust was recently heightened with confirmation that remnants of rust were found in soybeans stored in Iowa. Subfreezing temperatures have pushed living spores well to the southern parts of Florida and the Gulf Coast, but where do you stand this growing season? Learn more about what USDA plant pathologist Glen Hartman had to say in this article from the University of Illinois Extension.
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Expert says rust found on dead leaves a first
Posted on 3/21/07
The Asian soybean rust confirmed in the state by Iowa State University and the USDA this past week is a learning opportunity for experts and farmers. Iowa Farmer reports that Greg Tylka, ISU plant pathologist, says the case is a first because most rust has been confirmed on green-leaf samples.
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ASR found in Iowa residue
Posted on 3/20/07
Asian soybean rust spores were found in mid-March on soybeans grown in Iowa. While a first for Iowa, the ASR discovery had no market consequences and generated little alarm. Read more of this article from Delta Farm Press to read comments from David Wright, Iowa Soybean Association director of contract research.
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ISU specialist urges calm after Hawkeye State rust find
Posted on 3/16/07
Peter Shinn, of the Brownfield Network, writes that the Asian Soybean Rust found in some old crop Iowa soybeans earlier this week appears to have come from a field in Mahaska County. Soybean rust experts will look for evidence that the fungal disease attacked other fields the surrounding area last year.
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Soybean fungicide strategy
Posted on 3/15/07
Soybean prices are high, and the threat of Asian soybean rust is always in the back of a grower's mind. The Missouri Ruralist reports that spraying every acre with a fungicide may seem like a good insurance policy under these circumstances.
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Iowa soy rust raises alarm
Posted on 3/14/07
A potentially damaging fungus that infects soybeans has been discovered in Iowa, the nation's largest soybean producer, setting off alarm bells in the farming community. DTN reports that the fungus, Asian Soybean Rust, was discovered last week by researchers at Iowa State University and the U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed the existence through lab tests.
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Soybean fungicides - To spray or not to spray
Posted on 3/16/07
David G. Hallauer, Meadowlark Extension District Agent, reminds readers that any soybean management program requires a look at fertility, variety selection, population, and any number of other factors. One of these factors getting quite a bit of attention as of late is fungicides. Read more of this article from High Plains Journal to see trial results on Headline fungicide.
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First Iowa Asian soybean bean rust found in bin
Posted on 3/13/07
Peter Shinn, or the Brownfield Network, reported that Iowa State University (ISU) scientists have confirmed the state’s first finding of Asian soybean rust in last year’s crop. It seems a producer was cleaning some 2006 crop out of a bin and found some suspicious looking plant residue. He sent it to ISU and they confirmed the presence of soybean rust.
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Asian soybean rust confirmed on Iowa soybean plant tissue: Discovered on residue submitted to ISU lab
Posted on 3/13/07
Asian soybean rust was conclusively identified on soybean plant tissue submitted to the Iowa Soybean Rust Team last week. As reported by Agriculture.com, the soybean residue is reported to have been recovered from a bin of soybeans produced in Iowa in 2006.
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American no-till farmers vote BASF's Headline fungicide of year
Posted on 3/9/07
Growers who follow conservation tillage practices have selected Headline® fungicide as fungicide of the year for effectively controlling disease in both no-tilled corn and soybeans, and for contributing to their reduced-tillage success last year. The 2006 No-Till Products of the Year were recently announced during the 15th Annual National No-Tillage Conference and published as the reader’s choice in Conservation Tillage Product Guide.
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More Alabama Rust Host Killed
Posted on 3/5/07
Kudzu patches infected with Asian soybean rust have been confirmed as eradicated in two more Alabama counties -- Montgomery and Houston -- according to the USDA Pest Information website. As reported by DTN, those counties joined Alabama's Mobile and Baldwin counties as no longer having Asian soybean rust.
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What they're saying about fungicides for corn and soybeans
Posted on 3/5/07
Gil Gullickson, a writer with Agriculture.com, reminds growers that fungicides used to be backbenchers when it came to corn and soybeans. No more. Companies that market strobilurin fungicides are touting not only disease control benefits, but physiological ones as well. BASF, which markets strobilurin fungicides, discussed advantages of their products during the Commodity Classic in Tampa, Florida.
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