Asian Soybean Rust: Contact Information

Soybean Production in Mississippi

Current and Past Soybean Rust News

2010

The cold winter knocked soybean rust from state (April 8, 2010)

2009

Soybean rust may not require fungicides (August 20, 2009)
Soybean rust found in Holmes County (August 10, 2009)
Soybean rust still not in state but is nearby (May 28, 2009)
Soybean rust — where from here? (Delta Farm Press: March 27, 2009)

2008

State's soybeans reach production crossroads (July 11, 2008)l
Soybean rust battle takes look at kudzu (May 1, 2008)
2008 battle ready for soybean rust invasion (March 27, 2008)
Well before planting time, the fight against Asian soybean rust is already under way in Mississippi as sentinel plots are planted and genetic resistance to the disease is being developed.

2007

Tour takes producers to soybean rust sites (August 16, 2007)
Asian rust found in state soybeans (August 16, 2007)
Mississippi State University Extension personnel found Asian soybean rust on soybeans in Mississippi for the first time in 2007 on Aug. 10.
Soybean rust found in Mississippi kudzu (July 13, 2007)
Scouts with the Mississippi State University Extension Service found Asian soybean rust on kudzu in Mississippi July 12 in Wilkinson County.
Asian soybean rust not found in state (June 28, 2007)
Asian soybean rust has not been found in Mississippi as of June 28, a fact confirmed by the team canvassing the state’s soybean crops, sentinel plots and Kudzu each week.

2006

Soybean rust makes first appearance in crop (August 4, 2006)
Asian soybean rust has made its first 2006 appearance in Mississippi soybean fields, but it’s probably arrived too late to have much, if any, impact on the crop.
Hotline, e-mail alerts join soybean rust fight (June 8, 2006)
Farmers trying to stay ahead of the Asian soybean rust threat to their Mississippi crop have a new information resource.
State continues preparation for the soybean rust battle (April 20, 2006)
Better Farming Radio (April 26, 2006)
Soybean Specialist Dan Poston talks about the rust threat to Mississippi’s soybean crop.

2005

Soybean rust in state, soybean crop still OK (July 22, 2005)
Despite the arrival of rust in the state, Mississippi's soybean crop needs only a couple of well-timed rains to finish off what could be one of the best crops.
First confirmed case found in Mississippi (July 18, 2005) can’t find a link for this one
Mississippi's first confirmed case of Asian Soybean Rust has been found in a sentinel plot in George County. The samples were taken on July 13, 2005. One leaf was found positive of the 15 specimens tested
Zimbabwe expert shares soybean rust knowledge (June 30, 2005)
Spray or not spray? (June 15, 2005) can’t find a link for this one
Recommendations by Alan Blaine, Dan Poston, Billy Moore, Alan Henn, Gabe Sciumbato, Ben Spinks, Brian Ward, Mitt Wardlaw, and Bart Freeland.
Sentinel plots ready to sound rust alarm (May 5, 2005)
Twenty-three sentinel plots circle the state, standing watch for the anticipated reappearance of soybean rust in Mississippi.
Better Farming Radio (April 25, 2005)
MSU Extension Soybean Specialist Dr. Alan Blaine describes the system that will detect Asian soybean rust if and when it arrives in Mississippi, and talks about SoyRust.Org, a website with complete information about the soybean disease.
Better Farming Radio (April 5, 2005)
MSU Extension Soybean Specialist Dr. Alan Blaine talks about the latest efforts in Mississippi to monitor and control Asian Soybean Rust.
Cotton acres up on soybean rust threat (April 1, 2005) http://msucares.com/news/print/cropreport/crop05/050401.html
Asian soybean rust did not cause the dramatic decline in acreage it could have, but its threat may have inspired a 13 percent increase in prospective cotton acreage.
Better Farming Radio (January 24, 2005)
MSU Extension Soybean Specialist Dr. Alan Blaine talks about what's being done in anticipation of the disease Asian Soybean Rust infecting Mississippi soybeans this year.

2004

Soybean rust in state, no action to take now (November 18, 2004)
Agriculture officials confirmed the existence of soybean rust in Mississippi Nov. 16 after the fungus was found in one field in Adams County.
Soybean rust found in country, Mississippi still clear (November 11, 2004)
Soybean rust, a devastating fungal disease, was discovered Nov. 7 in the United States, but officials have not yet detected it in Mississippi.
Soybean Rust...Battle lines from before disease hits - .pdf file (Summer 2004)
Soybean rust is a serious plant disease in the soybean-growing areas of South America and is poised to move into the northern hemisphere. MAFES scientists are preparing to lessen the disease's impact once it reaches the U.S. crop.

Other Rust Information