Kentucky News updated as of August 16, 2007

• Hello Everyone,
  
  Some of you may be aware that Tropical Storm Erin has formed in the western Gulf of Mexico today. The National Hurricane Center expects only slow strengthening over the next 24 hours as it heads for the southern Texas coast. This storm system will produce heavy rains along with strong and gusty winds upon landfall. Inclement conditions from this storm will stretch east to the Louisiana coast as well. The remainder of the South should remain relatively dry outside of the Florida peninsula where some showers are expected. Weather conditions will begin to deteriorate as the tropical system moves closer to the shore, bringing plenty of rain and wind with it. Spore deposition and transport will be widespread in the eastern half of Texas with winds blowing to the north and west. Transport southeastern New Mexico is to be expected along with further movement of spores into northern Texas, along the Red River.
  
  The above forecast was taken off the www.sbrusa.net website. The operative point for Kentucky is that the storm is not predicted to have any impact on us in the short term due to the generally hot, dry weather we are experiencing. Another tropical depression (Dean) has formed in the far eastern Atlantic, so we are keeping our eyes on that one. It is too early to say anything about Dean with certainty.
  
  Mississippi officials reported finding SBR in two new counties today in quite different parts of the state. The northern find is in Sunflower County in the Delta, just north and east of yesterday’s find in Washington County. The second find is in Hancock County in extreme south central Mississippi. Please see the Mississippi state commentary on www.sbrusa.net for more details. The finds in Mississippi have not changed our SBR risk, which is still low at this time; no spraying is recommended at this time. Continue to monitor www.sbrusa.net for any new developments.
  
  
  
  
  
  
• News update (August 14, 2007)
• News update (August 13, 2007)
• News update (June 19, 2007)
  
  
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Trainings

• no soybean rust specific trainings are presently being offered in Kentucky