Kentucky News updated as of August 24, 2009

• Hello Everyone,
  
  
• Below is the current distribution of soybean rust (SBR) in the US. Since my last update, numerous new finds have been picked up in commercial soybean fields in Mississippi (Delta area). There is also increased activity in Louisiana. However, NO new finds have been made in Arkansas, Alabama or Georgia despite lots of hard looking. In addition, there is no SBR activity in Mexico at this time.
  
  I expect there will be many new finds over the next two weeks. However, it is my opinion that whatever transpires from this point on, will not have any impact on the Kentucky soybean crop (including doublecrop soybean). Both full season and doublecrop soybeans are just too far along, and it would take SBR at least a month, and probably more, to develop to damaging levels even if we were to find it today.
  
  We will continue to look for SBR in KY, of course, but I believe we are out of the woods based upon all we know about the disease and what it takes to damage yields. I will, however, add that soybeans in some fields in the deep South are still at significant risk for damage. Selected fields in states like Mississippi, Louisiana, and Arkansas are still in early growth stages, and many of these fields will not be harvested until November.
  
  
  
  

• Have a rust-free day.

2009

• News Update (August 17, 2009)
• News Update (August 10, 2009)
• News Update (July 29, 2009)
• News Update (July 20, 2009)
• News Update (July 14, 2009)
• News Update (July 7, 2009)
• News Update (June 22, 2009)
• News update (June 5, 2009)
• News update (May 11, 2009)
• News update (April 20, 2009)
• News update (March 25, 2009)
• News update (March 2, 2009)
• News update (January 26, 2009)

2008

• News update (October 23, 2008)
• News update (October 20, 2008)
• News update (October 05, 2008)
• News update (September 15, 2008)
• News update (September 03, 2008)
• News update (August 27, 2008)
• News update (August 20, 2008)
• News update (August 11, 2008)
• News update (August 02, 2008)
• News update (July 23, 2008)
• News update (July 10, 2008)
• News update (June 24, 2008)
• News update (June 09, 2008)
• News update (May 28, 2008)
• News update (May 07, 2008)
• News update (April 27, 2008)
• News update (April 25, 2008)
• News update (April 09, 2008)
• News update (April 07, 2008)

2007

• News update (October 27, 2007)
• News update (October 22, 2007)
• News update (October 12, 2007)
• News update (October 10, 2007)
• News update (October 3, 2007)
• News update (September 28, 2007)
• News update (September 26, 2007)
• News update (September 21, 2007)
• News update (September 18, 2007)
• News update (September 14, 2007)
• News update (September 9, 2007)
• News update (September 7, 2007)
• News update (August 31, 2007)
• News update (August 27, 2007)
• News update (August 23, 2007)
• News update (August 16, 2007)
• News update (August 14, 2007)
• News update (August 13, 2007)
• News update (June 19, 2007)
  
  
• archived news page (through April, 2005)

Trainings

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