Caldwell County Agline

This is our first soybean rust update for 2008, and is being sent now both to catch you up to date on the status of rust in the continental US, and to be sure we?re still getting to everyone we intended to reach, before rust becomes more active. If you know of any Extension soybean agents, CCAs, licensed consultants, regional NCDA&CS agronomists, research station superintendents, or CPAs who did not receive this update, please let Jim Dunphy (919/515-5813) or Steve Koenning (919/515-3905) know.

Florida has rust on kudzu in south Florida (Tampa and below), and in the Jacksonville area, but not in the panhandle area. They have had rust on kudzu in the panhandle until the past two weeks.

Georgia has some kudzu greening up, but no rust has been detected yet.

Alabama has rust on kudzu in Mobile. They have 2-3 week old soybeans growing in the Baldwin area . (Both cities are on the coast.)

Mississippi has found no rust yet this winter, and has 20 sentinel plots planted.

Louisiana has green kudzu on the coast, but has found no rust. 2 of their sentinel plots have been planted.

Texas has kudzu and Texas Bluebonnet up and growing , but no rust has been found yet.

Mexico had rust on soybeans 2 weeks ago, and we presume still does.

We (NC State University) plan to have sentinel plots this year in Bertie, Camden, Carteret, Cherokee, Cleveland, Columbus (2), Edgecombe, Gates, Granville, Henderson, Hyde, Johnston, Lenoir, Montgomery, New Hanover, Pasquotank, Rowan, Sampson, Scotland, Stanly, Union, Washington, and Wayne counties, all with a very early maturing variety and a mid-season variety.

For More Information:

• Soybean Rust Forecast
• Soybean Rust Fact Sheet
• Soybean Rust - USDA