Caldwell County Agline

Asiatic Soybean Rust was confirmed yesterday on soybeans in Dorchester County, SC, and in St. Clair County, AL. The Dorchester County site is about the same distance from Charlotte as the previously announced Berkeley County, SC site, at 145 miles. It is a little farther from the other 7 cities we’re tracking than the Berkeley County site. The Berkelely County site is approximately 145 miles from Charlotte, 305 miles from Elizabeth City, 145 miles from Fayetteville, 260 miles from Murphy, 195 miles from Raleigh, 240 miles from Washington, 145 miles from Wilmington, and 200 miles from Winston-Salem. The closest rust to Murphy is now St. Clair County, AL, which is approximately 160 miles away.

Rust has now been confirmed on soybeans in AL, AR, FL, GA, LA, MS and TN. The other counties announced in the past week to have rust on soybeans are all farther away from our North Carolina soybeans than the sites mentioned in the first paragraph.

We do not consider this find to pose any imminent threat to our North Carolina soybeans yet. North Carolina farmers should continue to check their soybeans that have not yet gotten full sized beans in the top of the plants, and to continue to monitor reliable reports of where else rust has been found. An up-to-date map of where rust has been found is at http://www.sbrusa.net.The current version of these NC updates should also be available at our Teletip line: 800/662-7301.