April 12, 2006

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RUST FORECASTS

USDA SBR Forecast 4/12/2006: Mild spring temperatures remain over the southeastern U.S. this week, with abundant sunshine and little rainfall.

NAPDFC forecast 4/10/2006: Sunny conditions unfavorable for survivable transport from the weak source areas.

See our SOYBEAN RUST TRACKING CENTER for full forecasts, fully updated.

NEW THIS WEEK
States monitoring kudzu, early beans during soybean rust lull
Six weeks have passed since the last confirmed finding of Asian soybean rust (March 3, Miller County, Georgia), but it's not for lack of looking. Soybean specialists in the Southeast continue to comb through newly greening kudzu patches and the earliest sentinel soybean plots, looking for any sign of the disease. Full story.

Report from USDA says rust early warning system worked
The USDA has released a report that evaluates the early warning system for soybean rust surveillance, reporting, prediction and management during the 2005 growing season. Full story.

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Latest USDA Soybean Rust Observation Map 4/12/2006.
Red counties are positive for rust, 17 in U.S. New red-hatch counties are rust confirmed/destroyed; 4 so far. Green counties are scouted in '06, no rust found.

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U of IL offers report, budget models for planting decisions
Intentions of farmers to plant more soybeans and less corn in 2006 means that relative prices between corn and soybeans have changed, with the change favoring corn production, according to a University of IIllinois Extension report. Full story.

Spray nozzles designed for rust fungicides did well against aphids
While soybean rust did not materialize enough in 2005 for widespread spraying, soybean aphids did in some states, and Greenleaf Technologies said its rust nozzles worked well for insecticides. Full story.

Follow U.S. soybean planting progress in words and photos with Agriculture Online Markets Editor Mike McGinnis on his tour through the South. Day one was in southeast Arkansas, while yesterday he was in the Mississippi Delta.

The South America Crop Watch special section on Agriculture Online can help you keep pace with major developments that are impacting production and prices for soybeans and other crops this year. You'll find exclusive stories and photos, current weather maps, and soy analysis highlights from Brazilian consulting firm SAFRAS & Mercados.

RUST RESOURCES

+ SOYBEAN RUST TRACKING CENTER
Visit our SOYBEAN RUST TRACKING CENTER, where we keep all the latest updates on rust finds, USDA and NAPDFC forecasts and commentary, tropical weather reports and other timely information.

+ MAPS
2005 USDA Observation Map as of 12/31/2005

Track progress of scouting, rust confirmations and destruction of infected plants county-by-county for 2005 through 3/29/2006 on this animated version of the US observation map from Penn State.

+ National and state rust hotlines and forecasts
USDA has ended the kudzu-greening feature of its SBR forecasts and is supplying weekly weather conditions for the Southeast.
The North American Plant Disease Forecast Center (NAPDFC) has begun its soybean rust forecasts for the 2006 season, based on four potential source areas.

Please see our Soybean Rust Hotline List in the SOYBEAN RUST TRACKING CENTER. Kentucky has begun updating its hotline weekly.

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