October 18, 2005 Welcome to the StopSoybeanRust.com Bulletin, your by-request weekly update on Asian soybean rust. Please forward this Bulletin to friends and colleagues, who can subscribe here to receive the Bulletin and our Rust Flash alerts. Past issues are archived here. RUST FORECASTS Tropical Storm Wilma is expected to become an intense hurricane in the NW Caribbean Sea, on track to reach S. Florida in a few days. USDA SBR Forecast 10/17/2005: Tropical Storm Wilma forms as cool, dry weather continues over the SE U.S. (USDA has gone to a M-W-F schedule for SBR forecasts through the end of the growing season.) NAPDFC Forecast 10/17 See our SOYBEAN RUST TRACKING CENTER for full forecasts, fully updated. >>>New on StopSoybeanRust.com this week:<<< + RUST FLASH: More GA counties hit with soybean rust; Macon County, AL, rust confirmed Soybean rust has now shown up in the production areas of northwest Georgia -- now present in Polk County. Rust was also found on kudzu in the southwest part of the state, where soybean rust is already prevalent. The U.S. total is 72 rust counties; Georgia has 27 infected counties now. In Alabama, yellowing soybean leaves from the edge of a harvested research field in Macon County turned out to be positive for rust after four days of incubation. > ALERT: Rust on kudzu makes Calhoun County 27th with rust in GA > ALERT: Polk County is 26th with soybean rust in Georgia > ALERT: Soybean rust found in Macon County, AL, research plot + Good of IL: South American crop prospects top list of price factors for U.S. soybeans The prospective size of the South American crop will become the dominant price factor in the soybean market over the next several weeks, Darrel Good said today in his weekly market outlook. He also digs into reference indicators that can help predict average farm price. Size of S. American soybean crop to dominate prices in coming weeks The Bulletin is sponsored by Bayer CropScience. + Harvest of soybeans and corn running ahead of schedule Soybean and corn harvest pace is ahead of last year, while winter wheat emergence slows, according to the USDA weekly Crop Progress report. USDA: Soybean, corn harvest pace ahead of last year + Soybean, corn stock estimates go up, but not as high as trade expected USDA's October Crop Production report boosted U.S. corn and soybean crop sizes while lowering wheat ending stocks. The fact that the jump in the soybean estimate wasn't as large as expected seems to have given some support to the soybean market, analysts said. USDA soybean and corn production estimates go up in October + Higher energy and raw material costs lead to higher crop protection product prices The spike in energy costs will impact the price you pay for crop protection products like fungicides and herbicides, too. Gil Gullickson of Successful Farming reports that a number of major chemical companies have announced price increases for 2006. Higher prices coming for crop protection products in 2006 + Time to nominate candidates for USB achievement awards The United Soybean Board has put out a call for nominations for its annual 2005 Outstanding Achievement Award and 2005 Excellence in International Marketing Award. Nomination forms are due Dec. 16, 2005. USB calls for achievement award nominations + Nominees needed for ASA/Pioneer 2006 Young Leader Program The American Soybean Association (ASA) and Pioneer, a DuPont Company, are seeking applicants for the 2006 Young Leader Program. Nominations for this leadership training program are due Nov. 18, 2005. ASA seeks producer applicants for 2006 Young Leader Program + Voice your opinion about the USDA soybean rust Web site The state soybean rust coordinators want to know how useful the USDA soybean rust Web site was to you during the 2005 season. So they're asking for any and all opinions -- especially from producers -- in an evaluation survey we've linked in this article. Responses are due back October 28, 2005. Survey asks your opinions about USDA soybean rust Web site >>RUST RESOURCES<< + All roads lead to Nashville for National Soybean Rust Symposium Early registration for the National Soybean Rust Symposium ended September 30, but it's not too late to register for the November 15-16, 2005, in Nashville. One program participant said as many as 300 people as of last week, far beyond initial expectations. The symposium is designed not only to review how the rust research, prediction and protection programs worked in 2005, but also to involve all in attendance in developing action plans for 2006 and beyond. Registration still open for the National Rust Symposium + 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. www.StopSoybeanRust.com SOYBEAN RUST TRACKING CENTER + Ask the Experts Remember that we can connect you with top experts around the country whenever you have a question related to rust or soybean health. Check out the Q&A already posted in "Ask the Experts" >Read the latest Q & A in Ask the Experts >Send us your questions and comments here + National and state rust hotlines and forecasts > North American Plant Disease Forecast Center forecast: 1-888-835-2583, option 1. > Auburn University Soybean Rust Hotline: 1-800-774-2847 (BUGS) > Kentucky Soybean Rust Call-in Line: 1-888-321-6771 > Ohio Rust Hotline: 1-740-653-5419 extension 22. > Purdue hotline (IN): 1-888-398-4636 (EXT-INFO) > Tennessee hotline: 1-865-974-2392 > Virginia soybean rust hotline: 757-657-6450 ext. 103 > Wisconsin rust hotline: 800-RUST411 (800-787-8411) NAPDFC offers toll-free line for soybean rust forecasts Hotline list always available in our SOYBEAN RUST TRACKING CENTER + E-mail, print, search stories with ease Every story on StopSoybeanRust.com now has a link to let you pass along information with "E-mail a friend." Or make the story "Printer Friendly" with one quick click. 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