August 27, 2005
From: High Plains Journal, Dodge City, Kansas, 26 Aug 2005 [edited]

USDA revises Georgia soybean rust info, North Georgia growers warned

Asian soybean rust [ASR] appears to be spreading vigorously in north central Putnam County, Georgia, near Eatonton, USDA said early Friday [26 Aug 2005]. In addition, USDA corrected the location of another outbreak.
The report of rust in a sentinel plot in Clarke County on 24 Aug 2005 was incorrect.

The field was actually in neighboring Oconee County. That is still the farthest north that ASR has been confirmed in Georgia. In Putnam County, Dan Philips said that, from the sample collected on 19 Aug 2005, pustules were found on 82 percent of the leaves from MG II-III-IV (R6-R8 growth stages) soybeans and on 19 percent of leaves collected from MG VII soybeans (R3 growth stages).

Phillips is impressed with the spread in the plots. He stated on the USDA rust information website that soybean growers in north Georgia can expect ASR in their crop this season [2005]. To date, ASR has been confirmed in
12 Georgia counties.

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[The National Map Commentary (updated 26 Aug 2005) shows that Oconee County in Georgia is the furthest northern location in 2005 where ASR has been found. Hampton County in South Carolina is the furthest east that ASR has occurred, while Pearl River County in Mississippi is the furthest west that ASR has been found in 2005. Alabama now has 12 counties reported positive with ASR; Florida has 19; Georgia has 12; Mississippi has 2, and South Carolina has one. Since 15 Jun 2005, there have been 39 new counties reported with ASR. That is an average of a new county report every 1.8 days, with 29 new county reports in August 2005 alone. New reports for ASR are expected to continue within states already reporting ASR and potential adjacent states to the north.

Link:
<http://www.sbrusa.net/>
- Mod.DH]

[see also in the archive:
Soybean rust, Asian strain - USA (FL): 1st report 2005 20050309.0693 Soybean rust, Asian strain - USA (GA) 20050429.1196 Soybean rust, Asian strain - Americas: alert 20050528.1476 Soybean rust, Asian strain - USA (GA) (02) 20050505.1245 Soybean rust, Asian strain - USA (LA) 20050624.1769 Soybean rust, Asian strain - USA (FL) (02) 20050620.1731 Asian soybean rust, Asian strain - USA (multistate) 20050724.2133 Soybean rust, Asian strain - USA (AL) 20050715.2029 Soybean rust, Asian strain - USA (multistate)(03) 20050714.2005 Soybean rust, Asian strain - USA (multistate)(02): Florida 20050708.1938 Soybean rust, Asian strain - USA (AL)(03) 20050826.2528 Soybean rust, Asian strain - USA (AL)(02) 20050824.2496 Soybean rust, Asian strain - USA (SC) 20050818.2414 Soybean rust, Asian strain - USA (FL)(03) 20050815.2386 Soybean rust, Asian strain - USA (Multistate)(06) 20050808.2318 Soybean rust, Asian strain - USA (multistate)(05): susp. 20050806.2291 Soybean rust - USA (multistate)(04) 20050806.2289]

August 26, 2005
From: StopSoybeanRust.com, 25 Aug 2005 [edited]
http://www.stopsoybeanrust.com/viewStory.asp?StoryID=519


ALERT: 6 new Alabama counties positive for Asian soybean rust
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Alabama officials have confirmed that Asian soybean rust (ASR) has been
reported in 6 new counties, doubling its number of infected counties in an
announcement, according to the Georgia state commentary on
<http://www.sbrusa.net>. The new Alabama counties are Coffee, Conecuh,
Dale, Henry, Houston and Pike, all in southeast or south-central Alabama.

Bob Kemerait of the University of Alabama said ASR was confirmed on kudzu
in Conecuh county; in soybean sentinel plots in Coffee and Henry counties;
and in commercial soybean fields in Houston, Dale and Pike counties. ASR
was also detected on kudzu in Pike county. According to Kemerait, ASR was
found in 9 commercial soybean fields, 8 soybean sentinel plots and 4 kudzu
patches in the state.

Houston, Henry, Dale, Coffee and Pike counties are in the southeast region
of the State, while Conecuh County is in south-central Alabama. Infected
soybean fields and sentinel plots ranged in growth stages from R3-R6,
Kemerait said, with relatively low disease incidence and severity.

Alabama ties Georgia with 12 ASR-infected counties each in 2005.

Source: Georgia state commentary on <http://www.sbrusa.net> and one
corresponding USDA e-mail alert from 11:30 a.m. CDT 25 Aug 2005.

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[This sudden burst of ASR was probably anticipated but certainly not what was expected. The fact that ASR was found in 9 commercial soybean fields is certainly a wake-up call that might indicate further findings to be expected in commercial fields in Alabama and other southern states.

Links:
<http://southeastfarmpress.com/news/082505-Rust-commercial/>
<http://www.stopsoybeanrust.com/viewStory.asp?StoryID=518>
<http://www.agweb.com/get_article.asp?pageid=120346&src=gennews>
- Mod.DH]

[see also in the archive:
Soybean rust, Asian strain - USA (FL): 1st report 2005 20050309.0693 Soybean rust, Asian strain - USA (GA) 20050429.1196 Soybean rust, Asian strain - Americas: alert 20050528.1476 Soybean rust, Asian strain - USA (GA) 20050505.1245 Soybean rust, Asian strain - USA (LA) 20050624.1769 Soybean rust, Asian strain - USA (FL) (02) 20050620.1731 Asian soybean rust, Asian strain - USA (multistate) 20050724.2133 Soybean rust, Asian strain - USA (AL) 20050715.2029 Soybean rust, Asian strain - USA (multistate)(03) 20050714.2005 Soybean rust, Asian strain - USA (multistate)(02): Florida 20050708.1938 Soybean rust, Asian strain - USA (multistate) 20050702.1868 Soybean rust, Asian strain - USA (AL)(02) 20050824.2496 Soybean rust, Asian strain - USA (SC) 20050818.2414 Soybean rust, Asian strain - USA (FL)(03) 20050815.2386 Soybean rust, Asian strain - USA (Multistate)(06) 20050808.2318 Soybean rust, Asian strain - USA (multistate)(05): susp. 20050806.2291 Soybean rust - USA (multistate)(04) 20050806.2289]