By now, most U.S. soybean farmers probably know which major pest or disease caused the greatest pain in the pocket this year. Was it aphids? How about sudden death syndrome? Did you have to spray for Asian soybean rust? They did in South America –sometimes three times in a...
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While most U.S. soybeans remained unscathed by rust in 2006, the disease’s late-season spore movement signaled concerns for 2007. Don Hershman, plant pathologist with the University of Kentucky, noted a major storm system in September helped rust spores travel from...
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Don Meier wasn’t the only farmer surprised when Asian Soybean Rust turned up in his state of Indiana late last year. He has seen signs of the heightened preparation for rust, which first hit the U.S. in 2004. “Not long ago, I sold an older highboy sprayer,” says Meier. “There...
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