USDA Soybean Rust Information site Map (Mac users need to use Mozilla, Firefox or Safari as browsers)

Dr. Kiersten Wise

June 15, 2009

Soybean rust is active in the southern U.S., and has been confirmed on kudzu in 5 states across the southeast. Soybean rust has been confirmed on soybean in Alabama and Louisiana. This is the earliest the disease has ever been detected on soybeans in these two states.

Indiana will begin monitoring 13 soybean sentinel plots beginning in July. It is impossible to predict at this time what the prospects are for rust to reach Indiana this summer. The level of risk will depend upon weather conditions and how soybean rust continues to move in the southern U.S. More information about soybean rust can be found on the Web at www.sbrusa.net.