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New Information Tool Helps Battle Soybean Rust

Six months ago, the only rust being talked about at coffee shops in rural America was probably the variety found on a truck fender. However, in November 2004, when the presence of Asian soybean rust was confirmed in the United States, all talk turned to protecting soybeans. While soybean rust is a new threat to the U.S., even making the U.S. Homeland Security's bioterrorism list, it has a century of impacting other global soybean producing regions after first being reported in Japan in 1902.

As growers around the world have already learned, soybean rust can devastate unprotected soybean fields. The United States Department of Agriculture1 estimates that in the first year of a soybean rust infestation, the collected expected loss for U.S. growers could range from $640 million to $1.3 billion, depending on the severity of the infestation. That's why it's important that growers have the latest information about the disease. Joining the list of resources now available on soybean rust is www.DefeatSoybeanRust.com from Dow AgroSciences.

The timing couldn't be better for this new resource. On April 27, Georgia was the first state in 2005 to verify a case of soybean rust on soybeans. At www.DefeatSoybeanRust.com, a grower can get the basics on this disease, including:

  • that soybean rust produces windborne spores that can travel long distances in a short period of time
  • that soybean rust can be hosted on more than 31 other species, including such commonly found species as kudzu and red clover, and
  • that soybean rust leads to reduced yields which, ultimately, costs growers and consumers alike.

Additionally, this new resource site is a valuable tool to help growers learn how to scout for the disease, report a suspected case and learn how to treat their crop. It also includes information about the various classes of fungicides available to defeat soybean rust, treatment recommendations and an introduction to Laredo® and PropiMax® fungicides, which are offered by Dow AgroSciences for control of soybean rust.

To learn more about how Dow AgroSciences products are helping growers battle soybean rust, check out the information at www.DefeatSoybeanRust.com.

Dow AgroSciences and DefeatSoybeanRust.com: Improving the quality and quantity of the earth's food supply.

1http://www.ers.usda.gov/Features/SoyBeanRust/

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Laredo and PropiMax fungicides are available for use on soybeans for the control of soybean rust through Section 18 quarantine exemptions. The exemptions are valid through 2006 for use of these products in the states of AL, AR, CO, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, WI and WV. State limitations exist regarding the number of applications that can be made using approved Section 18 products. For a list of retailers who stock Laredo and PropiMax, call 1-800-258-3033.

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