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Soybean
rust educational program
By John
Fulton
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[JUNE
18, 2004]
Soybean
rust has received much attention recently as a new potential threat
to soybean production in the United States. Much information is
available to help understand this disease, its potential for damage
in different states and how it is best managed if or when it arrives
in the United States. Informed management decisions are a key to
creating a production environment for maximum profitability of
soybeans.
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Knowing proper scouting
techniques and protocol to follow is extremely important if soybean
rust is suspected or reported. Misinformation about this disease or
its occurrence could lead to many acres of soybeans being treated
unnecessarily with fungicides. Unnecessary pesticide applications
decrease profitability, increase the environmental load of
pesticides and increase consumer concerns.
In order to give the same
quality information to everyone, a teleconference has been scheduled
for June 29 at various locations around the Midwest. Logan County
will be one of the host sites. The program will begin at 9 a.m. and
will continue to around noon.
Cost to participate will be $10
per person, which will include handout materials. Preregistration is
needed for handout preparation, but payment may be made at the time
of the program. Call the office at 732-8289 or e-mail to
fultonj@uiuc.edu to
preregister.
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The information to be presented
in this program is directed to individuals in the North Central
region who may respond to soybean rust in the field or other
situations, if or when the disease occurs in the continental United
States. Individuals who would benefit from this program include
soybean producers, crop consultants, agribusiness personnel and
media representatives, and Extension personnel at a county and
regional level.
The workshop will be taught in
a distance-learning environment using a teleconference system and
other educational materials. Extension plant pathologists, USDA/ARS
and APHIS representatives with expertise in soybean rust will
present the educational program.
Topics to be covered will include "Biology, Epidemology and Risk";
"Management Options including Tolerance, Resistance and Fungicides";
"Section 18 Issues"; "Scouting and Identification"; "Regulatory
Issues and Sample Processing"; "Crop Insurance Issues"; and, after
the official noon conclusion, state-specific response information.
[John
Fulton,
Logan County Extension office]
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