Northwest Iowa Extension Crop and Pest Information by Todd Vagts ISU Extension Crops Specialist Counties Served:  Carroll, Calhoun, Crawford, Ida, Monona, Pocahontas and Sac.
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Soybean Rust

ISU Extension Soybean Rust Info

StopSoybeanRust.com  (Dealer & Applicator and Successful Farming magazines and Greenbook)

Plant Health Initiative

Plant Management Network

Northcentral Plant Diagnostic Network

USDA

Track Rust Movement

Soybean Rust Forecast web    (North American Plant Disease Forecast Center's)

USDA Soybean Rust Tracking Page     (Follow where rust has been confirmed)

The Southern Plant Diagnostic Network  Monitor rust development in the S.E:

Manage and Control Soybean rust

Best spraying strategies to fight against Soybean Rust  Erdal Ozkan (PDF file)

Soybean Rust Fungicide Best Management Practices

Available Fungicides and Resistance Management

Efficacy Trials - Comparative ARS trials

• Paraguay 2002-2003

• Zimbabwe 2002-2003 (This project was supported by funds from the United Soybean Board)

Industry Registrant trials

Other informational sources
APHIS (Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service)
Aerobiological Risk Analysis for soybean rust:  https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/ariatti/www/SBR/index.htm
Hot Issues - Most recent news:  http://www.aphis.usda.gov/lpa/issues/sbr/sbr.html
Detection and Management:  http://www.aphis.usda.gov/ppq/ep/soybean_rust/

Invasivespecies.gov
http://www.invasivespecies.gov/profiles/soyrust.shtml

Also Good...
APSnet (American Phytopathology Society)
http://www.apsnet.org/online/feature/rust/

American Soybean Association
http://www.soygrowers.com/rust/default.htm

Good commentary on the Soybean Rust issue
Soybean rust has been found in the US, but will it survive? - Anne Dorrance, Ohio State
Asian Soybean Rust Confirmation in Lousiana Raises Concern of Potential Impact of this Disease in Illinois - Dean Malvick, University of Illinois
Asian soybean rust confirmed in the continental United States - Alison Robertson, Iowa State University
Managing the Soybean Rust Threat - Seth Naeve, University of Minnesota Soybean Agronomist