Penn State Ag Sciences Newsline -- September 4, 2007
Soybean farmers on guard against Asian soybean rust (:48)
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Suggested Intro:
AS AMERICA WARILY WATCHES THE HURRICANES AND TROPICAL STORMS OF LATE SUMMER, A SPECIALIST IN PENN STATE'S COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES IS ADVISING PENNSYLVANIA'S SOYBEAN GROWERS TO WATCH FOR A RELATED MULTI-MILLION-DOLLAR THREAT TO THEIR CROPS. MORE FROM GARY ABDULLAH:
Story:
(:16) ASIAN SOYBEAN RUST IS A RELATIVELY NEW DISEASE THAT SPREADS VIA TURBULENT WEATHER PATTERNS AND CAN POTENTIALLY DECIMATE THE NATION'S SOYBEAN CROP. BUT PENN STATE AEROBIOLOGIST SCOTT ISARD SAYS BECAUSE THIS YEAR'S WEATHER HAS CONFINED THE DISEASE TO SOUTHERN STATES, THE BEST TACTIC FOR PENNSYLVANIA SOYBEAN GROWERS IS VIGILANCE:
Isard Actuality:
(:18) "RIGHT NOW, YOU SHOULD BE FOLLOWING YOUR STANDARD MANAGEMENT PRACTICES, KEEPING AN EYE ON THE USDA WEB SITE. UNTIL RUST BEGINS TO SPREAD IN THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES, I THINK THE RISK OF IT COMING TO PENNSYLVANIA IS LOW. JUST STAY ALERT, BUT DON'T CHANGE YOUR BEHAVIOR IN ANY WAY, RIGHT NOW."
(:14) ISARD AND OTHERS HELPED CREATE PART OF A U-S-D-A NATIONAL WEB SITE THAT CAN TRACK THE ADVANCE OF SOYBEAN RUST ON A COUNTY-BY-COUNTY BASIS. IT CAN BE FOUND ON THE WEB AT W-W-W DOT S-B-R U-S-A DOT NET. FROM PENN STATE, I'M GARY ABDULLAH.
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