Dave was out and about with Carlos on Friday, North of Scottsbluff and in Mitchell and Morrill. They were seeing alot of rust in all varieties except for the new Great Northern variety, Coyne. Coyne was bred for enhanced disease resistance (as described in the Coyne Variety blog on August 8th, 2011). Dave suggests that you treat for rust before it is visible from the road for better results. Here is an article from UNL on Rust in dry edible beans by specialists in the area: http://www.ianrpubs.unl.edu/epublic/live/g1766/build/g1766.pdf.
Blight is still prevalent. We have people spraying for the second and some even a third time, it seems to be worth it as we are approaching harvest. We are getting close to harvest and the beans have made it this long, let's get them to the mill! Here is an article on Blight by Dr. Bob Harveson from UNL: http://www.ianrpubs.unl.edu/epublic/live/g1956/build/g1956.pdf.
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