Fungus poses soybean threat
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A fungus capable of damaging soybean crops has arrived in the United States for the first time, causing concern among northeast Indianaâs agriculture industry that the fungus could spread here as soon as next summer.
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The first case of soybean rust has  been found on the mainland United States and could affect U.S.  crops for the near future, costing farmers millions of dollars,  the Agriculture Department said on Wednesday.
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Results on tests for soybean rust on Monday were expected to confirm the fungus has spread to three more Louisiana fields and one in Mississippi, an industry official familiar with the investigation told Reuters.
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NEW YORK  - Airborne fungi are increasingly  being seen as a risk factor for asthma and now, new research  indicates that high levels of such fungi are found in inner  city homes with cats, cockroaches, and dampness problems.
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The yield-cutting soybean rust fungus was found in the "remnants" of a harvested soybean field in southern Texas about 15 miles from its border with Mexico, the U.S. Agriculture Department said on Friday.
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The spread of pollen or seeds from genetically engineered plants is evolving from an abstract scientific worry into a significant practical problem.
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The first case of soybean rust has been found on the mainland United States and could affect U.S. crops for the near future, costing farmers millions of dollars, the Agriculture Department said on Wednesday.
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Britain's farmers face a new threat to their cattle after disease was found at Ipswich farm.
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The first case of soybean rust, an economically devastating disease for farmers, has been found in the mainland United States, the US Agriculture Department said on Wednesday.
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Wind-borne spores probably brought the soybean rust fungus from South America during the hurricane season. They were discovered after most of Louisiana&#39;s soybeans had been harvested, says state Agriculture Commissioner Bob Odom.
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A fungal disease that was first observed 29 years ago has since infected over 90 percent of butternut trees throughout their native range.
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Some of South America's key areas are at risk from soya bean exports, campaigners say.
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Virginia soybean growers were not unprepared when the US Department of Agriculture announced Wednesday that soybean rust, an aggressive and devastating fungal disease, had been detected in Louisiana.
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Milwaukee County Zoo workers are trying to help scientists slow the spread of a fungus that has killed millions of frogs and expunged species.
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The first US cases of the fungus soybean rust, which hinders plant growth and drastically cuts crop production, were found at two research sites in Louisiana, officials said Wednesday.
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The black rot fungus could destroy up to 10% of this year's harvest, a German agricultural institute said yesterday.
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SAO PAULO, Brazil  - Asian soy rust was found for  the first time in a commercial 2004/05 (October/September)  soybean crop in Parana state, Brazil's second biggest soy  producer, the country's crop research agency said on Monday.