• USA Pacific Northwest Second Stripe Rust Forecast for 2022

    On an annual basis Dr. Xianming Chen, Research Plant Pathologist, USDA-ARS, Washington State University, issues stripe rust risk forecasts for the upcoming season (https://www.wawg.org/stripe-rust-report-03-01-stripe-rust-forecast-predicts-moderate-epidemic-level/).  Initially these are based on weather data from November and December of each year.  Based on November 2021 to February 2022 weather data, for the 2022 growing season susceptible varieties are…