United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2006-02-24 monographic deposited born digital 61 p. GA 1.13:GAO-06-337 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-337 P0b002ee18037dfbf f:d06337 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-337 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-337 GAO-06-337 Agricultural chemicals Agricultural industry Agricultural policies Agricultural research Disease detection or diagnosis Environmental monitoring Environmental policies Farm produce Interagency relations Lessons learned Pesticides Plant diseases Plants (organisms) Strategic planning Asian soybean rust Environmental education Environmental protection Invasive species Other Written Product A47777 In 2005, U.S. agriculture faced potentially devastating losses from Asian Soybean Rust (ASR), a fungal disease that spreads airborne spores. Fungicides approved by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) can protect against ASR. In 2005, growers in 31 states planted about 72.2 million soybean acres worth about $17 billion. While favorable weather conditions limited losses due to ASR, it still threatens the soybean industry. In May 2005, GAO described the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) efforts to prepare for ASR's entry, (Agriculture Production: USDA's Preparation for Asian Soybean Rust, GAO-05-668R). This report examines (1) USDA's strategy to minimize ASR's effects in 2005 and the lessons learned to improve future efforts and (2) USDA, EPA, and others' efforts to develop, test, and license fungicides for ASR and to identify and breed soybeans that tolerate it. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-337/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-337.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-337/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-337.pdf GAO-06-337 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-337 Other Written Product GAO-06-337; Agriculture Production: USDA Needs to Build on 2005 Experience to Minimize the Effects of Asian Soybean Rust in the Future; Agricultural chemicals Agricultural industry Agricultural policies Agricultural research Disease detection or diagnosis Environmental monitoring Environmental policies Farm produce Interagency relations Lessons learned Pesticides Plant diseases Plants (organisms) Strategic planning Asian soybean rust Environmental education Environmental protection Invasive species