Hemileia vastatrix,ย Coffee Leaf Rust, is raging out of control. It’s destroying crops, bankrupting farms, and scientists and researchers are scrambling to find a way to stop it. Dr. Steve Savage has been studying plant pathology for years and spoke at the 2013 SCAA Symposium about other crops and similar diseases. More from Peter Giuliano:
We turned to the Symposium community, and former speaker John Vendeland told us: โYou have to talk to Steve Savage.โ Dr. Savage is a plant pathologist by training- thatโs a person who studies plant diseases-, but after his formal education at Stanford University and U.C. Davis, heโs explored other disciplines in agriculture and worked with a variety of crops in many places. He now turns his attention towards demystifying agriculture, and promoting understanding of science. We reached out to Dr. Savage, and he agreed to bring his considerable expertise and give us an overview of coffee rustโs place in the world of plant disease.
We had an opportunity to speak with Dr. Savage exclusively for our web seriousย Symposium Colloquium.ย Watch our interview along with Steve Savage’s full talk, now available online. Dr. Savage also writes a pretty excellent blog called Applied Mythology – we encourage you to peruse there for more thoughts on agriculture, farming and food.
