SBR-PIPE is a real-time system used to monitor distribution andseverity of SBR and provide a “warning” network for tracking the spread of the disease in North America (18) (Fig. 2). A large,coordinated effort is required to obtain the data necessary to populate SBR-PIPE and develop predictive models on P. pachyrhizi dispersal and disease development. These data are generated primarily from the disease monitoring efforts of those involved in the SBR “sentinel” plot program. The sentinel plot program, although independent of the SBR-PIPE, provides the bulk of the data for SBR-PIPE observations and predictive models. Since 2005, the monitoring efforts essential for maintaining the sentinel plot network have been funded through the USDA, the United Soybean Board (USB), the North Central Soybean Research Program