All things seeds – Bill Latham shares his Giant Views

Posted on January 26, 2009 by Shannon Latham, Vice President

Bill Latham of Latham Seeds was interviewed by SeedWorld, a major agricultural and commercial seed media company. Bill shared his thoughts on a variety of topics, from students entering the seed business to shifts in the demand for and roles of genetics and traits.

Click here to take a look at one of the interview installments.

To view the entire six-part series, Giant Views of the Seed Industry, click here.

Bill may have giant views, but Latham Seeds and Latham-Hi-Tech Hybrids are committed to being anything but giants. We just want to keep doing what we’re doing: being a trusted, independent, innovative partner with Midwestern farmers every day, every year.

Latham Launches the Next Generation of Roundup Ready

Posted on January 22, 2009 by John Latham, President

It seems that soybean technology is now moving in the same direction as corn. In 2008, a Dow Jones story reported on the perception among many growers and commodity analysts that corn’s genetics and stacking abilities, plus deeper yield data, have proven themselves very well, while beans were spotty in those areas. Things are swiftly changing.

Contrary to the Dow Jones story, multiple traits are being engineered into the soybean at a good pace. Better gene insertion and selection technologies are making a tangible impact. And as I mentioned in the December issue of TECHtalk, four-year yield-average data are now showing solid 7 to 11 percentage point improvement for Roundup Read 2 Yield™ beans vs. original Roundup.

Latham Soybean Maturity Zones As a result, the Roundup Ready 2 Yield train keeps on rolling. Latham Seeds is proud to introduce our latest extension of Roundup Ready 2 Yield seed, available in limited release. The Latham L3184R2 is our first Group III soybean derived from the Roundup-Ready 2 Yield genetics. L3184 adds new traits to our first L2958R2 soybean line. Specifically, the new L3184R2 seed is a later maturity (Zone 3 shown left) product that carries the Rps1-c gene for Phytophrhora and has very good tolerance to Brown Stem Rot, White Mold and Sudden Death Syndrome. The SCN gene is from PI 88788. You’ll also see some improvement in standability and stress tolerance plus it has a good shatter-resistance profile.

Spaghetti in a Pie

Posted on January 20, 2009 by Shannon Latham, Vice President

This dish is fun to put together for a twist on the traditional spaghetti meal.

Spaghetti in a Pie

Pie Shell:
8 oz. spaghetti
2 T. margarine
1/3 c. Parmesan cheese
2 eggs, beaten

Filling:
1 c. cottage cheese
1 c. shredded mozzarella cheese

Sauce:
1 lb. ground beef
1/2 c. chopped onion
15-1/2 oz. jar spaghetti sauce

Cook spaghetti. Drain. Stir in margarine, parmesan cheese and eggs. Form mixture into a crust in an 8×8″ pan. Cook in microwave uncovered at 80-90% power for 2-3 minutes or until set.

Brown beef with onion. Stir in spaghetti sauce and simmer for 3-5 minutes.

Spread cottage cheese over crust. Fill with sauce mixture. Cook (covered) for 6-7 minutes. Top with mozzarella. Cook 1 more minute. Let stand 8-10 minutes before serving.