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Monthly Archives: May 2009
Weekly Field Report
Central Iowa Bart Peterson reports that corn is 100% planted in his area, with seedlings ranging from the V1 to V4 stage of growth. Soybeans are 98% planted, with seedlings ranging from the VE to V1 stage. He hasn’t seen … Continue reading
Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin- Week Ending May 24
Here’s the latest planting update excerpted from the May 27 USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (for week ending May 24): Corn: By week’s end, 82 percent of this year’s corn acreage was planted, 4 points behind last year and 11 … Continue reading
Black Cutworm Alert – Scout Your Fields
Latham is a partner in the Iowa State University Extension Corn and Soybean Initiative. That means we get timely alerts when any farming condition emerges that could impact a number of growers. We recently received an alert about possible emergence … Continue reading
Wind power comes to our county!
A local power company — Alliant Energy — has begun construction of Whispering Willow Wind Farm in Franklin County. The first wind mill components started rolling in last week and the county’s first wind turbine will soon be constructed. These … Continue reading
Have you been hunting?
Mushroom hunting that is! The rain does bring with it some advantages, opportunity for great mushroom hunting! Among my favorite mushrooms are Morels. These mushrooms can be found growing in Latham territory from approximately Mid-April to Mid-June. The best places … Continue reading
A whole new use of GPS
This guy puts nearly every other guy to shame when it comes to effort and creativity of a marriage proposal. The story was posted on the AgWired blog, and we couldn’t resist mentioning it here. And, yes, a GPS-guided plow … Continue reading
Machine Shed Restaurant plants Latham Hi-Tech Seeds corn mini showplot
“Dedicated to the American Farmer.” That’s the heart of The Machine Shed restaurants located throughout the Midwest. One of the leading hospitality brands in the central U.S., The Machine Shed’s flagship property in Des Moines recently planted a small demonstration … Continue reading
Check the fencelines… it’s Wild Asparagus Season!
For those of you asparagus fans out there, now is the time to be on the hunt! The best places to look for asparagus are along fence lines and in ditches where grass isn’t cut on a regular basis. These … Continue reading
Planting report from our new intern
Hi all. I want to introduce our intern for this summer, Andrew Kilburg. We look forward to Andrew’s weekly reports from the field. – Shannon I am Andrew Kilburg and I just completed my sophomore year at Iowa State. I … Continue reading
Planting is underway… but the gardeners begin harvest!
Planting season is well underway for most farmers, but those of us who enjoy gardening are about to begin harvesting—rhubarb, that is. Rhubarb is one of the first garden offerings to ripen, so this recipe from Latham Hi-Tech Seeds own … Continue reading