Category Archives: Seed Technology

Reduction in refuge compliance threatens technology

Iowa Farmer Today recently posted the article “Loss or reduction of Bt could harm farmers,” written by Roger Elmore, with the Iowa State University Department of Agronomy, and Aaron Gassman and Erin Hodson, Department of Entomology. Below is an excerpt … Continue reading

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Categories: Corn, Seed Technology

Latham bean posts record yields!

Latham® Hi-Tech Soybeans are producing record yields this fall. One of our new Genuity™ Roundup Ready 2 Yield™ Soybeans recently topped a plot in Dallas County, Iowa, with record 80.2 bushels per acre (b/A). “This is the first time that … Continue reading

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Categories: Crop Reports, Seed Technology, Showcase Plots, Soybeans

The Good Times Rolled at Latham’s Freedom of Independence Ride

Get your motor runnin’ Head out on the highway Lookin’ for adventure And whatever comes our way… Like the lyrics to Steppenwolf’s “Born to Be Wild,” more than 120 vehicles got their motors runnin’ on Saturday, Aug. 31, and headed … Continue reading

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Categories: Company News, Freedom Ride, Seed Technology, Showcase Plots

We’re releasing the newest technology today: Genuity SmartStax

This is an exciting day. Our company is announcing today the release of four new Latham Hi-Tech Seeds corn hybrids with Genuity SmartStax technology. You can read the entire announcement here. We’ve been working with Monsanto a long time, incorporating … Continue reading

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Categories: Company News, Corn, Seed Technology, Technology

This story says is all: Independence rocks!

This article on the formation of Latham Hi-Tech Seeds and our mission of remaining independent was published yesterday in the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier. The second sentence of the story makes the case for our entire business: “…representatives with the small … Continue reading

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Categories: Company News, Corn, Seed Technology, Soybeans

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

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Categories: Company News, Corn, Plant Diseases, Seed Technology

Showcase plots: Let the planting begin

In between showers, our research team has been getting our corn showcase plots planted. These pictures show Bill Latham and Gary Bennett planting our Latham® corn showcase plot near Alta, Iowa. True to the season, this photo was taken after … Continue reading

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Categories: Company News, Corn, Recipes, Seed Technology, Showcase Plots, Technology
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Where does a seed company have a company meeting?

At a motorcycle dealership, of course!  But not just any dealership. This session happened at the Big Barn Harley Davidson store in Des Moines. This is a premiere dealership within the Harley network, and the barn theme is perfect for … Continue reading

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Categories: Company News, Corn, Seed Technology, Soybeans

Have you seen this place before?

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Categories: Company News, Corn, Seed Technology, Soybeans, Technology

Do you ride? Do you farm?

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Categories: Company News, Corn, Seed Technology, Soybeans