Tune in for 3 corn planning tips for the 2020 season! #AskTheAgronomist
0:18 — Topic Introduction
1:25 — Select full-season maturities
4:10 — Nitrogen Application
7:25 — Sidewall Compaction
For more information, view an article on corn planting tips here: https://www.lathamseeds.com/2020/02/tips-for-planning-for-the-best-corn-crop-possible-in-2020/
Looking Through Latham’s Lens: Today we are featuring our Data Forward™ Team! Precision Agronomy Advisors Phil Long and Darin Chapman will walk with you through the world of precision agriculture. Learn more about our program here: https://www.lathamseeds.com/2020/02/now-available-latham-seeds-data-forward-app/
Quality is a word by which we’ve measured our work − from product selection to service − for more than 70 years.
For us, quality data means more than just collecting and reflecting on last year’s results. It’s moving your Data Forward by understanding how technology in the cab and data layers can be put to work on your farm for maximum profit per acre. We believe your data can be the foundation to drive decision making and keep your farm sustainable.
We are excited to expand our quality offerings at Latham Seeds with our NEW Data Forward App!
Our Latham led personal approach helps utilize your current data to see more profit. Our advisors will conduct a data quality analysis of your current data; clean and organize each layer of data; and share results and recommendations with you.
Benefits include:
Contact your Latham Seeds Sales Representative Latham’s Precision Agronomy Advisors Phil Long or Darin Chapman at 1.877.GO.LATHAM to get started.
A great growing season begins with picket fence stands and even emergence. With this goal in mind we are excited to continue offering the TALC USA line of premium Talc, Graphite and Microsurge Innoculant products. Each of these products provides unique qualities to improve planter performance and enhance yield through seed-applied biologicals. Our product line catalog featured at right includes features and benefits for each product, but I’d like to highlight a few I believe farmers across Latham Country can especially benefit from:
Talc and Talc 80/20 Graphite Blend: Why use TALC USA’s talc and talc/graphite blend products? They are a high-grade premium 200 micron grind Talc for improved planter performance but also fortified with iron and manganese for increased yield & plant health.
Inceptive: Inceptive, equipped with a Harpin Protein, is designed to enhance your plant’s defense mechanism. It’s easy to use by mixing with either Talc or 80/20 Talc Graphite to suppress cyst and pest nematodes. Inceptive promotes improved root systems and germination while also increasing photosynthesis and early vigor.
MicroSurge Corn and Soybean Inoculants: Microsurge inoculants can be easily applied by mixing with Talc and 80/20 Talc Graphite as a planter box treatment and are designed to increase mycorrhizal activity for improved soil health.
Contact your Latham Representative for information on which products might get your crop off to a great start this growing season.
Soil type, drainage and organic matter usually aren’t consistent throughout a field, calling for different hybrids in different areas. Just think how great crop performance could be if we all had the capability to place the correct seed on each acre!
Multi-hybrid capabilities allow you to plant two hybrids in the same row and switch as environments change, but it often requires a large investment to make multi-hybrid planting a reality. Split planting can be an easy, economical option for conducting on-farm research if there isn’t excessive variability in your soils. Split planting can be an effective way to generate powerful data to confirm your seed placement decisions in fields with only a few different soil types as digital farming has made this process more efficient.
There are many different insights we can gather by split planting. We can test different hybrids. We can test hybrids of different relative maturity to see effects on either yield or grain moisture. We also can use split planting to test different trait packages or seed treatments.
Although split planting can be a great on-farm research practice, don’t plant too many different hybrids in one field. Planting numerous hybrids creates lots of variables, making it difficult to make informed decisions. Gathering accurate insight starts with taking the time to enter the data correctly because someday you will want to review multiple years of this data.
We’re conducting split-planter research through Data Forward. If you want to learn more about conducting your own on-farm research, contact your Latham Precision Agronomy Advisors.
