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9 Reasons to Try LibertyLink® GT27™ Soybeans
While Enlist E3™ soybeans have been grabbing all the attention, LLGT27 soybeans have been quietly performing very well for both weed control and yield. This new technology has a real opportunity to capture market share due to its outstanding performance plus the flexibility of using Liberty®, glyphosate herbicides or BOTH.

Another reason LLGT27 appeals to farmers is because they’re seeing much less stunting and better yields when LLGT27 soybeans are planted in fields with carryover of HPPD (group 27) herbicides. Remember, NO group 27 herbicide is approved for post-emergent application on LibertyLink GT27 soybeans.

Need more reasons to take a second look at LLGT27? Below is a brief summary of some 2019 yield reports from new Latham soybean lines:
- L 1359 LLGT27– Topped Latham® SuperStrip™ near Watertown, SD; placed 3rd in Latham Elite Research Test in Alexander, Iowa; placed 3rd in F.I.R.S.T. trials in Clear Lake, MN and Wheaton, ND.
- L 1429 LLGT27– Placed 1st near Sanborn, MN; eight more Top 10 finishes in Latham SuperStrip plots across Minnesota and South Dakota; Top 10 in Latham’s research trials in southern Minnesota and northern Iowa.
- L 1648 LLGT27– Topped F.I.R.S.T. trial at Webster, SD; won two Latham SuperStrip plots near Groton, SD, and Ward, SD; four other Top 10 finishes in Minnesota and South Dakota.
- L 1739 LLGT27– Placed 9th in F.I.R.S.T. trials at Cannon Falls, MN; six Top 10 finishes in SuperStrip plots across South Dakota, Iowa and Minnesota.
- L 1983 LLGT27– Won at Alexander; placed 4th at Kensett, Iowa, and 7th at Linn Grove, Iowa; three Top 10 finishes in Minnesota F.I.R.S.T. trials; six Top 10 finishes in Latham SuperStrips in Iowa and Minnesota.
- L 2178 LLGT27– Won Latham SuperStrip near Pocahontas, Iowa; scored two 2nd place finishes at Sheldon, Iowa, and Janesville, Wisc.; 11 other Top 10 finishes in SuperStrips across Iowa, Wisconsin and Minnesota; placed 3rd at LuVerne, Iowa, F.I.R.S.T. trial.
- L 2395 LLGT27– Seven Top 10 finishes in F.I.R.S.T. trials across Iowa and South Dakota; topped two SuperStrips near Vail and Albert City, Iowa; 11 Top 10 finishes in SuperStrip plots across Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin!
- L 2578 LLGT27– 2nd place in F.I.R.S.T. trial at Central City, Iowa and 2nd in the IASC overall summary! Topped Latham SuperStrip near Olin, Iowa; placed 2nd at both Princeton and South English, Iowa; four other Top 10 finishes in other Iowa SuperStrips.
- L 2839 LLGT27– Took 3rd at F.I.R.S.T. trials in Boyden, Iowa; 4th at Dell Rapids, SD and 10th at Moorland, Iowa. In Latham SuperStrips plots, placed 2nd at Moorhead, Iowa; 3rd at Olin, Iowa; three other Top 10 finishes.
  Put Latham LLGT27 soybeans the test in your own fields! Order seed today for 2020 planting.
Mark Grundmeier, Product Manager

December 17, 2019

Crop, Industry News, Seed Technology, Soybeans, Tech Tuesday
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Looking Through Latham’s Lens

Looking Through Latham’s Lens: Today we are sharing a Then and Now comparison featuring the Latham shipping department. From 1980 to 2019, we have continue to build Latham Seeds on hometown service and quality products.

Laura Cunningham

December 16, 2019

Agriculture, Industry News
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#AsktheAgronomist: Corn on Corn

Tune in for the top three practices to remember when planting continuous corn. #AskTheAgronomist

1:25 — Insect protection

3:20 — Agronomist traits

5:30 — Fertility and nitrogen rates

Laura Cunningham

December 12, 2019

#AskTheAgronomist, Corn, Crop, Industry News, Seed Technology
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Looking through Latham’s Lens

Looking Through Latham’s Lens: Today’s view is a glance from a forklift as members of the Latham Team are busy packaging, sorting and shipping out seed to dealers across our territory. #LathamSeeds

Laura Cunningham

December 9, 2019

Agriculture, Industry News
Latham Hi‑Tech Seeds

Looking Through Latham’s Lens

Looking Through Latham’s Lens: Icicles drip away off of our current research building as the sun warms the earth this morning. This building served as the original Latham Seeds office building for many years.

Laura Cunningham

December 2, 2019

Agriculture, Industry News
Latham Hi‑Tech Seeds

Looking through Latham’s Lens

Looking Through Latham’s Lens: The Latham® Operations team is busy cleaning, conditioning, treating, bagging and storing our 2020 soybean seed. Our high-quality standards have been the foundation of Latham Seeds since 1947.

Laura Cunningham

November 25, 2019

Agriculture, Industry News
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Looking through Latham’s Lens

Looking through Latham’s Lens: Today we are highlighting a new mapping feature provided through our Data Forward™ precision ag platform. 3D mapping techniques allow us to see yield response in relation to topography.

Laura Cunningham

November 18, 2019

Agriculture, Industry News
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Preliminary Harvest Results Indicate Soybean Seed is High Quality

Many of our seed growers told me, while I was making pre-harvest field inspections, that they would be happy with 45-bushel yields due to the late planting and the cold, wet field conditions throughout the growing season. Those environmental factors, coupled with difficult weed control and some late-season diseases like Sudden Death Syndrome and White Mold, led to some pessimistic yield expectations. While there were a few fields that got hit hard by the above-mentioned problems, I’m happy to report that most of our production field yields are in the mid-50s with some in the low-to-mid 60s!

While we’re thrilled that yields are better than expected, an even better message is the appearance and quality. Seed coming in has looked so much better than last year at this time. Although we struggled with some rains that delayed harvest, our soybeans didn’t sit in ponds of water like they did last year. We’re not seeing mold on the stems and pods nor on the soybeans themselves.

I’m cautiously optimistic about soybean germination, as well. A few of the very early samples we sent to the laboratory have come back with germination rates of 98 or 99 percent. If this holds true for the rest of the fields and for conditioned lots going through our plant, seed quality should be excellent.

PLOT RESULTS
Below are a few raw yield results from some Latham® SuperStrip™ plots harvested early. Keep in mind that none of these yields have been adjusted to the recurring checks:

Keep checking here for updated yield results from all of our plots around Latham Country!

Mark Grundmeier, Product Manager

November 12, 2019

Agriculture, Industry News, Tech Tuesday
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Looking Through Latham’s Lens

Today we are featuring the next generation of Bosma farmers, Latham® dealers and agriculturists. Working hard 2B the next generation and looking to build their legacy.

Laura Cunningham

November 11, 2019

Agriculture, Industry News
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Looking Through Latham’s Lens

Latham Team members work to precisely harvest soybean replicated trials on the home farm in Alexander, IA . Each test is replicated three times per test area, and the average of the three tests is used to report yield. These results assist in product selection every year.

Laura Cunningham

November 4, 2019

Agriculture, Industry News