EASTERN IOWA

Jerry Broders

Rainfall last weekend ranged from 1.5 to 5.5 inches across Eastern Iowa. Farmers are trying to harvest the crop on high ground before the next round of showers.

CENTRAL IOWA

Bryan Rohe

Wet weather has shut down harvest again! On the bright side, yields have been good.

NORTHEAST IOWA & SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA

Craig Haaland

Bart Peterson

Rain just keeps falling, causing widespread flooding. Another 3 inches of rain caused this creek near Lohrville, Iowa, to flow out of its banks.

NORTH CENTRAL IOWA & SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA

Cory Greiman

Two of Latham’s new corn hybrids are looking good! We’re eager to get harvest results.

The first picture is LH 4795 VT2 PRO RIB and the second is LH 4937 VT2 PRO RIB.

NORTHWEST IOWA

Darin Chapman

It’s been a battle this fall to harvest soybeans due to all the rain. Keep in mind that we didn’t have a good start on harvest at this time last year, but it worked out just fine! 

It’s been a battle this fall to harvest soybeans due to all the rain. Keep in mind that we didn’t have a good start on harvest at this time last year, but it worked out just fine!

The soybean yields that have been reported are impressive! L 2184 R2X and L 2283 R2X both averaged 74 bushels per acre in O’Brien County. L 1787 LL averaged 83 bu/A in Sioux County. I’m looking forward to more results like these!

WESTERN IOWA & EASTERN NEBRASKA

Larry Krapfl

SOUTHERN WISCONSIN

Greg Mair

Weather across the area has been unfavorable for harvesting crops during the past week. I was able to get one combine ride in last Wednesday. 

Stalks continue to be an issue across southern Wisconsin, making it crucial to have a plan for harvest when the weather breaks. Take the time to walk your fields in between rain showers to evaluate stalks.  Harvest the weakest fields first, capturing whatever yield is there. 

NORTHERN WISCONSIN

Joe Salter

Rain and storms have brought harvest in Northern Wisconsin to a halt. It looks like late next week there’s hope of us getting back into the fields. I’m excited to harvest plots and start looking at the data. I can’t stress enough about the consistency of LH 4454 VT2 PRO RIB. This hybrid has been solid all year and appears to be the most stable/consistent hybrid in the mid-90 RM range. Pictured below is Latham’s 4454 on the right and a competitor on the left. The next pic is LH 5095 VT2 PRO RIB in a plot in Central Wisconsin. This solid hybrid has a long, semi-determinant ear and is very flexible on soil types.

NORTHERN MINNESOTA

Ken Highness

It’s been about as tough of a harvest season as it can get. Farmers are feeling the pressure to work as quickly as possible when there is a break between rain clouds. Just remember to keep safety your first priority! We were reminded about the importance of farm safety last week when this sugar beet truck ran into a tractor and cart near Felton, MN.

SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA

Ramie Coughlin

Rain, rain go away! It’s been raining for the last three days in Southeast South Dakota. Rain changed to snow overnight in some areas. The good news is the 7-day forecast looks dry after today. As we get back to harvesting, I highly encourage people to get out of the cab and walk fields. This is the type of year when corn isn’t going to stand long — and not necessarily because of a particular hybrid or brand. The issue is environmental, and it started back in June with near record-setting rainfalls.  Don’t be afraid to switch to corn while we wait for the conditions to get right for soybeans. While you wait for soils to dry, get together with your local Latham rep to place an order. Early orders can ensure you will a discount on your seed all season long, even if you make changes to your initial order.

EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA

Brian McNamee

Combining continues to be a struggle. Very little progress, if any, has been made since last week. Temperatures are 12 to 15 degrees below normal, and the precipitation is a daily occurrence. Snow has begun to fall in areas, so farmers might need to switch to a different type of platform. 

There is hope on the horizon. Temperatures are supposed to warm up next week!

NORTHWEST IOWA

Darin Chapman 

A lot of farmers in Northwest Iowa are trying to start soybean harvest in between the rains. One upside to the rain is the cereal rye cover crop is getting establiahed really well! Farmers are really enjoying using Climate FieldView in their combines this harvest. The variety tracking and split-view mapping capabilities are a huge advantage. Yield results are starting to come in, and LH 5245 VT2 PRO RIB continues to out-perform the competition!

EASTERN IOWA

Jerry Broders

LH 6317 VT2 PRO DG RIB went 289.4 bushels per acre at 20.2% moisture in Muscatine County! 

CENTRAL IOWA

Bryan Rohe

Stalk quality is deteriorating, so harvest as soon as the ground is fit. Waiting for corn to dry down or until your done combining soybeans is not recommended. 

There is a great crop out there! 

NORTHEAST IOWA & SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA

Craig Haaland

Bart Peterson

As the sun goes down, this Latham® customer by Havelock, Iowa, calibrates his yield monitor.

NORTH CENTRAL IOWA & SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA

Cory Greiman

The first Latham® SuperStip corn plot harvested in my territory was combined on Oct. 2 near Burt in Northwest Iowa.  The overall plot average was 240 bushels per acre, which is very good considering the excess rainfall received this year.

 

WESTERN IOWA & EASTERN NEBRASKA

Larry Krapfl

SOUTHERN WISCONSIN

Greg Mair

In a year where diseases and stalk strength are a huge concern, LH 5095 VT2 PRO RIB and LH 5099 SS RIB continue to show their strengths. Standability and late-season intactness on these two are like no other product in the lineup from 95 to 101 days. For a winning combination in southern and Central Wisconsin, package these hybrids with LH 4795 VT2 PRO RIB, LH 5245 VT2 PRO RIB, or LH 5249 SS RIB.

 

 

Northern Minnesota

Ken Highness

Yesterday we harvested Latham LH 4450, and the whole-field average was 225 bushels per acre!

Eastern North Dakota

Brian McNamee

Cold temperatures and rain are affecting harvest speed. We went from getting hundreds of acres done daily to getting a total of 100 acres harvested during the past 10 days. Soybean harvest is approximately 40% done. Yields range from 15 to 70 bushels per acre. Drought took more off the soybean crop than any other crop planted in North Dakota. Corn harvest is just getting started, but early yield reports are favorable with a very good crop in South Central and Eastern North Dakota.

Southeast South Dakota

Ramie Coughlin

Harvest is well underway in Southeastern South Dakota. Corn and soybeans are coming out, and we’re hearing yield reports about bumper crops. Now we just need some warmer weather to dry out the soybeans but the ground.

EASTERN IOWA

Jerry Broders

 

 

CENTRAL IOWA

Bryan Rohe

Latham customers have been pleasantly surprised this year with early harvest results. Check out this harvest result from Oskaloosa where drought conditions were experienced for the second year in a row.

Now is the best time to place your Latham® seed order. Our best price of the year is available now. We can help you select the products that are best suited to yield, field by field.

NORTHEAST IOWA & SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA

Craig Haaland

Bart Peterson

Latham® Dealer John Lacina and his son, Alan, on Monday opened a field of LH 5635 VT2 PRO RIB near Badger, Iowa.

NORTH CENTRAL IOWA & SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA

Cory Greiman

This photo of a wind-damaged field near Algona, Iowa, serves as a reminder to keep checking corn fields for stalk issues.

NORTHWEST IOWA

Darin Chapman

Farmers in Northwest Iowa are trying to decide if they should start on corn or soybeans. With the weather conditions we have had this growing season stalk integrity will be tested. Rain continues to fall, and farmers are eager to get in the field. What little that has been harvested is yielding well. Latham L 1858 R2 soybeans whole-field average 78 bushels per acre near Hull, Iowa. We look forward to more reports like these!

WESTERN IOWA & EASTERN NEBRASKA

Larry Krapfl

SOUTHERN WISCONSIN

Greg Mair

Corn in Southern Wisconsin is maturing rapidly. Significant acres of corn were harvested at 19 to 20% moisture before farmers even attempted soybeans. 

We harvested a Latham® Hi‑Tech Hybrids SuperStrip Monday in Monroe. The average to above-average yields were expected as has been an extremely challenging growing season. 

NORTHERN WISCONSIN

Joe Salter

Combines are ready to roll, but rains have delayed harvest. I checked a field with LH 4454 VT2 PRO RIB, LH 4517 VT2 PRO RIB and LH 4692 RR.  These hybrids are outstanding! Pictured below is 4454, averaging 18 rows and 30 kernels per row. This hybrid will push past 200 bushels per acres.

NORTHERN MINNESOTA

Ken Highness

Many varieties of edible beans are grown in North Dakota. Here’s a field of Navy beans being harvested this week near Emerado, ND. Click here if you’d like to learn more about pinto bean production.

SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA

Ramie Coughlin

Many soybeans acres have been harvested throughout South Dakota, while some soybeans are still standing in wetter fields and some of the later planted fields. Although they’re still very green, these soybeans have great yield potential!  Harvest is expected to resume in some areas tomorrow after a week of rain. Other parts of the state received six to eight inches of rainfall and need more drying time.  

EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA

Brian McNamee 

Silage chopping is about done here in North Dakota. Our Latham customers, once again, had fantastic results. Even the areas with intense stress and lack of moisture turned out better than expected. We often talk consistency in our corn stands with the focus on grain production. The same production can be said for silage, as well. The field being chopped here was “consistently” as tall as the cab on the chopper even higher in some spots. This year is shaping up to be another fun one!

 

EASTERN IOWA

Jerry Broders

Harvest is underway in Eastern Iowa!

CENTRAL IOWA

Bryan Rohe

Corn is showing nitrogen/potassium stress. As a crop becomes more nutrient stressed, it starts to affect overall plant health. It will compensate in some way to maintain reproduction, so that means stalk integrity could be affected. Be sure to prioritize your fields for harvest. You may start on soybeans and then move to corn. You might have to take some corn at higher moisture than normal, or even take areas of the field out and come back later for the corn that’s standing ok.

Thinks to look for when scouting your fields:

• Stalk Lodging
• Delayed dry down past 20%
• Late-season disease pressure that shuts plants down early
• Ear Molds as this could become an issue with ears still standing upright during rainfall

NORTHEAST IOWA & SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA

Craig Haaland

Bart Peterson

Latham® Dealers Mike and Landon Aldinger of Iowa Falls, Iowa, opened their corn field on Friday, Sept. 15.

NORTH CENTRAL IOWA & SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA

Cory Greiman

This has been a growing season of heavy rains. More than 6 inches of rain fell yesterday 2.5 miles south of Garner.

NORTHWEST IOWA

Darin Chapman

If it wasn’t for the rain, more soybeans would be coming out of the field today. A few fields of both corn and soybeans were combined in Northwest Iowa because rain brought harvest to a halt. One yield report came in yesterday with L 1845 R2X going 73 bushels per acre in O’Brien County. 

Due to the rain, we help our plot day indoors. We had a good turn out of farmers to discuss what Latham Hi‑Tech Seeds can offer to them with all of our INDEPENDENT OPTIONS.

WESTERN IOWA & EASTERN NEBRASKA

Larry Krapfl

SOUTHERN WISCONSIN

Greg Mair

Harvest is underway in Southern Wisconsin.  Soybeans and corn are maturing rapidly with the accumulation of heat units. 

If the early fields are any indication of harvest reports, we will have lots to talk about this fall and winter. I heard one field of Latham® Hi‑Tech Hybrids was harvested this week at 20% moisture.  After completing 80 acres, LH 5245 VT2 PRO averaged about 250 bushels per acre (bu/A) and LH 5635 VT2 PRO averaged 240 bu/A.  

With a 250-bushel average in Southern Wisconsin, it’s no surprise that the ear size is the largest on LH 5249 SS. I randomly selected these ears from the Latham SuperStrip in Watertown, Wisconsin. 

Stay safe and happy harvesting!

NORTHERN WISCONSIN

Joe Salter

High-moisture corn harvest is in full swing across Northern Wisconsin. Combines are rolling on sandy ground and in early maturity soybeans, too. Pictured here is LH 3937 VT2 PRO RIB from our plot in Barron County, Wisc. It was planted at a population of 34,000. I pulled three cobs with 18-20-22 rows and 29-26-26 seeds in a row. It should be fun taking out this to yield!

NORTHERN MINNESOTA

Ken Highness

This field of Latham 3695 VT2 PRO RIB near Felton, Minn., averaged 197 bushels per acres with moisture at 21 percent! The next picture was taken in Morris, Minn. From left to right are Latham® hybrids LH 5245 VT2 PRO RIB, 4657 VT2 PRO RIB, 4437 VT2 PRO RIB, and 4147 VT2 PRO RIB. I can’t wait to see the field averages in a few weeks. The combines are rolling in the soybeans fields across my region. Overall, the fields look good here. There are pockets that didn’t receive enough rain, so the later varieties lost some top yields because the lack of moisture.

SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA

Ramie Coughlin

The first 2018 harvest yield report from my territory came in Sunday afternoon. This field of Latham® corn in Jerauld County was running from 193 to 254 bushels and 18 to 19% moisture. Rain early this week is putting harvest on hold for most growers, but everyone got started on both corn and soybeans this past week. We look forward to full swing harvest next week.

EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA

Brian McNamee 

It’s not often that we’re harvesting corn on Sept. 18 in North Central North Dakota. This field of LH 3397 VT2 PRO RIB was harvested yesterday at 18 moisture. Yields are average to slightly above average. We’re happy with the results so far because of the moisture limitations in this area. 

Soybeans harvest is just now under way in most of my sales region. Yields, of course, are dependent on moisture. From what I am seeing now, I wouldn’t be surprised if they lower the North Dakota yield estimate again.

Pictured here is a field of L 0535 R2X soybeans being harvested south of Maddock, ND. Yields are lower than normal but not terrible. Setting combines this year will take many adjustments and looks to be field to field.

Northeast Iowa & Southeast Minnesota

Craig Haaland

Rain over the weekend brought harvest to a standstill once again. This rainy fall weather has delayed harvest by about two weeks. Soybean fields are about 80% done here, and corn harvest has just gotten started.

Farmers were just starting to roll again yesterday afternoon on soybeans. There’s an urgency to finish soybeans this week as the forecast is calling for snow on Saturday.

Latham’s popular 2084’s have been going 60 bushels plus, which is really good for Mitchell County Iowa. The hybrid pictured here is LH 5099 SS, which is a really good 100-day corn. The ears filled out to the top and is coming out of this field at 19% moisture.

Yields in Northern Iowa and Southern Minnesota has been really good so far. I’m hearing yield reports from 215 to 245 bushels per acre.

 

North Central Iowa & South Central Minnesota

Cory Greiman

This morning I’m getting ready to harvest my last Latham SuperStrip corn plot at Zach Greiman’s farm near Garner, Iowa.  Maturities range from 94 to 107.  Yesterday we harvested Latham dealer Scott Rasmussen’s SuperStrip corn plot and it was fantastic! Maturities there ranged from 99 to 110 with 28 entries in the plot. The entire plot averaged 250.82 bu/acre. Check out these and other plot results on LathamSeeds.com.

Wishing everyone a safe harvest as we come into the home stretch! Remember to take breaks, stay hydrated and keep alert.

West North Central Iowa

Bart Peterson

Latham® Dealer John Lacina, and his son Alan of Badger Iowa, opened up a corn field last night at dusk. Yields on the monitor were 200+ bushels in this field of LH 6105 VT2 PRO at 16.0 to 17.5% moisture.

 

Central Iowa

Bryan Rohe

Farmers across Central Iowa are about 90% done with soybean harvest. Yields are running between 55 and 85 bushels per acre. Soil variations really showed this year. Corn harvest is underway with about 90% left to harvest. Yields are ranging from 160 o 247 bu/A.

Stay safe this harvest season!

Northwest Iowa

Darin Chapman

This field of L 2184 R2X Latham soybeans averaged  72 bushels per acre on this Northwest Iowa farm. You can see the cereal rye is coming in nicely due to the late fall rains.

 

Western Iowa & Eastern Nebraska

Larry Krapfl

This Latham® soybean plot near Castana, Iowa, showed good yields for a challenging growing season. Latham brand 3158 L went 58 bushels per acre and L 2978 L ran 57 bu/A.

 

Southern Wisconsin

Greg Mair

As the sun begins to set on soybean harvest, corn harvest is ramping up.  We harvested our first Latham Hi‑Tech Hybrids SuperStrip plot on Oct. 20 in Ripon, Wisc.  It’s not surprising that LH 5099 SS RIB won the plot with yields between 249 and 251 bushels/acre.

Yield reports of above-expected yields are coming in from growers across my territory. Some have commented they have fields outperforming their record yields from 2016! Delayed harvest with wet, cool weather may mean that growers are harvesting corn above the ideal harvest moisture. It may be worth spending a little extra on drying costs to secure yields before stalks lose their integrity.

 

Eastern North Dakota

Brian McNamee

Very few soybean fields remain as farmers across my region are moving into corn. Overall, I would say 2017 is an average soybean crop year statewide. Many good corn yields are being reported. Overall, growers have been pleasantly surprised with their yields as rain was sparse is so many areas throughout the growing season.

In this picture, I’m riding with a grower in Central ND as he combines LH 3877. His stand was beautiful, and his yield is more than 20 bushels above the APH. You would never guess that this field got such a severe hail event in early June that many of the neighboring soybean fields were replanted.

Many growers are still undecided about their plans for 2018. Please call your local Latham® Seeds representation soon, so they can offer you any every and any option in the toolbox.

Southeast North Dakota

Gary Geske

Information is power. Farmers are testing varieties on their farm. Latham® dealers and RSM’s are harvesting SuperStrip trials. In addition, the Latham production team is working with independent research teams to harvest and analyze literally hundreds and thousands of new hybrids. They compare experimental numbers to our current product lineup, so we can bring you the best Latham products available.

Learn more about the proven performance of Latham brand products this fall at a post-harvest meeting near you! Our event schedule will be posted soon on LathamSeeds.com, as well as under “events” on Facebook.

 

Northeast South Dakota

James Keltgen

Harvest is moving right along now that Mother Nature is cooperating! Soybean harvest is wrapping up and growers are moving into corn. A lot of yield reports from the Watertown area are coming in over 200 bushels per acre, which is fantastic especially when you consider the growing conditions. Moistures are running 17 to 20% in 90- to 94-day maturities. Snow has been forecasted later in the week, so everyone is pushing hard to get as much harvested as possible before the weather turns!

 

Southeast South Dakota

Ramie Coughlin

Ross and Levi from B&B Sales worked with me to take out our first Latham corn plot last Friday in Dell Rapids, South Dakota. Moisture was anywhere from 19 to 23%. Yields ran from 191 to 223 bushels per acre (bu/A).

Growers in my area are transitioning from soybeans to corn, and I’m excited to hear more yield results! I expect corn yields will really vary across Southeast South Dakota where the drought got drastically worse as you moved west.

I’m seeing stalk rots in fields as we do pre-harvest checks. Many environmental factors have attributed to this: hot summer nights, which prevented corn from resting; strong wind and hail events that damaged stalks and made entry points; plus lots of late-season moisture and humidity, which creates perfect fungal growing conditions. With that being said, take time to do some pre-harvest field checks. Make sure you harvest the worst first! Three days of strong winds will do a number on corn that is already beaten up, so do what you can to keep the corn off the ground.

Northern Minnesota

Ken Highness

Monday and Tuesday of this week we harvested Latham’s corn and soybean research plot near Emerado, North Dakota. These plots help our company select and develop products that will out-yield the competition and provide a field-by-field regional advantage!

This is a great time of the year to get a view from the seat of the combine. You can tell a lot about compaction, weed pressure and other situations that will impact your crop. Take notes to help you address some of these challenges by picking right seed for each of your field. Remember to put safety first and have a great harvest season!

 

Southern Minnesota

Brandon Wendlandt

As we were harvesting this Latham plot of LibertyLink soybeans in Morgan, Minnesota, I couldn’t help but notice how clean this field was! The plot cooperator reported that his whole field averaged 65 bushels per acre, which is a great yield for this area. If you’re having trouble with weed control, I’d love to visit with you. Look to Latham Seeds for a full lineup of weed control options!

 

Northeast Iowa & Southeast Minnesota

Craig Haaland

This field of LH 5215 VT2 PRO is going 245 bushels per acre dry over 92 acres in Mitchell County. Due to all the rain last week, there hasn’t been much harvest actions. A few farmers started taking out corn Tuesday, so plans of getting back into their soybean fields in another day or two.

Eastern Iowa

Jerry Broders

Bet you didn’t know we had soybeans on Easter Island! Easter Island is famous for extant monumental statues, called moai, similar to the one that’s across from Latham® dealer Kevin Squires’ farm.

North Central Iowa & South Central Minnesota

Cory Greiman

Yesterday we harvested a Latham SuperStrip plot of R2/R2X soybean plot at Latham® dealer Scott Rasmussen’s farm. Fourteen different Latham brands were planted. Yields ranged from 65 to 74 bushels per acre. Latham’s 2228 with SoyShield and ILevo topped the pot at 74 bushels per acre. Go to lathamseeds.com as yield results are being uploaded daily.

 

West North Central Iowa

Bart Peterson

This very nice looking field of Latham 2184 R2X near Palmer, Iowa is weed free. Look to Latham for weed control options including Roundup Ready Xtend soybeans.

Central Iowa

Bryan Rohe

Farmers in Central Iowa were able to get back in the fields on Monday, Oct. 16. Many farmers have about one week of soybean harvest before they can turn their full attention to corn. While traveling north of Boone, I noticed this competitor’s field of corn that has fell down at the node. It’s a good reminder to check fields and prioritize them for harvest. I’ve been checking fields for late-season intactness and recommending farmers check their corn acres for stocks that completely give everything it has to kernels.

 

 

Northwest Iowa

Darin Chapman

Climate FieldView is a great data management tool. Farmers can make management decisions as they harvest the crop in real-time view!

This photo shows how soybean yields correlate with soil sampling maps. It indicates where this farmer needs lime in this geography of his field.

 

Western Iowa & Eastern Nebraska

Larry Krapfl

My how attitudes change when we have great weather! After being stalled for weeks due to wet conditions, farmers in western Iowa are back in the fields. You can’t beat a day with sunshine and great yields with Latham® 2645 running in the high 60s and low 70s.

 

 

Southern Wisconsin

Greg Mair

Soybean harvest has been held up due to precipitation during the past week. Combines should start to roll again in soybeans on Wednesday.  Latham’s 2228 R2 soybeans have been a rockstar in Wisconsin.  The flexibility to perform on good and/or stressed soils makes this product an excellent option for your acres in 2018.  For more yield results from our entire product lineup, visit the Latham Hi‑Tech Seeds website.

 

Eastern North Dakota

Brian McNamee

One of the most common questions being asked this harvest is, “How are the new Xtend®  soybeans yielding? Are they as good as they look?”

The short answer is “Yes!” These plot results from a trial near Rugby, North Dakota, show a small sample of what we’re seeing in the fields. Note that 7 of the Top 10 – including 4 of the Top 5 – yield came from Latham® Xtend products!

Sales of Latham Xtend soybeans are picking up rapidly. If you’re interested in “kicking the tires” on Xtend beans in 2018, please call your local Latham representative. With results like these, supplies will not outlast the demand.

Southeast North Dakota

Gary Geske

Be sure to check your bins before filling them! On new construction, look for loose pieces left inside the bin and make sure the slide gates work correctly. On existing bins, check for cleanliness. You might need to spray for insects. Run the take-out auger to clean the tube and check the slides for proper operation. These checks will make it much easier at grain removal time and be much safer also.

 

Northeast South Dakota

James Keltgen

Thanks to Latham SuperStrip cooperators. Earlier this week we were weighing one at Henry, South Dakota. Latham® 1684 R2X is yielding well in our SuperStrips, so consider adding it to your 2018 lineup!

SuperStrips are an integral part of Latham Hi‑Tech Seeds’ research program as the same group of products is planted within a given maturity range, including: products currently being offered; products we plan to add to next year’s lineup; and “experimentals” that are being tested to see if they meet our standards.

This same group of corn and soybean products is tested on several farms throughout Latham Country in the same year. We collect data on how they perform by soil type and under various environmental conditions. Hybrids and varieties are evaluated throughout the growing season for their overall characteristics and then taken to yield at harvest as a final comparison.

I’m guessing soybean harvest is about 50 percent done in my territory, so stay tuned for more results! You can get plot data on lathamseeds.com.

Soybean harvest is nearing the end, and many farmers in Northeast South Dakota are just starting to combine corn. This field of LH 4147 VT2 PRO is pushing 200 bushels per acre in a field of no-till, corn on corn, in a drought at Frankfort, SD!

Despite getting hit by hail earlier this summer, a field of LH 4454 VT2 PRO is pushing 180 south of Watertown. Moistures are in the low 20s. Good drying and harvest weather is forecast for the next week, so I’m looking forward to receiving more reports like these!

Southeast South Dakota

Ramie Coughlin

Last week was a great harvest week in Southeast South Dakota! In Gann Valley, Latham® 2368 R2X topped the plot. Weekend rain slowed the combines, but many farmers were rolling again on Monday. Soybean field averages are coming out at 66 bushels/A. I have also heard yield reports in the 40s and 50s even where white mold had a 10-20% impact on fields. Thank you to all of my dealers and customers who worked so hard to help with these plots. Have a safe harvest everyone!

Northern Minnesota

Ken Highness

During a visit to my region last Thursday, Amy Rohe got to participate in her first Red River Valley sugar beet harvest on Johnson farms in Glyndon, Minnesota.

Minnesota and North Dakota has been America’s sugar bowl since the 1970s. The by-product of processing pure sugar is beet pulp. The dried beet pulp is the fiber residue from extracting sugar from sliced beets. Whether it’s shipped plain dried or molasses dried, beet pulp is a valued feed source for dairy and beef producers.

 

 

Southern Minnesota

Brandon Wendlandt

Great weather made for a great day to take out the Latham plot in Vernon Center, Minnesota. Varieties were yielding well, but the two that really stood out were Latham® 2184 R2X and L 2228 RR2. Both soybeans can chase yield along with handling some iron deficiency chlorosis. These are just two of the great soybeans in Latham’s extensive lineup.

If you’re having weed control issues, Xtend soybeans may be a good fit for your fields. Talk to your local Latham representative or give me a call at 877-GO-LATHAM.

 

Northeast Iowa & Southeast Minnesota

Craig Haaland

Harvest has been at a stand still since last Thursday in northern Iowa and southern Minnesota due to rain falls totaling 4 to 5 inches.

This field of LH 5099 SS looks fantastic! Many farmers are pleasantly surprised  with some of the bean yields so far.

With the fields too wet to work, it’s a good time to order seed for 2018. Take advantage of Latham’s early order and early pay through Oct. 15. Talk to your local dealer or the RSM for more details!

Northwest Iowa

Darin Chapman

Climate FieldView gives us a good look at our past and future. The weather doesn’t look promising for harvest! By this time last year, most farmer’s were finishing soybean harvest.

Southern Wisconsin

Greg Mair

 

This plot harvested in Cambridge, WI., averaged 65.9 bu/A even though it was planted June 1.  Stay safe and happy harvesting!

Northern Minnesota

Ken Highness

What a way to start off the week! This picture was taken this Monday morning in Norman County, Minnesota. A few more drying days are needed before harvest will resume.

Central Iowa

Bryan Rohe

Jackson Seed Sales in Oskaloosa, Iowa, took out a Latham corn and soybean SuperStrip plot on October 9. Latham’s 6175 won the plot at 245 bu/A and Latham’s 3184 Roundup Ready Xtend soybeans won at 71 bushel.

Oskaloosa was extremely dry most of the growing season, however, the Latham corn and soybean performed well under stress.

Eastern Iowa

Jerry Broders

Soybean harvest is continuing quite nicely!

Southeast North Dakota

Gary Geske

Another huge pile of feed! Latham® dealer Kyle Geske took these pictures of a customer chopping a Latham experimental conventional silage hybrid. More than 25 tons per acre makes for a big pile and trucks lined up to dump!

Eastern North Dakota

Brian McNamee

Soybean harvest rolling right along in North Dakota. I would guess a bit over 60% of total soybean acres are off across the state. Harvest conditions have been excellent once we got rolling. Many customers are even finished and looking at moving to corn. A few in fact are finding fields to cut and dryer than expected.

Riding with a customer near Berlin, ND, as he makes his last pass of soybeans for the year.

Latham 3397 VT2 PRO in the Rugby, ND, area looks like we might have another year with above-average kernel weights/density. If true to form, yields may be exciting to see!

Southern Minnesota

Brandon Wendlandt

Harvest is still stalled here in southern Minnesota, but many farmers hope to get back in fields tomorrow.

If you’re unable to get into the fields, now is a great time to sit down with your seed dealer and plan for next year. Use Latham’s trademark FieldxField crop planning tool to maximize your profits. Contact your representative today for the best products and pricing!

Northeast South Dakota

James Keltgen

Night time lows dipped to 25 degrees early Tuesday morning, bringing a killing frost to Northeast South Dakota.

Latham’s first soybean SuperStrip in NE SD was taken out Tuesday.

The weather has finally turned around here! Fields are drying out, and some farmers are back in motion with harvest. Soybean yields are running in the 50s and 60s around Watertown.

A hard freeze Monday night into Tuesday morning will make some soybeans easier to combine.Initial reports on corn indicate high test weights, pushing 60 pounds, where moisture was adequate!

West North Central Iowa

Bart Peterson

5095 VT2 PRO, which was planted April 11 by Rolfe in West Central Iowa, is running 16.5% moisture with 60.5 test weight. Yields across the field have been good with a high of 272 bu/A and a low of 210 bu/A.

 West Central Iowa

Larry Krapfl

 

We’ve had 10 days of wet weather, including freezing rain, so no combines are moving. Harvest is at a stand still.

Southeast South Dakota

Ramie Coughlin

Harvest kicked into full gear during the weekend  in some areas. Along the I-29 corridor, however, farmers report soybeans are still at 15 to 16% moisture with even wetter ground. Farmers in those areas are hoping to get in by this weekend.

Monday night we had a good killing frost across the majority of southeast South Dakota. We should be able to reap the benefits of the that in the coming days.

Yield reports are slow to come in for my territory as much of it is too wet yet. Be sure to follow Latham Seeds on Snapchat, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram where yield results are being constantly shared. You can also view plot results in your area at www.lathamseeds.com. Results are being entered daily!

North Central Iowa & South Central Minnesota

Cory Greiman

Here is live feed from a yield monitor in a field near Garner, IA. This field of LH 5215 harvested on October 10.

 

Northeast Iowa & Southeast Minnesota

Craig Haaland

Soybean yields are all over the board, depending on when and where the rain fell during the growing season. This field of Latham® L 2186 Liberty went 60 bushels per acre and averaged 12.5% moisture in Grundy County.

Moisture was getting really low, running at 10% or lower. Rain across northern Iowa and southern Minnesota this week should even these soybean fields out. Hopefully, we’ll catch a break in the weather so everyone can get rolling again.

Eastern Iowa

Jerry Broders

Soybean harvest is going at a whirlwind pace in Eastern Iowa. Soybean yields have been exceeding expectations given the growing season this year. Be sure to check out our plot results. We’ll also update F.I.R.S.T. Trials results on our website www.lathamseeds.com.

North Central Iowa & South Central Minnesota

Cory Greiman

Final tally on a field of Latham 1787 LL beans at Zach Greiman’s farm in Garner was surprising! Cattle were killed in the July 10^th hail storm. Crops were devastated, but this field went 67 bushels per acre.

West North Central Iowa

Bart Peterson

We harvested a Latham® SuperStrip soybean plot on Friday, Sept, 29, at the Ricklefs’ farm near Rolfe, Iowa.

Central Iowa

Bryan Rohe

Corn yields are way better than farmers were forecasting before harvest, and I’m hearing yield reports of 175 to 210 bushels per acres. I’m seeing some ear rot, but nothing too concerning at this point.

Soybean yields are also better than expected. On sandy soils with limited rain fall, however, plants are shorter and not yielding as well.

Northwest Iowa

Darin Chapman

Only a few soybeans have been taken out in Northwest Iowa, but the yield are better than expected. Latham L 1787 Liberty did 70 bushels/acre in Hartley, and L 1328 L went 60 bu/A near Estherville.

Western Iowa & Eastern Nebraska

Larry Krapfl

Harvest 2017 is a waiting game.

I left home early on the morning of October 4 and traveled to Norfolk, Nebraska. The amount of crops is the field is amazing!

Honestly, I didn’t see a field where the crop had been taken out. I talked with one farmer who hasn’t yet turned a wheel, and he has 7,000 acres to harvest. One dealer received 1.7 inches of rain over the weekend, so his combine is parked. He doesn’t think any fields within 20 miles of his farm have been combined. Another dealer received 2.3 inches of rain over the weekend, and he has yet to start combining. He said this weekend’s forecast calls for another 2 inches of rain.

We’re hoping for a drier week ahead!

Southern Wisconsin

Greg Mair

Sunrise on this field of Latham 2228 R2 soybeans was quite the sight!  As soybeans are harvested across Wisconsin, farmers are relatively surprised. Yields have been better than expected afte a cool, wet growing season.  On average, yields are in the low 60’s at 10.5% moisture.

Eastern North Dakota

Brian McNamee

Harvest has been slowed across North Dakota with consistent but sporadic rainfalls. Early harvest reports are good. Farmers are reporting average to above-average yields, despite experiencing one of the most challenging years in recent history.

Southeast North Dakota

Gary Geske

We got a bird’s eye view of this field of LH 5062 GT/LFY silage corn east of Anselm, North Dakota. It’s running more than 32 tons per acre, and the customer is harvesting at a rate of 270 tons per hour.

Northeast South Dakota

James Keltgen

Harvest has been delayed due to heavy rainfall. From 7 to 10 inches has fallen in the last week! Dry areas in Central South Dakota received some rain, as well. Yield reports of 30 to 50 bushels have been coming in from that area.

Silage appraisals of LH 5062 LFY near Kranzburg have been running 190 to 220 bushels!

Southeast South Dakota

Ramie Coughlin

This has been a busy week in eastern South Dakota!  Soybean harvest was gearing up last week but got shut down by rain over the weekend. Eastern SD has received anywhere from 4 to 13 inches in the last two weeks. Yield reports are coming in slowly, but the August rain did our soybeans some good. I want to highlight some 1858 R2s on sod in East Central South Dakota. No wonder this Latham® soybean brand scored the highest yield of any brand for two years running in the F.I.R.S.T. Trials!

Northern Minnesota

Ken Highness

Although Latham Hi‑Tech Seeds doesn’t sell sugar beets, I’d be remiss not to talk about it because so there is so much sugar beet production in my territory. This picture was taken at the Hampton receiving station on Oct. 3.

Sugar beet harvest is in full swing up and down the Red River Valley. Growers transports their sugar beets by truck to a receiving station where it is then transferred to one of the five factories for processing. Harvest starts in early September and continues until all sugar beets have been depleted, which occurs in May the following year.

Southern Minnesota

Brandon Wendlandt

Harvest has come to a halt for everyone in southern Minnesota any where between 2 and 5 inches of rain fell during the past few days. The small amount of soybean yields that have been reported are running in the upper 50s to lower 60s, which is better than expected. Sure hope it dries up soon, so we can get back in the fields!

Northeast Iowa & Southeast Minnesota

Craig Haaland

This field of Latham® L 2228 R2 in Chickasaw County is about ready to be combined.

A few started rolling last weekend. In Grundy County, a field of our popular L 2084 R2’s went 73 bushels per acre. Also, our L 2186 Liberty beans in Black Hawk County went 64.5 b/A across two fields.

Switching to corn, our first field of LH 5215 VT2 PRO harvest in Black Hawk County went 230 b/A with 23% moisture.

Rain and Monday and Tuesday this week will halt harvest for a day or two.

Eastern Iowa

Jerry Broders

Soybean fields are starting to empty in Eastern Iowa. Early maturity soybeans are being harvested. Yields are good and moisture levels of the soybeans are dropping. Rain Monday night and Tuesday morning delayed combining, but we should be back in the field Wednesday afternoon.

North Central Iowa & South Central Minnesota

Cory Greiman

Arial view of the colors of fall with the soybeans turning and corn drying down and hitting full maturity.

West North Central Iowa

Bart Peterson

Farmers in West Central Iowa started combining soybeans last Friday, Sept. 22. Latham dealer Troy Johnson and his crew are harvesting a field of L2258 Liberty soybeans.

Central Iowa

Bryan Rohe

Central Iowa is the midst of soybean harvest. Yields between 56 and 72 bushels per acres are being reported across different areas.

Northwest Iowa

Darin Chapman

Look at the cluster of pods on these Latham 2186 Liberty Link soybeans! This field was affected by Dicamba tank contamination early on, but it doesn’t look like it will stop these soybeans from yielding!

Western Iowa & Eastern Nebraska

Larry Krapfl

In fields this week I have seen ear rot in many fields in my area! This picture shows Diplodia which is a corn fungus.

Southern Wisconsin

Greg Mair

A heat wave during the past 10 days really helped move crops along. Soybeans harvest is just getting underway with moisture reports of 9 to 10 percent, which is drier than desired. Given all the moisture we’ve had this season, I didn’t think I would say this, but growers would welcome a nice shower or two.

This field of LH 5509 SS was in much need of some heat units to push it closer to maturity.  This ear, pulled Monday, is roughly 50% milk.  Luckily, there doesn’t appear to be a chance of frost until after October 14 in southern Wisconsin.

Southeast North Dakota

Gary Geske

In spite of extremely dry weather during the summer, this field of Latham L 1086 LL soybeans still yielded more than 45 bushels/acre near Enderlin, ND.

Northeast South Dakota

James Keltgen

A few farmers started combining soybeans last week before the rain fell. Early reports had yields running in the teens and 20s in areas affected by drought. Variability is being noticed as yields have been anywhere from 18 bushels/acre to the 50+ bu/A. Widespread rain fell of 3 to 7 inches fell last weekend in eastern South Dakota. Watertown received 5 inches during the weekend and 10″ total for the past week. Harvest will be delayed until fields dry in many areas.

Southeast South Dakota

Ramie Coughlin

Latham hybrids have great yield potential and will grow corn. This field of 4242 VT2 PRO was planted at a population of 34,000. This particular plant is on the sprayer track and has put on two great ears.

We are knocking at the door of soybean harvest. After 3- and 4-inch rains across eastern South Dakota last weekend, we are simply waiting for the ground to dry. Next week I expect to see combines out in full force.

Northern Minnesota

Ken Highness

Last Tuesday night Latham® Seed Dealer, M&R Seed Farm, took another hit from Mother Nature! The National Weather Service positively Identified the damage from an F1 tornado one mile north of Beltrami, Minnesota. The Skaug family feels very fortunate that it missed their farmstead by a half mile.

Southern Minnesota

Brandon Wendlandt

We’re waiting for soybeans to finish dropping leaves and for fields to dry. This field of Latham L 1858 R2 could be ready early next week after a few good drawing days. Farmers are eager to get rolling in southern Minnesota!