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Latham Hi-Tech Hybrids tops F.I.R.S.T. trials in LeMars, Iowa
Sheffield, Iowa
October 16, 2006

Latham Hi-Tech Hybrids’ triple-stack hybrid LH5617 has topped the Farmers Independent Research of Seed Technologies (F.I.R.S.T.) in LeMars with a yield of 171.6 bushels per acre (bu/A) as compared to the plot average of 105.8 bu/A.
 
The F.I.R.S.T. seed-testing program was established in 1997 by Agronomic Seed Consulting, Inc., to generate independent seed product data. Each hybrid is tested equally in three replications.

“Our dealers and customers have been achieving tremendous yield results with our triple-stack hybrids, so we’re especially pleased to be able to back up their testimonials with this real-world, independent yield information,” says John Latham, president, Latham Hi-Tech Hybrids. “Latham Hi-Tech Hybrids 5617RRBTRW has tremendous yield potential, and data from the F.I.R.S.T. trials helps prove it is a great choice for farmers in this maturity.”

Latham Hi-Tech Hybrids’ LH5617RRBTRW has a relative maturity of 106 days. With a combination of YieldGard® Plus – offering in-plant protection against rootworm, corn borers and a host of secondary pests – and the Roundup Ready® Corn 2 System, this hybrid offers excellent root strength and drydown. Latham says 5617RRBTRW performed especially well in northwest Iowa where many fields – including the F.I.R.S.T. plot – experienced moisture stress.

“Hybrids with YieldGard Plus have larger root systems that are able to absorb more moisture than their conventional counterparts,” says Latham. “The difference is especially noticeable in dry conditions because hybrids with YieldGard Plus maximize subsoil moisture.”

The University of Nebraska observed in 2005 that hybrids with YieldGard Plus absorbed three more inches of moisture than their conventional counterparts. Under drought conditions last season in Illinois, hybrids with YieldGard Plus averaged 16.6 bu/A more than conventional hybrids with soil insecticides. Across the U.S. Corn Belt in 2006, YieldGard Plus hybrids had a 10.9 bu/A advantage over conventional hybrids with soil insecticides.

“It’s no coincidence that nine of the top 10 hybrids in the F.I.R.S.T. plot in LeMars are stacks with YieldGard Rootworm technology, and the top 16 hybrids have YieldGard Corn Borer and/or YieldGard Rootworm technology,” says Latham. “The popularity of hybrids with YieldGard technology increases each year as farmers reap the benefits, and we expect demand to be even greater for stacked hybrids in 2007.”

Eighty percent of Latham Hi-Tech Hybrids sold in 2006 were double- and triple-stack hybrids with a combination of YieldGard Corn Borer and YieldGard® Plus with the Roundup Ready® Corn 2 System.

Latham Hybrids, LLC is an independent, family-owned seed corn company that brings world-class technology homeTM to rural communities through local dealers in Iowa, Nebraska, Minnesota, Wisconsin and South Dakota. The company was founded in 2004 by third-generation seedsman John Latham and his wife, Shannon, and John’s brother, Chris Latham. Latham Hybrids’ founders draw on more than 60 years of Latham family involvement in the seed business. With its headquarters in Sheffield, Iowa, Latham Hi-Tech Hybrids is located in the heart of the nation’s most productive agricultural ground. Latham Hi-Tech Hybrids partners with global seed technology companies to give thousands of independent, family farmers access to the latest advancement in seed corn genetics.

*YieldGard Corn Borer YieldGard Rootworm, YieldGard Plus and the Roundup Ready Corn 2 System are registered trademarks of Monsanto Technology, LLC.
*YieldGard VT is a trademark of Monsanto Technology, LLC

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