SHEFFIELD, Iowa — September 10, 2007 — Latham Hybrids announces the addition of Bob Collins of Colo, Iowa, as a district sales manager (DSM). Collins will be responsible for helping the fast-growing company maintain its reputation for exceptional customer service and its commitment to assisting every customer maximize yields. Collins’s sales territory includes, but is not limited to, Story, Polk and Marshall Counties.

“We’re pleased that Bob is joining our company as a seasoned sales professional,” said John Latham, president, Latham Hybrids. “We’ve had the pleasure of working with Bob since 2002, when he became a Latham soybean dealer. Bob understands the importance of partnering with farmer-customers to find the seed traits and technology to best fit their fields and their farming operations.”

Collins has farmed near Colo for 42 years and brings more than 20 years of seed sales experience to Latham Hybrids. Through his independent seed dealership, Collins sold several corn hybrids and soybean brands including Asgrow, Cargill, LG and Latham.

“I recently made the move to selling 100 percent of Latham^® brand soybeans and Latham Hi-Tech Hybrids™ because I strongly believe in the way Latham does business,” Collins said. “Latham Hybrids’™ program includes a field-by-field analysis for each customer to recommend the hybrid that is most likely to maximize profits per acre. And because Latham Hybrids is a family-owned business, it can deliver the products and the technical expertise of a multinational corporation with local, hometown service.”

Latham Hybrids, LLC., is an independent, family-owned seed corn company that brings world-class technology home^™ to rural communities 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 Hybrids is located in the heart of the nation’s most productive agricultural ground.  Latham Hybrids partners with global seed technology companies to give thousands of independent, family farmers access to the latest advancement in seed corn genetics. For more information about the company, visit www.lathamhybrids.com or call 1-877-GO-LATHAM.