Sheffield, Iowa
October 29, 2008
Latham Hi-Tech Hybrids
announces the addition of Jim Heckman of Boone, Iowa, as the
company’s national sales manager.
Heckman is responsible for recruiting, training and managing
Latham Hi-Tech Hybrid’s growing sales force. While focusing on
the company’s tradition of outstanding service, Heckman will
work with sales representatives and members of the management
team to explore innovative ideas and to build strategies that
will help customers succeed.
“Jim comes to us with valuable, hands-on experience working with
farmers to find the right hybrids that maximize success,” says
John Latham, president, Latham Hi-Tech Hybrids. “From his
advanced educational background to his extensive work
representing regional seed companies similar to Latham, Jim will
be a tremendous asset to our sales force and ultimately to our
customers.”
Heckman’s professional experience includes nearly 20 years of
working in livestock feed, nutrition and seed sales. Recently,
Heckman was sales manager for NuTech Seeds. He also held a sales
position with Wyffels Hybrids. In addition, he holds a master’s
degree in Animal Science from Northwest Missouri State
University.
A native of Fillmore, Missouri, Heckman grew up on a farm that
included a farrow-to-finish hog operation, a cow/calf herd and
feedlot, along with row crops.
Today Heckman and his wife, Lynne, and their children Collin,
Ryan and Erica still live close to the land. The entire family
enjoys competing in rodeos, camping and trail riding. Heckman
serves on the rodeo committee for the Dayton Labor Day Rodeo,
one of Iowa’s fastest growing PRCA rodeos. He is active in his
community as leader of the Boone County 4-H Shooting Sports
Club, an assistant 4-H club leader, and Grand Knight of the
Boone Knights of Columbus.
“I’m excited to join the Latham team,” says Heckman. “I was
attracted by the opportunity to work with great people and an
independent, family-owned company that has a great reputation in
the industry. I’m looking forward to helping continue to improve
the sales and delivery system that supplies the highest-yielding
products available in the industry. I’m also eager to help
farmers use Latham’s innovative products and approaches to
increase their profits per acre today while looking toward the
future.”
Latham Hi-Tech Hybrids is an independent seed corn company
committed to bringing 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. |
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