Add 4 independent seed brands: Latham + Stine + 1st Choice + Burrus (+623 varieties) (#17)

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+# LH 4937 VT2 PRO RIB
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+- **Vendor:** Latham Hi-Tech Seeds (independent family-owned, Alexander, IA)
+- **Brand:** Latham Hi-Tech Seeds
+- **Crop:** Corn
+- **Relative maturity:** 99 days
+- **Trait(s):** VT2 PRO RIB
+- **Source:** https://www.lathamseeds.com/products/lh-4937-vt2-pro-rib/
+- **Rating scale:** numeric ratings ~1-9 where LOWER = BETTER (1 = best / most tolerant / most resistant); confirmed by cross-referencing Product Overview prose vs values (top-rated stalks/roots cluster 1.0-1.5, weak traits 3.0-3.5, none approach 9). Categorical values pass through verbatim (SCN source 'PI 88788', Phytophthora 'Rps 1k', Anthracnose 'ASR', 'Medium Tall', 'Flex'). NA/blank = not rated.
+- **Service area:** Latham dealer network — Upper Midwest (IA/MN/WI/IL/ND/SD/NE)
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+_LH 4937 VT2 PRO is a taller hybrid with lots of yield potential, plant integrity and standability. Plant stature allows for dual-purpose use but does not take away from plant integrity and standability. This product responds to high-end fertility management, has solid agronomics, and works east to west well in its maturity zone and north. Avoid the typically over-stressed soils and farms south of its zone. LH 4937 VT2 PRO RIB is a Grain First / Silage Capable hybrid._
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+## Agronomic Characteristics
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+- **Flowering for Maturity:** Moderately Early
+- **Early Vigor:** 2.0
+- **Stalk Strength:** 1.5
+- **Root Strength:** 2.0
+- **Stay Green:** 2.0
+- **Drydown:** 2.0
+- **Test Weight:** 2.0
+- **Drought Tolerance:** 3.0
+- **Foliar Fungicide:** 1.0
+- **Herbicide Sensitivity:** None Known
+- **Suggested Population:** 30-36
+- **Corn-on-Corn:** 2.0
+- **Ear Height:** Medium HIgh
+- **Ear Type:** Flex
+- **Number of Kernel Rows:** 16-18
+- **Cob Color:** Red
+- **Husk Cover:** Short
+- **Shank Length:** Medium Short
+
+## Disease Ratings
+
+- **Goss’s Wilt:** 2.0
+- **Southern Leaf Blight:** 3.5
+- **Northern Leaf Blight:** 3.0
+- **Anthracnose Stalk Rot:** 1.5
+- **Gray Leaf Spot:** 2.0