Stine Seed
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Stine Seed Company is the world's largest private seed company, and the largest independent seed company in the US. It has over 900 patents, specialising in soybean and corn genetics, is based in the small town of Adel, Iowa, and is almost entirely owned by Harry Stine and his four children.
Stine Seed Company was founded by Harry Stine's father in the 1950s as Stine Seed Farm.[1]
In 2014, Forbes estimated that the company was worth almost US$3 billion, with estimated sales of over $1 billion and margins over 10%.[2]
It is the world's largest private seed company, has 15,000 acres of Iowa farmland and is almost entirely owned by Harry Stine and his four children.[2] Stine has nearly 400 employees in 16 states.[1]
The company has over 900 patents, specialising in soybean and corn genetics.[2] Customers include Monsanto and Syngenta.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Zienkiewicz, Marc (17 October 2014). "No Stopping Stine". american-seed. http://american-seed.com/stopping-stine/. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Morrell, Alex (14 April 2014). "Can This Man Feed the World? Billionaire Harry Stine's Quest to Reinvent Agriculture -- Again". Forbes. http://www.forbes.com/sites/alexmorrell/2014/03/26/can-this-man-feed-the-world-billionaire-harry-stines-quest-to-reinvent-agriculture-again/. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
