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| In 2014, '']'' estimated that the company was worth almost US$3 billion, with estimated sales of over $1 billion and margins over 10%.<ref name=Forbes>{{cite news|last1=Morrell|first1=Alex|title=Can This Man Feed the World? Billionaire Harry Stine's Quest to Reinvent Agriculture -- Again|url=http://www.forbes.com/sites/alexmorrell/2014/03/26/can-this-man-feed-the-world-billionaire-harry-stines-quest-to-reinvent-agriculture-again/|accessdate=26 October 2015|work=Forbes|date=14 April 2014}}</ref> | In 2014, '']'' estimated that the company was worth almost US$3 billion, with estimated sales of over $1 billion and margins over 10%.<ref name=Forbes>{{cite news|last1=Morrell|first1=Alex|title=Can This Man Feed the World? Billionaire Harry Stine's Quest to Reinvent Agriculture -- Again|url=http://www.forbes.com/sites/alexmorrell/2014/03/26/can-this-man-feed-the-world-billionaire-harry-stines-quest-to-reinvent-agriculture-again/|accessdate=26 October 2015|work=Forbes|date=14 April 2014}}</ref> | ||
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| It is the world's largest private seed company, has 15,000 acres of Iowa farmland and is almost entirely owned by ] and his four children.<ref name=Forbes /> Stine has nearly 400 employees in 16 states,<ref name=american-seed /> and 500 globally.<ref name=usbusinessexecutive /> | It is the world's largest private seed company, has 15,000 acres of Iowa farmland and is almost entirely owned by ] and his four children.<ref name=Forbes /> Stine has nearly 400 employees in 16 states,<ref name=american-seed /> and 500 globally.<ref name=usbusinessexecutive /> | ||
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| [REDACTED] | |
| Company type | private |
|---|---|
| Industry | seeds |
| Founded | 1950s |
| Headquarters | Adel, Iowa, US |
| Products | soybean and corn genetics |
| Owners | Harry Stine and his four children |
| Website | www |
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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.
History
Stine Seed Company was founded by Harry Stine's father in the 1950s as Stine Seed Farm.
In 1997, they entered into a large-scale collaboration with Monsanto, focusing on increasing corn and soybean yields.
In 2014, Forbes estimated that the company was worth almost US$3 billion, with estimated sales of over $1 billion and margins over 10%.
Operations
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. Stine has nearly 400 employees in 16 states, and 500 globally.
Products and patents
The company has over 900 patents, specialising in soybean and corn genetics. Customers include Monsanto and Syngenta. Stine Seed have developed high-density corn varieties, with shorted plants but planted 8-12 inches apart, rather than 42 inches apart when horses were used, alllowing for average yields of up to 300 bushels per acre. STine Seed are hoping to get approval to sell there seeds in China in 2015.
References
- ^ Zienkiewicz, Marc (17 October 2014). "No Stopping Stine". american-seed. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
- ^ Shaw, Molly. "Stine Seed Company Cream-of-the-crop genetics changing the game for corn growers". usbusinessexecutive. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
- ^ Morrell, Alex (14 April 2014). "Can This Man Feed the World? Billionaire Harry Stine's Quest to Reinvent Agriculture -- Again". Forbes. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
- ^ Hicks, Lynn (17 October 2014). "Feeding China: Harry Stine looks to change corn planting". desmoinesregister. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
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