Harry Stine (businessman)

Harry H. Stine
Born 1941/1942 (age 73–74)
Residence Adel, Iowa, US
Nationality American
Alma mater McPherson College in McPherson, Kansas
Occupation Farmer and seedsman, founder and owner of Stine Seed and owner of International Oilseed Distributors, Inc.
Net worth $3.5 billion (May 2015)
Spouse(s) married
Children 4
Parent(s) Bill Stine and Roselba Stine
Website http://www.stineseed.com/about/company-leadership/harry-h-stine/

Harry H. Stine (born 1941/1942) is an American billionaire businessman, the founder and owner of Stine Seed.

He is the son of Bill and Roselba Stine. In 1871, his great-grandparents, William and Sarah Stine arrived in Adel, Iowa from Pennsylvania, and establish a 160-acre farm there. In 1894, his grandfather Ira Cloyd Stine married Lydia Sheaffer and they had had four children, all sons. Everyone worked for I.C Stine and Sons until after World War II. In 1934, Bill and Roselba Stine moved to the farm that would become Stine Seed Farm, which was founded in the 1950s.[1][2]

In May 2015, his net worth was estimated at $3.5 billion.[3]

References

  1. "History". stineseed. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
  2. "Stine - 30 Years of Performance Seed - The Early Years". Nxtbook.com. Retrieved 2016-01-03.
  3. "Harry Stine". Forbes. Retrieved 24 May 2015.


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