Private company
Stine Seed
Logo: Stine Seed, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3
Seed company from Adel, Iowa, U.S.
Stine Seed Company is the world's largest private seed company, and the largest independent seed company in the US. It has more than 900 patents, specializing 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.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- HeadquartersAdel1
- Websitewww.stineseed.com
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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 more than 900 patents, specializing 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.2
Timeline
- 1950Founded Founded1
Funding
Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.
- PPP loans $973.7K
Figures by year
| Year | PPP loans | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $973.7K | $973.7K |
PPP loans
Paycheck Protection Program loans of $150,000 and up, approved April 2020 to July 2021, from the SBA4. Matched to this company by name and state.
- Apr 16, 2020$973.7K PPP loan (first draw) from City State Bank4To STINE SEED COMPANY, Adel IA; $979.8K forgiven Dec 8, 2020
Links
- Websitewww.stineseed.com1
- WikipediaStine Seed
- WikidataQ21071085
Sources
The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.
- 1WikidataStine Seed on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaStine Seed on Wikipedia
- 3Wikimedia CommonsStine Seed logo by Stine Seed, Public domain
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