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Owning nearly 15,000 acres of land in Iowa through his private ownership of Stine Seed, [12] In 2018, he was listed as the wealthiest in Iowa with a net worth of $3.2 billion by Forbes . [ 13 ] In 2019, he increased his fortune by $1.8 billion to $5 billion ranking him the richest Iowan and #131 richest in the United States by Forbes.
Stine Seed Company was founded by Harry Stine's father in the 1950s as Stine Seed Farm. [1] In 1997, they entered into a large-scale collaboration with Monsanto, focusing on increasing corn and soybean yields. [2] In 2014, Forbes estimated that the company was worth almost US$3 billion, with estimated sales of over $1 billion and margins over ...
Shake-Out: Iowa Farm Families in the 1980s (1989); Friedricks, William B. Covering Iowa: The History of the Des Moines Register and Tribune Company, 1849-1985 (Iowa State Press, 2000). Grant, H. Roger. "Railroaders and Reformers: The Chicago & North Western Encounters Grangers and Progressives." Annals of Iowa 50.7 (1991) pp 772–786 online.
Iowa farm sales were second only to California's at $59 billion, the data show. Natasha Wilson checks the pigs on her family farm while doing chores Monday, Feb. 12, 2024 near West Chester, Iowa.
Where foreign land ownership factors most in Iowa is in wind and solar energy production, rather than crop and livestock production. In 2021, renewable energy companies held about 90% of the state ...
See a timeline, 50 photos from Register and Iowa history. ... A front-page logo lauds Iowa as the "Best State In The Land." ... covering the largest deployment of Iowa troops since World War II ...
Martin Flynn bought the land in 1867. Flynn was a livestock judge, cattle breeder, businessman, and railroad contractor. He was prominent from 1870 to 1906. [2] From 1914 to 1967 the farm was owned by the state of Iowa and was part of the Clive Honor Prison Farm. After that, it became part of an agricultural museum, Living History Farms.
Iowa's hot farmland market has slowed. 'We're not on that aggressive, double-digit climb,' an analyst says. But 'the market remains steady.'