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In 1870, he founded the R. H. Shumway seed company on his farm in Rockford, Illinois. [2] By 1881 his company was expanding, so the company relocated to South First street in order to accommodate larger facilities. [3] By his death in 1925, it was the largest in the world, shipping 200,000 catalogues per year. [4]
The J.W. Jung Seed Company is a family-owned and operated garden seed company founded in 1907 in Randolph, Wisconsin by John William "J.W." Jung. [1] The company publishes several seed catalogs including Jung Seed, Totally Tomatoes, Vermont Bean Seed Company, Edmunds Roses, Roots & Rhizomes, R. H. Shumway, McClure & Zimmerman and HPS Seed. [2]
Launched in 2002, UK seed bank Seedsman stands as one of the old-timers in the cannabis market. In fact, the brand is reported to be the first seller of CBD and auto-flowering seeds, which cements ...
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.
Yates was born on 10 May 1861 in Stretford, Lancashire, England, one of the six sons of seedsman Samuel Yates and his wife Mary (née McMullen).Yates' father operated a seed shop that was handed over to him by his father when he was aged 15, and in 1888, Samuel Yates took over his father's entire seed empire.
He licenses his breeds out to seed companies with a portion of the revenue going back to the lab. [ 13 ] In 2018, Mazourek founded Row 7 Seed Company with chef Dan Barber and seedsman Matthew Goldfarb, with the goal to connect breeders with chefs.
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