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

Family and early life

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 established 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 200-acre farm that would become Stine Seed Farm, which was founded in the 1950s.

Wealth

He made his fortune licensing soybean and corn genetics to Syngenta, Monsanto, and other agribusiness giants.Jett, Tyler (October 2, 2019)
Iowan climbs higher on list of the richest Americans
''

The Des Moines Register ''The Des Moines Register'' is the daily morning newspaper of Des Moines, Iowa. History Early period The first newspaper in Des Moines was the ''Iowa Star''. In July 1849, Barlow Granger began the paper in an abandoned log cabin by the junction ...

''. Retrieved September 5, 2020. He is Iowa's richest man and as of 2020, the state's only billionaire. Owning nearly 15,000 acres of land in Iowa through his private ownership of Stine Seed, Harry Stine is Iowa's largest land owner. In 2018, he was listed as the wealthiest in Iowa with a net worth of $3.2 billion by

Forbes ''Forbes'' () is an American business magazine owned by Integrated Whale Media Investments and the Forbes family. Published eight times a year, it features articles on finance, industry, investing, and marketing topics. ''Forbes'' also r ...

. 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.Harry Stine

. Retrieved September 5, 2020. In 2020, his net worth was estimated at $5.7 billion ranking him the richest Iowan and #484 richest in the world by Forbes.

Politics

As a registered

Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...

, he did not support Donald Trump during 2020 elections but favored

Elizabeth Warren Elizabeth Ann Warren ( née Herring; born June 22, 1949) is an American politician and former law professor who is the senior United States senator from Massachusetts, serving since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party and regarded as a ...

in the 2020 Iowa Democratic caucuses.Green, Joshua (February 14, 2019)
The Only Billionaire In Iowa Thinks Elizabeth Warren Makes Some Sense: Harry Stine, founder of Stine Seed Co, is a registered Republican but no fan of Trump’s.

Bloomberg Businessweek ''Bloomberg Businessweek'', previously known as ''BusinessWeek'', is an American weekly business magazine published fifty times a year. Since 2009, the magazine is owned by New York City-based Bloomberg L.P. The magazine debuted in New York City ...

. Retrieved September 5, 2020.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Stine, Harry H. American billionaires Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) 1940s births People from Adel, Iowa McPherson College alumni American company founders