Stine owns Stine Seeds and made his fortune breeding soybeans and corn before licensing the genetics to companies such as Monsanto and Syngenta. Stine has repeatedly been ranked the richest Iowan ...

That’s because Cochran, his brother Randy and Stine Seed Company field manager Steve Luther designed a high-pressure air cleanout system on a brand new combine before it saw a single bean.

On Different Paths Along with Bayer, Corteva AgriScience and Iowa-based Stine Seed Company are working in the shorter corn arena, but the companies have taken different paths to developing the ...

the president of Adel-based Stine Seed Company. Stine has been breeding shorter varieties of corn for years. They classify ...

Sow at least two seeds per hill. The depth of planting is four to five centimetres. Do not plant beyond five centimetres as the shoot may have trouble emerging, resulting in crop failure.

As the human population increases and protein demand doubles, modern plant breeders must further optimize soybean plant ...

Christina is a freelance writer, registered dietitian, and sustainable food systems professional. She feels most passionately about improving the health of the planet and its people through ...

How oats and beans and barley grow. First the farmer sows the seed, Then he stands and takes his ease, Stamps his feet and claps his hand, And turns around to view the land. Oats and beans and ...

Thousand-year-old seeds, and traces hidden in the soil for more than 5,000 years, have a lot to tell us. They provide clues ...

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