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There’s still time: Participate in the Stine® Harvesting Wishes® Program

January 2024 

STINE® HAS YIELD, and that goes well beyond the farm. We thrive on being active in and out of the field to yield results and action in the communities where we live and work. That include supporting our youngest, most vulnerable populations in times of need through the Harvesting Wishes® Program.

A collaboration with Make-A-Wish® Iowa, Stine announced the formation of Harvesting Wishes in summer 2023 — a unique program to engage farmers and agricultural workers across the country to participate in granting life-changing wishes to kids with critical illnesses in their communities. The program is available to our customers nationwide in 2024, and individuals can direct their donation to children in a community of their choosing. Specifically, Stine corn customers donating to Make-A-Wish can earn a $20/unit discount on all full price increase corn units purchased, shipped and planted in the 2024 season. There’s still time to participate!

“There’s nothing more important than our youth,” says Myron Stine, company president. “Unfortunately, many children throughout the United States are afflicted with critical illnesses. For all their struggles, they need something BIG to brighten their lives, and the Harvesting Wishes Program helps turn their wishes into reality. I couldn’t imagine a more deserving audience.”

The process to participate in Stine’s Harvesting Wishes Program is simple:

  1. Purchase Stine corn to be shipped and planted in the 2024 season.
  2. Qualify to earn a $20/unit discount on qualifying corn units increased over 2023.*
  3. Pledge a donation to Make-A-Wish’s Harvesting Wishes Program in an amount equal to the entire earned discount.*
  4. Complete your donation to Make-A-Wish to help cultivate hope for children with critical illnesses.*

There are also other ways individuals can participate, including by providing in-kind, monetary or supply requests, which can be done through the program’s website, HarvestingWishes.org.  Alternatively, farmers can donate Gifts of Grain. To learn more about Harvesting Wishes and how you can get involved, talk to your local Stine sales rep.

*Certain restrictions apply. See official rules and eligibility requirements at StineSeed.com/harvestingwishes. Stine’s Harvesting Wishes Program is open to both new and existing Stine corn customers and can be used in conjunction with other discounts and incentives offered by Stine Seed Company on qualifying purchases. Eligible discounts earned will be in the form of an “adjustment” of the final statement once the donation has been fulfilled with Make-A-Wish. Donations to Make-A-Wish may be tax deductible as a charitable donation.Consult a tax professional regarding options.