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“Now that he’s an adult and we are going from father-son to just business partners — I think that’s something that both right here and now has been rewarding but also once a couple years tick by, looking back at it will be even more rewarding as something that we did together…"
— Ryan Heiniger, No-Tiller, Burlington, Iowa
In today’s episode, brought to you by the 2026 National No-Tillage Conference, listen to a conversation with Iowa no-tiller and executive director of the Conservation Technology Information Center, Ryan Heiniger.
Ryan is also joined by his son Matt Heiniger — who is a senior in high school — and the two of them discuss the new cover crop business they started together called Clear Water Cover Crops, as well as what it has been like to go from father and son to business partners.
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