Ryan Tiefenthaler grew up helping on his family’s row crop and hog farm near Carroll, Iowa. After college, he returned to the farm to help his dad and started a custom application business for area farms. When an opportunity to raise fish fell through in 2016, Ryan quickly pivoted his plans for the large facility he had purchased and started cleaning seed instead.

Over the past decade, Ryan has grown his operation to meet the interest and demand of his partners and customers. Now with an array of conditioning equipment for both organic and conventional seed, he has been able to step away from custom application and focus fully on cleaning seed from his own farm and from others. Come tour Ryan's facility to get a close look at the steps for processing high-quality seed.

See & Discuss: 

• Starting and growing a small-grain seed business
• Organic and conventional seed cleaning strategies
• Procedures for seed testing
• Equipment for storing, processing and bagging seed
• The seed processing facility

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