USA Farm Tour-Winter Work
What do crop farmers do in the winter? Tim Burrack from Iowa gives you a look at the work that still gets done, even during a blizzard.
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Tim Burrack
Farmers Want to Support the Next US Trade Representative
The confirmation hearings for President Biden's top trade diplomat probably won't begin until next month, but Katherine Tai already is giving us a glimpse of wh...
USA Farm Tour-Planting Cover Crops
Farmers have been turning to cover crops to help keep the topsoil in place between growing seasons, add fertility, and to suppress weeds. Here we ride along wi...
With losses mounting, Iowa farmers, ag groups hope congressional leaders provide additional coronavirus aid
Global Farmer Network board member Tim Burrack thought a month ago he'd have to destroy hundreds of pigs he was unable to get processed after thousands of fron...
A Ratified USMCA Would be a Christmas Gift of Stability
Everybody likes Christmas presents, and the report on Tuesday that President Trump and congressional leaders have struck a deal on a North American trade agreem...
Interview: Burrack Talks Trade With Japan's Kyodo News
Kyodo News recently visited Global Farmer Network board member Tim Burrack at his family farm in Iowa. The news service from Japan wanted to get his view on so...
Burrack Interview: "Cover crops mitigate climate change effects"
Global Farmer Network Vice-Chair Tim Burrack from Iowa spoke at the two-day CropSphere 2019 agricultural conference in January -part of Crop Week in Saskatoon,...
A Sensible Decision to Support Safe Crop Protection Options
Their names almost make them sound like thevillainsin an old John Wayne movie: Palmer Amaranth, TallWaterhemp, and Giant Ragweed.
In reality, theyream...
Tariff Turmoil in Times of Abundance
U.S. crop export prices dropped like a rock last month, falling by more than 5 percent. Thats the fastest dive weve seen in seven years, according to a report...
Delaying a Trade War Bullet
Talk aint cheap.
Just this week, the trade talks between the United States and China have taken a turn in a positive direction, boosting the value of my cro...
Tim Burrack
Farmer, Iowa, USA
Tim grows corn, seed corn, soybeans and produces pork. Has been very involved with Mississippi River lock improvements and has traveled to Brazil to research their river, rail and road infrastructure changes.