Thankful for the Mentorship of Clayton Yeutter
Thirty-five years ago, around Thanksgiving, Clayton Yeutter was focused on using American trade laws to negotiate on behalf of the United States for the Urugua...
Iowa
United States-Corn Harvest
Tim Burrack is an Iowa farmer and a founding member of the Board of Directors of the Global Farmer Network. Here, he's letting us ride along for the last of his...
Tall Waterhemp Takes No Prisoners!
I think I've met the world's worst weed.
Tall waterhemp takes no prisoners. It is big, prolific, and tough to kill.
It can grow as high as eight feet. A singl...
Ignorance is Taking Away Choice
Cathie Martin has a good way of describing the critics of GMOs. She calls them "the W.W.W.s." She doesn't mean the World Wide Web, but rather the Well, the Weal...
Rainfalls Impact on Food Security is Broader Than You Might Realize
We need rain.
I've farmed in Northeast Iowa for nearly half a century, and this summer is possibly the driest I've ever seen.
We may not have it as hot and dr...
United States-Feeding the Soil
Tim Burrack is a farmer from Iowa and a member of the Board of Directors of the Global Farmer Network. He's out in the field adding nitrogen fertilizer to feed ...
United States-Fertilizer Application
Tim Burrack, a member of the Global Farmer Network from Iowa, USA takes us along as he applies nitrogen fertilizer to his seed corn crop.
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Politics of Farming
Bill Horan, Global Farmer Network member talks about the politics of farming in this audio recording with Mike Devine of KVFD Ft. Dodge, IA. Click below to list...
USA Farm Tour-Spring Calving
Tim Keegan is a member of the Global Farmer Network and a farmer and livestock producer from Iowa. Here he takes us along for spring calving work.
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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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