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, Canada. Tim’s presentation and topic was on “Innovation at Work: Better Farm Stewardship as a Result of the Adoption of New Technology”

While there, he was also interviewed about why he started to grow cover crops after farming for forty years, and some of the challenges faced. To watch the several minute interview you will need to visit The Western Producer website.

Link: https://www.producer.com/2019/01/video-cover-crops-mitigate-climate-change-effects/

Tim Burrack

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. Tim volunteers as a board member for the Global Farmer Network and is currently serving as Vice Chairman.