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Caucus Countdown: Final Push

Jan 25, 2016

56 min

2016 presidential candidates descend on Iowa more than one year before the first votes are cast. A summer of upheaval shifts the race. Caucus Countdown series: This three-part series follows the campaign trail from more than a year before the election when the first 2016 presidential candidate descended on Iowa, to the Iowa State Fair and on to the last minute search for voters and electoral...

Caucus Countdown: Fair Contenders

Jan 18, 2016

56 min

Presidential aspirants invade the quintessential icon of rural America: The Iowa State Fair. Candidates begin to drop off the campaign trail. Caucus Countdown series: This three part series follows the campaign trail from more than a year before the election when the first 2016 presidential candidate descended on Iowa, to the Iowa State Fair and on to the last minute search for voters and...

Caucus Iowa: Journey to the Presidency

Jan 4, 2016

58 min

Caucus Iowa: Journey to the Presidency showcases a political rite of passage more than four decades in the making. This yearlong project shows how Iowa became the political epicenter and launching pad for the world’s most powerful position, the president of the United States. The documentary includes recent interviews with political leaders from across the country on their memories of campaigning...

Iowans Return To Freedom Summer

Jun 19, 2015

49 min

In the summer of 1964, hundreds of predominantly white college students answered the call from Civil Rights leaders to volunteer for Freedom Summer. They joined with voter registration efforts, taught in freedom schools and worked in community centers in towns throughout racially segregated Mississippi. This documentary This documentary features five native Iowans sharing why they felt compelled...

Freedom from Famine: The Norman Borlaug Story

Apr 20, 2014

58 min

A modest plant breeder more accustomed to long days in the field than hobnobbing with heads of state, Dr. Borlaug's unwavering vision and brilliant application...

The 1970s See Good Times in Agriculture

Jul 1, 2013

00:02:05

Sharp declines in agricultural supplies worldwide in the 1970s result in increased profits for producers, higher land values and low interest rates, all...

Farm Crisis Results in Suicide and Murder

Jul 1, 2013

00:07:14

Breaking under the stress of losing their farms, some farmers turn to suicide while others turn their rage on others committing murder during the farm...