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In 1982, Tom Daschle, then representing South Dakota in the U.S. House of Representatives, authored a bill known as the Farm Crisis Act, which would supply emergency aid to farmers. Daschle, who served on agricultural committees in both the House and the Senate, became known as a strong advocate for farmers, promoting farm subsidiaries and other forms of federal aid to farmers.
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In the early 1980s, inflation and an increasing supply of imported goods contributed to an economic crisis in the Midwest. Thousands of farmers, faced with mounting debts and the possibility of bankruptcy, were forced to sell their farms. Representative Tom Daschle of South Dakota witnessed firsthand the economic crisis faced by his constituents in the agricultural field. In the House and later in the Senate, Daschle became known as a strong advocate...
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Feeling disconnected from their food, a filmmaker and his family decide to join a local community supported organic farm. As he photographs the growing process, the filmmaker moves from passive observer to active participant in the planting and harvesting of vegetables. Featuring lush time-lapse and macro photography sequences compiled from nearly 20,000 still images, this personal essay is a father's meditation on his blossoming family and community....
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It's Del Monte Early Garden Peas tonight! Moving from field, to cannery, to table, this Prelinger Archives film offers a peek inside the Del Monte pea processing operation, whose end result is the "succulent green gems" that are served up with pride by the American housewife. As much a window into life in the pre-World War II suburbs as it is a time capsule of Depression-era factory farming.
5) Homecoming
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After the Civil War, Congress allotted 45 million acres of land to former slaves, but protest from white supremacists meant that little of it was ever actually distributed. Despite formidable obstacles some one million African Americans managed to purchase more than 15,000,000 acres of arable land by 1910. This program explores the history of those black-owned farms, from Reconstruction to the agricultural crises of the early 20th century and on to...
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Perhaps the biggest challenge facing the agricultural industry today is feeding the world's rapidly growing population while also caring for the environment. At the center of the challenge is the tension between sustainable and more mainstream industrial farming practices. This video looks at ecological problems caused by farming which relies on pesticides, hormones, and heavy mechanization. The program also assesses the advantages and disadvantages...