Stories From This Episode

• Remembering Humanitarian and Iowan, Dr. Norman Borlaug
  (Sep 17, 2009) 1970 Nobel Peace Prize laureate and Iowa native, Dr. Norman Borlaug died September 12, 2009. He is best known for his research in Mexico to develop high-yielding, disease-resistant wheat that would grow in hard to grow areas of the...
• Iowa Works to Reduce Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone
  (Sep 17, 2009) The Iowa Journal travels to Boone and Otho to look at projects aimed at reducing nutrient runoff from farm fields. That runoff ends up in nearby waterways and travels as far as the Gulf of Mexico, contributing to pollution that is killing...
• The State of Iowa's Economy (September 2009)
  (Sep 17, 2009) How does the health of Iowa's economy rate with its mid-western neighbors and the country as a whole?