U.S. Agriculture and the Cold War Farmweek - May 14, 2010 |
| In the feature segment today, a memory for some of us...a history lesson for others. After World War II, the so-called "cold war" started between the United States and the Soviet Union, bringing both nations to the brink of Armageddon. In 1959, an unlikely diplomat, Roswell Garst used agriculture to achieve dialog with the head of the Soviet empire. Market-to-market's Andrew Batt explains how Garst went "toe-to-toe" with Premier Nikita Khrushchev hoping to find "peace through corn. Source: Market to Market, Iowa Public Television. Alternate viewing site at IPTV (Script posted) Farmweek Broadcast Times (Note: all times are Central Time Zone) Mississippi Public Broadcasting Television May 15 - Saturday - 6:30 p.m. May 17 - Monday - 6 a.m. RFD-TV (satellite network. available on some cable systems) DIRECTV, Channel 345 or DISH Network, Channel 231 May 14 - Friday - 5 p.m. May 15 - Saturday - 3 a.m. |
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