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Losing Ground (1989) | Slate

Losing Ground

Portrait of an Iowa family facing the loss of a family farm during the Farm Crisis of the 1980s. The Farm Crisis was a difficult period when falling commodity prices, rising debt, and widespread foreclosures threatened the survival of many family farms across the Midwest.

Released: 1989
Runtime: 56m

Direction and writing

James RutenbeckDirector

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