Cornelia Flora spoke with Neil Harl about why and how he started the Center for International Agricultural Finance at ISU in 1990 after the fall of the Berlin Wall. Susan Franzen spoke with Susan Lassila about how she started the original Iowa House (1994-2002) to provide lodging primarily for guests brought to Iowa State University during those years. Del Christianson followed with the story of IRIS, Iowa Resource for International Service (IRIS) , which continues the support of citizen ambassadors welcoming visitors from around the world. Greta Anderson introduced a new Local Talk feature, "Tuning in to Agriculture" with an interview about cover crops with Sarah Carlson from Practical Farmers of Iowa. Appropriate music from international farmers was featured.
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Online Information Sources:
- Center for International Agricultural Finance
- IRIS (Iowa Resource for International Service)
- Practical Farmers of Iowa
Originally broadcast 06/17/2015
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