Ground Truth

Produced with support from the Earth Journalism Network and UC Berkeley School of Journalism, GROUND TRUTH is a brief history of land engineering in the corn belt. Agricultural chemicals have leaked from corn and soy farms into the Mississippi watershed. Native Meskwaki Jonathan Buffalo describes Iowa land before white settlement. We look at precision agriculture, government incentives and various design solutions. MacArthur Genius Lisa Schulte-Moore describes how prairie strips change farmer’s minds by reconnecting them with native ecosystems.

  • Ruth Dusseault
    Director
    Ecotopia
  • Ruth Dusseault
    Writer
    Play War
  • Cosmo Sheldrake
    Music
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short
  • Genres:
    Farming, Indigenous, corn, technology, conservation, environmental
  • Runtime:
    20 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    May 24, 2022
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
Director - Ruth Dusseault