PBS NewsHour

March 7, 2020 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode

March 7, 2020 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode

How women in Iowa are leading farmland conservation efforts

3m 56s

Each year, produce like corn and soybeans are grown on millions of acres of Iowa farmland. While the bulk of the farming is conducted by men, roughly half of the state's farmland is owned, or co-owned, by women. Mark Bittman recently spoke with farm owner Jean Eells about the role women are playing in sustainable agriculture as part of our “Future of Food” series with Pulitzer Center support.

Previews + Extras

  • Remembering “Rosie the Riveter” and her impact on PBS: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Remembering “Rosie the Riveter” and her impact on PBS

    S2020 E71 - 1m 53s

    Rosalind P. Walter, one of the most generous supporters of PBS programming, died this week at age 95. Her name has been on the credits of shows like American Masters, Great Performances, Ken and Ric Burns’ films and dozens of other programs including NewsHour and NewsHour Weekend. She also was a WNET trustee for decades and became its most generous individual donor. Hari Sreenivasan has more.

  • Migrants clash with Greek authorities in push to exit Turkey: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Migrants clash with Greek authorities in push to exit Turkey

    S2020 E71 - 4m 28s

    Tensions escalated Saturday on Greece’s border with Turkey as migrants attempting to get into Europe faced off with Greek police. Authorities used tear gas to try and disperse a group of migrants armed with rocks who tried to tear down a border fence. Lydia Emmanouilidou, a reporter for public radio news magazine, The World, joins Hari Sreenivasan from Greece for more on the border situation.

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