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One Year Later, Film Documents Derecho Devastation

See first-hand what farmers in the derecho's path experienced on August 10, 2020

August 11, 2021

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In August 2020, during the depths of the pandemic, an abnormally powerful storm marched across Iowa, destroying everything in its path.

According to Farm Journal's PORK, this short film documents what farmers across eastern Iowa suffered through — both during and after the storm struck.

Watch the short film to see first-hand what farmers in the derecho's path experienced on August 10, 2020, and in the days after.

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