A Landless People: Impacts of the Farm Crisis on Rural Families
David Ostendorf
Tuesday, 12 Feb 1985 at 12:00 pm – Maintenance Shop, Memorial Union
Rev. David Ostendorf is Associate Director of Rural America in charge of the Midwest Regional Office in Des Moines. The Midwest Office has operated a farm crisis line since January 1982 and has helped organize farm survival committees throughout Iowa. He is an ordained United Church of Christ minister, served as consultant to the movie "Country" and was named to Esquire magazine's list of Americans under 40 with high achievements. Rev. Ostendorf is a graduate of Union School of Theology and the University of Michigan School of Natural Resources.Part of the National Affairs Series: Growing Up in America.
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