America's Heartland

Season 12

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Farming, ranching and food production from the farmers of America to you. A national evolution of California, a popular and critically acclaimed series. Produced by KVIE Public Television in Sacramento, California. The show airs weekly on public television stations across the US.

Where to Watch America's Heartland • Season 12

20 Episodes

  • 1201
    E1
    1201Head south for a harvest of crawfish in Louisiana. Sample exotic recipes made with endive, working dogs look for dangerous plant pests and celebrate a special anniversary as an Ohio family marks two hundred years of working their land.
  • 1202
    E2
    1202See how Wisconsin's "Farm to School" program benefits students. Arizona plans to turn algae into livestock feed. Join the trek to California's asparagus fields just in time for the harvest. A history on sweet potatoes.
  • 1203
    E3
    1203Spend sun up to sundown with a hard-working Kansas farm family.
  • 1204
    E4
    1204Wyoming goats are essential to a cattle ranching operation. Sweet harvest of sugarcane in Louisiana. Travel back in time to find out about George Washington, the farmer and discover why Bok Choy should be a vegetable on your dinner table.
  • 1205
    E5
    1205Visit a California farm community pulling together to save pollinating honeybees.
  • 1206
    E6
    1206Washington farmers deliver a big, sweet, cherry harvest. Harvesting these Georgia watermelons is a BIG deal. Are those baby carrots really baby carrots? A Michigan farmer saves energy and the environment growing under glass.
  • 1207
    E7
    1207Northern California ranch saves wild mustangs. The Padlock Cattle Ranch welcomes urban visitors. Pick your own fruit at Michigan's Westview Orchards. Kansas agritourism attractions. Shearer Hill Farm offers a unique vacation opportunity.
  • 1208
    E8
    1208Examine the smartphone's potential for farming in third-world nations. Then, explore the story of how soybeans became a prevalent part of our diet and travel to California to harvest a glowing white crop of salt.
  • 1209
    E9
    1209Find out where California rice farmers have found a market for Japanese-style sake. Then, discover how Cleopatra and pickles connect to beauty and how an Indiana man breathes life into historic windmills.
  • 1210
    E10
    1210We follow a California cattle rancher as he leads his last cattle drive before handing the family ranch over to the next generation. As the family faces an uncertain future, so does their small town of Likely, California.
  • 1211
    E11
    1211A program helps farmers with disabilities keep working their land, folks visit a unique farm museum in New York City, Hmong immigrants find new agricultural opportunities in the U.S., and preserving a community's historic churches.
  • 1212
    E12
    1212Montana family finds success with farming and fishing. An Arkansas family has a passion for exceptional produce. A Wyoming family preserves their multi-generational ranch, and a New England program delivers seafood direct to consumers.
  • 1213
    E13
    1213Saddle up for an Old West cattle drive in Utah. We hit the dusty trail where he meets an extended ranch family who's been driving cattle to summer grazing grounds for generations. It's an experience available to city slickers too.
  • 1214
    E14
    1214Host Jason Shoultz explores the many uses for soybeans.
  • 1215
    E15
    1215We travel to Minnesota to get a first-hand look at the sugar beet industry in action. Learn how farmers in the region work together and around the clock to transform sugar beets fresh from the fields into the sugar products.
  • 1216
    E16
    1216Traverse the golden plains and purple mountains majesty as this special edition takes you to our favorite heartland destinations. Scenic wonders draw travelers back, and you'll uncover people, places, and scenery to check off your list.
  • 1217
    E17
    1217Farmers respond to changes in getting eggs from the farm to your table. Oklahoma farmers take an unusual path to get crops to market. Hawaii farmers educate visitors about agriculture. A Wisconsin farmer shows off his woodworking skills.
  • 1218
    E18
    1218Chicago Hotel Restaurant sources food from local farmers. A businesswoman improves her farming community with a botanical garden. Researchers work to save the honeybee. See some sweet dishes and we meet a Northern California urban Farmer.
  • 1219
    E19
    1219See the Padlock Cattle Ranch in Montana, then help a Tennessee farm family bring in a harvest of hay. We visit the community where Oregon's famous Tillamook cheese is made, and discover an "underground" harvest in a Utah Salt Mine.
  • 1220
    E20
    1220See the Adams Cattle Ranch in Florida where 82-year-old Bud Adams is celebrated for his wildlife photographs and cattle. State prison inmates play a major role in bringing crops and cattle to market. A citrus operation with 125,000 trees.

 

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