America's Heartland
America's Heartland
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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.
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22 Episodes
- 406E6
406A 19-year-old is hard at work on his farm! Dairy farmers in the Midwest join forces to make creamery butter. A photographer captures the face of American agriculture through his lens. Stuckmeyer’s Farm Market and Greenhouse is a touch of rural America. It’s a farm that’s been passed down to a fourth generation! - 408E8
408Heaving spring rains in 2008 led rivers to overflow, flooding the fields and ruining crops in Illinois. The Hurst Family Farm and Greenery in Northern Missouri is still successful despite mother nature’s setbacks. An Agricultural Weather Information Service (AWIS) tracks weather conditions—measuring moisture and how temperature will impact crop and livestock. - 412E12
412Board the USS Ronald Reagan to find out how the harvest from the heartland is serving those who serve us. Meet the men and women onboard who have their roots and values buried deep in the heartland. They come from the ranches, the farms and the small farming communities throughout the country. - 415E15
415Paul Ryan learns about cheese making at a one of a kind sheep dairy in New Jersey. Jason Shoultz goes on a watery harvest for clams off the Gulf Coast of Florida. Ron Hyde finds out how citrus research is developing flavorful new varieties at a growing operation in Central California. Yolanda Vazquez travels to Rhode Island where sheep ranchers have found a way to market their wool to locals. - 416E16
416Paul Ryan discovers urban farming on the rooftops and in the gardens of New York City. Sarah Gardner meets an Oregon rancher who breeds his own stock and competes on the national rodeo circuit. Hena Cuevas finds out that many urban dwellers are becoming “RuralPolitans.” Jason Shoultz travels to Long Island where multigenerational families are working farms that date back centuries. - 417E17
417The road to some creative uses for corn starts on Alan Tiemann’s Nebraska farm. It’s a journey that takes this commodity halfway around the world to Taiwan. A country of some 23 million people, Taiwan is one of the foreign markets where American grain products play an important role in the economy. The world’s most populous country is a potentially big market for U.S. agricultural goods. - 418E18
418There’s a wild west story of cattle and exotic antelope on an historic New Mexico ranch—complete with buckboards, covered wagons, forts, and cowboys and Indians. Urban agriculture is alive and well in NYC. Visit the annual Antique Farm Expo in Washington—farms take pride in their antique equipment. A Japanese-American farm family is growing the sweet produce in Oregon! - 419E19
419Paul Ryan learns about fresh seafood at Seattle’s Pike Place Market. Jason Shoultz sees how fisheries are protected in Long Island Sound. Yolanda Vazquez meets a Kentucky family who left the city behind to start a mushroom farming operation. Jim Finnerty heads for the Lone Star State, America’s #1 cotton producer and research there is looking to improve how the fiber is used in clothing. - 420E20
420Use modern technology to track each piece of fish caught! Environmentalists and CA ranchers joined together to improve watersheds and grasslands. A ranch in South Central Colorado gives a unique opportunity for urban folks to experience what a working cattle ranch is like on the inside. Find out how wine and romance shape a couple in Wisconsin’s everyday life. - 421E21
421Host Paul Ryan travels to Maine to visit an agricultural fair. Reporter Rob Stewart traces the heritage and growth of a cherry orchard in Washington. Paul visits a unique ranching couple and attends Food U in Arizona. Jason Shoultz travels to Wisconsin to find out what fine folks are feeding Fido. - 422E22
422Washington farmers turn out delicate flowering hops to brew America’s best beers from the Yakima Valley. Go green to preserve future energy with scientists at the University of New Hampshire. Celebrate American agriculture at the Colorado State Fair! A rural Kansas community bids for bragging rights on the world’s biggest ball of twine, all 18,000 lbs!