America's Heartland
America's Heartland
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
- 601E1
601A Virginia cattle rancher takes new environmental directions to protect rural waterways. Rice farmers in Louisiana answer the call for humanitarian aid at home and abroad. California citrus growers develop new markets for a unique kind of fruit. Surprising facts about the connection between cotton and cash. Farmers in Hawaii find success in growing Kona coffee beans just like fine wine grapes. - 602E2
602Peanuts provide a budget boon. Farm stay vacations provide a new cash crop. A primer on lettuce. Critical soil research in California and Pennsylvania protecting America's farmland. Corn delivers more than just good eating. A North Carolina grower finds new opportunities in using sea oats to save the state's beaches. - 603E3
603A Kentucky corn farmer battles a debilitating disease to keep his operation going. A woman rancher in California saddles up to promote American beef to consumers. Hawaii's palm trees provide a new and unusual crop. Everything you ever wanted to know about beets including their unusual connection to pizza. Louisiana farmers raise sugarcane that becomes an historic New Orleans beverage. - 604E4
604The secret to Tabasco's spicy success. North Carolina farmers take a high tech approach to raising crops and finding markets via the internet. Discover the story behind that spaghetti you take off the shelf. Farmers in the Southeast discover a new harvest in catfish as well as corn. University researchers and California farmers team up to build a better tomato. - 605E5
605A Farm to School program connects producers and pupils. Fish farmers in Hawaii use computers to bring in a harvest of abalone. Everything you ever wanted to know about antioxidants. New techniques to deliver ripe, red strawberries. Harvest some knowledge about the ancient spice, ginger. Louisiana farmers go back to school to learn how to stay safe on all terrain vehicles. - 606E6
606A young Kentucky farmer overcomes blindness to become an award winning cattleman. California cotton growers bring in a soft and snowy harvest. The citrus that consumers pull off the shelf. North Carolina farmers find new ways to harvest energy savings and benefit the environment. The history of onions. Two Nebraska women develop a unique website encouraging others to get back to the land. - 607E7
607South Dakota farmers bring in a harvest of wheat for our dinner tables. Chef Dave Lieberman cooks up an adventure in Illinois. Facts about nutrition in the oils you use. The biggest and best in farm equipment and inventions at the Ag Expo. If you like potatoes, you may want to thank Thomas Jefferson. A unique ranch in Kentucky provides a retirement home for some equine superstars. - 608E8
608Buses powered by soybean oil. A Minnesota farm family brings in large crops of roses. Discovering the difference when it comes to reaching for cheese on the supermarket shelf. They're man's best friend and essential labor on farms and ranches. Working dogs! The strange story behind the history of artichokes. The flavors of a tropical paradise at a unique farmers market in Hawaii. - 610E10
610AgrAbility helps farmers with disabilities keep working their land. New Yorkers head for Queens to spend time at a unique farm museum. Many Hmong immigrants are finding new agricultural opportunities here in the U.S. Consumers find that rice is nice. Watermelon is America's most popular melon. Farm families in North Dakota work to preserve their community's historic churches. - 611E11
611In this special episode, reporter Jason Shoultz saddles up for an Old West cattle drive in Utah. Join him on 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: the family welcomes guests to experience this real-life western adventure. - 614E14
614Wisconsin dairy farmers develop new cheese choices for consumers. North Carolina hog farmers work with educators to meet environmental changes for hog waste. Looking to buy a larger home, a New York family finds themselves in the produce business. Nebraska may be known for corn, but these Nebraska farmers are focused on vines and wines. - 618E18
618Researchers in Colorado protect source material for farming at the National Seed Bank. Chef Dave Lieberman cooks up special dishes with a unique variety of South Carolina rice. Idaho farm family members work together to get in a crop of barley destined for brewing beer. North Dakota researchers work with farmers to create a better sunflower seed for snack foods. - 619E19
619It's no small farm. An Idaho dairy milks twenty thousand cows a day! Chef Dave Lieberman explores the culinary history of African American Gulla Grub. An award winning North Carolina farmer keeps a family farming tradition alive. It's a city where American farm crops create great American Beer... Milwaukee. - 620E20
620Oklahoma farm communities face health challenges with rescues by rural air evacuations. An Idaho farm woman finds a future raising elk. A Nebraska farm family discovers that dietary concerns are creating demand for their sorghum crop. A Minnesota farmer takes an educational approach to save the environment. It's Sewer Man. - 621E21
621In this special episode, reporters Jason Shoultz and Sarah Gardner travel to Minnesota to get a first-hand look at the sugar beet industry in action. We'll learn how farmers in the region work together and around the clock to transform sugar beets fresh from the fields into the sugar products we find in our pantries. - 622E22
622American farmers respond to calls for changes in getting eggs from the farm to your table. Oklahoma farmers take an unusual path to get their crops to market. Farmers in Hawaii educate visitors and locals about agriculture and eating well. A Wisconsin farmer carves a niche for himself with unique woodworking skills.