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Season 4 – America's Heartland

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Much of the food Americans eat is produced by farmers and ranchers in the country's heartland, but many people don't know how it's produced. "America's Heartland" provides information about the people and processes responsible for the availability of food and fuel across the country and around the world. The show's reporters and producers tell stories in topics that include farm families, consumer issues, animal welfare and crop sustainability. Some episodes also take the show abroad to countries such as Egypt and Taiwan, to show the impact American agriculture has on the global economy.
America's Heartland — Season 4

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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Sep 6, 2008 California lavender farm; Texas cotton farmers face challenges; farmers harvest hardwoods in West Virginia; Minnesota artist captures rural life. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 13, 2008 Minnesota plant generates electricity from poultry litter; furniture foam from soybeans; California cheese; walnut shells. Details Episode 3 Aired Sep 20, 2008 Veterinary programs treat horses; Roswell, N.M., is sheep capital of the U.S.; tupelo honey in Florida. Details Episode 4 Aired Sep 27, 2008 Solar panels keep horses cool at a California racetrack; Texas farmers harvest wind power; California rice growers; greenhouse automation. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 4, 2008 Agri-tourism; Arizona family saves its ranch with tourists and tree harvests; buying local benefits Rhode Island dairy farmers. Details Episode 6 Aired Oct 11, 2008 St. Louis farm market; New England town helps a teen get a start in farming; Midwest dairy farmers create butter. Details Episode 7 Aired Oct 18, 2008 Horseradish festival; hard shell harvest for oysters; Texas winemakers; lemon supplier in southern California. Details Episode 8 Aired Oct 25, 2008 Farm family diversifies to stay profitable; drought and wildfire challenge farmers; agricultural weather forecasting. Details Episode 9 Aired Nov 1, 2008 National Agriculture Center & Hall of Fame in Kansas; wheat harvest in Nebraska; horseshoeing school in Kentucky. Details Episode 10 Aired Nov 8, 2008 Kansas City Farmers Market; couple begins farm career with goats; demand for unusual flavors of cheese; Vermont diner. Details Episode 11 Aired Nov 15, 2008 Henry A. Wallace Country Life Center in Orient, Iowa; farming practices that improve air quality; organic farm in Florida. Details Episode 12 Aired Nov 22, 2008 The aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan is home to 6,000 armed forces personnel. Details Episode 13 Aired Nov 29, 2008 Reading Terminal in Philadelphia; high-tech hog farm in Clarence, Mo.; Bob Evans country sausage and restaurant chain; picking packing operation. Details Episode 14 Aired Dec 6, 2008 Farming in Pennsylvania Dutch country; specialized seeds; pheasant farming operation; draft horses working on farms. Details Episode 15 Aired Dec 13, 2008 Sheep dairy in New Jersey; harvesting clams; new citrus varieties; sheep ranchers in Rhode Island. Details Episode 16 Aired Dec 20, 2008 Urban farming in New York; an Oregon rancher breeds his own stock and competes on the national rodeo circuit; multigenerational farm families. Details Episode 17 Aired Dec 27, 2008 A Nebraska farm family travels to China to see where their crops end up; American grain heads for overseas markets; corn is used to make plastics. Details Episode 18 Aired Dec 31, 2008 Central Washington Farm Expo; New Mexico family ranching; New York City fresh produce. Details Episode 19 Aired Jan 10, 2009 Seattle's Pike Place Market; protecting fisheries on the Atlantic coast; mushroom farming in Kentucky; cotton research. Details Episode 20 Aired Jan 17, 2009 Colorado cattle ranchers; Pacific fisheries; Wisconsin wine; apples from Washington state. Details Episode 21 Aired Jan 24, 2009 The people, places and processes of agriculture in the United States. Details Episode 22 Aired Jan 31, 2009 The people, places and processes of agriculture in the United States. Details

Season Info

Network
PBS
Rating
TV-G
Genre
Special Interest, Travel
Original Language
English
Release Date
Sep 6, 2008