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America's Heartland
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Season 1
Episode 4
Spend a day like you are back in the Old West in Texas. Hidden among the rows of towering corn stalks is the frantic morning ritual of the summer sweet corn harvest! Catch a wild rainbow trout with fish farmers close to the Snake River. At the McDougald Ranch in Madera County, Ca, four-wheelers replaced work horses—now it’s time for another renovation. How did Kentucky Fried Chicken come to be?
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Refuge saves wild horses. Hi-tech wheat grower. Preserving the tall grass prairie in Kansas.
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Farm stays shows city kids rural life. Mushroom pasta recipe. Dairy turns cow manure into energy.
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Oregon farm raises tulips. Protecting pollinating bees. Man saves and restores old barns.
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Sweet potatoes become popular vodka. “Sassy” cows help create special cheese and ice cream.
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Cactus farm finds success. Georgia peanut harvest. “Mule Days” draws fans of the farm animal.
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“Big Apple” harvest in New York. Ohio family sells crops overseas. Tasty new carrot soup recipe.
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U.S. winter “salad bowl.” Florida farmers feed the hungry. Montana growers raise gluten-free crops.
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Rice farmer sells directly to consumers. Virginia corn grower reaps nation’s largest harvest.
