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America's Heartland
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Season 1
Episode 14
Visit the Farm Progress Show, and meet an Illinois grain farmer salivating over a giant tractor. Learn how the 4-H program shows their livestock for prize at the Kansas State Fair. Explore the history of abalone farming in Monterey, Ca. Get a taste of Nebraska’s corn, popcorn that is! One of the smallest fruits in the world holds a special place in Maine’s agricultural heritage—blueberries.
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Prize-winning peaches. Cranberry harvest. Vermont maple syrup. Ripe, red California strawberries.
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Best of Heartland music with Rodney Dillard, Michael Martin Murphey. Mule team brings in harvest.
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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.
