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America's Heartland
204
Season 2
Episode 4
Nature always has the last word and there’s nothing any farmer can do about it. Experience the Great Western Show—while cattle industry has faced its share of challenges: import restrictions and dietary trends. Farmers must improvise and innovate when a crop becomes unprofitable or unpopular! Bug farming is a pretty hot business if you grow the right ones!
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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.