America's Heartland

    Season 8 2012 - 2013

    • 2012-09-11T20:00:00Z on PBS
    • 27m
    • 9h 54m (22 episodes)
    • United States
    • English
    • News
    Now in our eleventh season, America's Heartland continues to bring in stories from all across the United States. We've discovered unforgettable people and places in the world of food and farming. America's Heartland is made possible by funding from Farm Credit, Crop Life America and the Fund for Agriculture Education. Americas Heartland is produced by KVIE in Sacramento, California.

    22 episodes

    Season Premiere

    2012-09-11T20:00:00Z

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    Season Premiere

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    • 2012-09-11T20:00:00Z27m

    Bring in the colorful harvest on a Florida blueberry farm. Pass the salt and learn about the history of popcorn. Cook up some unique asparagus recipes with Sharon Vaknin and climb to new heights at a New Orleans rooftop farm.

    2012-09-18T20:00:00Z

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    • 2012-09-18T20:00:00Z27m

    Saddle up for a California cattle roundup. Haul in the heads at an Arizona lettuce farm. Take our quiz to learn more about crop rotation. Join Nevada sheep ranchers in preventing open range grass fires and sample Kentucky’s unique bourbon soy sauce.

    2012-09-25T20:00:00Z

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    • 2012-09-25T20:00:00Z27m

    Head south for an H2O harvest of crawfish in Louisiana. Sample some exotic recipes made with Belgian endive. Join the search as “working dogs” look for dangerous plant pests and celebrate a special anniversary as an Ohio farm family marks two hundred years of working their land.

    2012-10-02T20:00:00Z

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    • 2012-10-02T20:00:00Z27m

    Head for the school room to see how Wisconsin’s Farm to Fork program benefits students. Explore the science behind Arizona’s plan to turn algae into livestock feed. Join the trek to California’s asparagus fields, just in time for the harvest. Serve yourself to a helping of history on sweet potatoes. Florida's food safety efforts.

    2012-10-09T20:00:00Z

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    • 2012-10-09T20:00:00Z27m

    Take to the waters of Chesapeake Bay for a harvest of oysters. Open a carton of milk from an Ohio heritage dairy. Test your kitchen skills on some unusual beef recipes and sample the artwork created by farmer artists in California.

    2012-10-16T20:00:00Z

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    • 2012-10-16T20:00:00Z27m

    Hitch up the team for an Arizona draft horse vacation. Log on to the blog of a Virginia farm family that champions agriculture. Test you agriculture knowledge - just what is gluten free? Join a Kentucky sheep roundup for one of a kind wool creations.

    2012-10-23T20:00:00Z

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    • 2012-10-23T20:00:00Z27m

    Travel back in time to Kentucky land that’s been farmed by the same family for more than 200 years. Examine the science behind the effort to develop America’s best looking lawns. Take you pick of some great apricot recipes and join Louisiana trackers on the hunt for feral hogs destroying farmland.

    2012-10-30T20:00:00Z

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    • 2012-10-30T20:00:00Z27m

    Bring in a colorful harvest of irises with a California farm family. Visit the farm that has been one of the country's top corn producers every year since 2000. Sample a unique vintage of wine from Wyoming and join some New Mexico residents bringing the produce from an Albuquerque urban farm.

    2012-11-07T21:00:00Z

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    • 2012-11-07T21:00:00Z27m

    Haul in a harvest of tall timber in the Black Hills of South Dakota. Learn how to cook up some unusual blueberry recipes. Discover how the internet helped four young ladies begin farming and travel to Arizona where one farm specializes in raising cactus.

    2012-11-14T21:00:00Z

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    • 2012-11-14T21:00:00Z27m

    Travel to the Brunkow Farm in Kansas for a dawn to dusk look at the challenges faced by a modern day farm family. Dealing with the grip of a difficult drought, Glenn Brunkow, his wife, Jennifer and their children, Isaac and Tatum raise cattle and row crops.

    2012-11-28T21:00:00Z

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    • 2012-11-28T21:00:00Z27m

    Saddle up to see how Florida ranchers are saving a historic breed of cattle. Make your choices of popular produce at Alabama’s oldest farmers market. Test a new recipe for sweet and spicy corn fritters and discover how a farm school in New Mexico is helping residents in one economically disadvantaged community.

    2012-12-05T21:00:00Z

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    • 2012-12-05T21:00:00Z27m

    Take to the range in Wyoming where goats are essential to a cattle ranching operation. Haul in a sweet harvest of sugarcane in Louisiana. Travel back in time to find out about George Washington, the farmer and discover why Bok Choy should be a vegetable on your dinner table.

    2012-12-12T21:00:00Z

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    • 2012-12-12T21:00:00Z27m

    Choose the fast talking winners at America’s cattle auctioneer championships. Bring in a sweet harvest of Alabama watermelons. Discover why grains are playing a growing role in your diet and cook up some unusual recipes using bright red tomatoes.

    2012-12-19T21:00:00Z

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    • 2012-12-19T21:00:00Z27m

    The two top states for dairy production in the U.S. are California and Wisconsin. Both churn out more cheese, milk and butter than most countries around the world. And the battle for supremacy continues between the states. Which makes the better cheese? Which produces more milk? In this special episode we look at the similarities and differences in dairy farming in the states.

    2012-12-26T21:00:00Z

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    • 2012-12-26T21:00:00Z27m

    See how a bad drought meant good news for a Wyoming farmer hauling in a harvest of high protein wheat. A Wisconsin dairy divides its herd to meet customer demands for traditional and organic milk products.And we take you from farm to fork to spice up some recipes for green beans.

    2013-01-02T21:00:00Z

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    • 2013-01-02T21:00:00Z27m

    Saddle up for a rodeo riding school in Montana. Visit a California farm community pulling together to save pollinating honeybees. An Arkansas rancher rounds up a large and growing herd of buffalo.

    2013-01-09T21:00:00Z

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    • 2013-01-09T21:00:00Z27m

    Take in a tart harvest of cranberries from a historic New England farm. Answer the question: Which is best, canned, frozen or fresh? One woman finds success with an exotic mushroom farm in the heart of one California city.

    2013-01-16T21:00:00Z

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    • 2013-01-16T21:00:00Z27m

    Meet some classy cowgirls working to change the impression of women in rural communities. Photographers highlight the western look at a ranching fashion shoot. Ride along with one woman rancher hanging tough with the cowboys on her New Mexico ranch.

    2013-01-23T21:00:00Z

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    • 2013-01-23T21:00:00Z27m

    Find out why some strange hen houses are key to improving poultry production for one New Mexico farmer. Haul in a catch of unusual fish recipes. Take to the field to see how California rice farmers are providing picture perfect opportunities for bird watchers.

    2013-01-30T21:00:00Z

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    • 2013-01-30T21:00:00Z27m

    Travel to Montana for a one of a kind sheep roundup. Head for the orchard and apple harvest time at one historic New England farm. Discover how one farmer’s soybeans are destined for products in your home.

    2013-02-06T21:00:00Z

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    • 2013-02-06T21:00:00Z27m

    Fans of antique tractors gather to see them action once again. Discover how gluten free affects your diet and your health. Sharon Vaknin serves up some very special walnut recipes. Harvest some very hot chiles at one Arizona farm. Find out why sweet means different things when it comes to sugar.

    2013-02-13T21:00:00Z

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    • 2013-02-13T21:00:00Z27m

    Meet a Montana family finding success by combining farming and fishing. Haul in the harvest with an Arkansas family with a passion for exceptional produce. Meet a Wyoming family working hard to preserve a ranch that's been in their family for generations. Take to the ocean for a New England program that delivers seafood direct to consumers.

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