America's Heartland

  • in première gegaan: Okt 2005
  • Afleveringen: 233
  • Volgers: 2
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Jul 25, 2006
Visit the Sims cattle ranch in Wyoming and learn how they are generating new revenue. Travel to Florida to learn the hardships of growing grapefruits! Discover where the juiciest .. show full overview
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Aug 01, 2006
Meet Willie Nelson, who’s emerged as one of the nation’s most visible proponents of soybean bio-diesel fuel. See the biggest and baddest farm machinery in Kentucky. California farmers .. show full overview
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Aug 08, 2006
A coast-to-coast effort to help farm families keep their young ones safe is in full effect. Examine the struggles farm families have when spring time arrives. Indiana’s famed hardwood stays within its state to be used by local cabinet makers.
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Aug 15, 2006
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 .. show full overview
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Aug 22, 2006
Work on developing alternative fuel from the highway to the race track. Taste a local brewery’s special beer made right in St. Louis, Missouri. Fish for crustaceans off the coast of the .. show full overview
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Aug 29, 2006
American farm meets the world of high finance at the Chicago Board of Trade. Farmers are seeking new income sources such as tourism! Reap the wild winds of Wyoming! In Texas, rural .. show full overview
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Sep 05, 2006
A unique program that helped feed America during the darkest days of World War Two as Mexican farm workers were invited north to work as braceros. The descendants of early Spanish .. show full overview
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Sep 12, 2006
It’s music that grew up with America, among the mountains, valleys, fields, and ranches—it’s country music! A shrimp boat operator tells a story of how he was affected by Hurricane .. show full overview
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Sep 26, 2006
Across the heartland, there’s a growing interest and concern about preserving our nation’s precious farmland. Farmers markets are booming across the U.S. Visit a winemaker in Kentucky—not the usual location for a winery!
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Sep 26, 2006
The Mississippi River, the continent’s largest and longest river, helped grow America from a network of small farms into a great agricultural superpower. Explore Mark Twain’s “Adventures .. show full overview
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Okt 03, 2006
Farming life is very demanding, but the love of it outweighs the long working hours. The Fulton Fish Market has a new location, but the market is still as popular as ever! Find some .. show full overview
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Okt 10, 2006
America’s agrarian roots that shaped out culture since our nation’s first beginnings. Our farm communities were originally tied together by a common background or religion; some have .. show full overview
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Okt 17, 2006
Greenmarket is a non-profit organization that has been inviting regional farmers into NYC since the 1970s. Rice—bringing back a bit of South Carolina! Arkansas is home to the largest .. show full overview
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Okt 24, 2006
Help your local farmer and buy their locally produced crops before heading to the grocery store. Garlic growers and local lovers of the herb get together for the Garlic Festival every .. show full overview
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Nov 01, 2006
Farmers across the South roll out massive equipment to bring the crops in! Celebrate the harvest season with a unique event called a tractorcade in Iowa! A South Carolina hog farmer .. show full overview
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Nov 08, 2006
Visit the Matanuska valley outside Anchorage, Alaska where summer days last 24 hours—allowing farmers to grow incredibly large vegetables. The Alaska State Fair is the best place to see .. show full overview
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Nov 15, 2006
America’s cowboy heritage is present in fiction and real life, but the main pursuit has always been agriculture. Learn the cowboy profession at a Cowboy College! One week in January each .. show full overview
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Nov 26, 2006
It’s computers and crops! Potatoes are getting high-tech treatment in Wisconsin. Explore a unique and uplifting program in Wisconsin that helps farmers overcome disabilities to stay on .. show full overview
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Nov 29, 2006
Thousands of Midwest farmers cope with the ravaging effects of a drought. Visit Castle Valley Greenhouses where they are producing truckloads of red, ripe tomatoes. You-pick your own .. show full overview
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Dec 06, 2006
Poultry is a demanding business with Americans consuming an average of 60 pounds of chicken a year. A farmer works hard to keep birds busy producing eggs! The state of Wisconsin wears .. show full overview

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