America's Heartland

Much of the food Americans eat is produced by farmers and ranchers in the country's heartland, but many people don't know how it's produced. "America's Heartland" provides information about the people and processes responsible for the availability of food and fuel across the country and around the world. The show's reporters and producers tell stories in topics that include farm families, consumer issues, animal welfare and crop sustainability. Some episodes also take the show abroad to countries such as Egypt and Taiwan, to show the impact American agriculture has on the global economy.

Schedule

  • America's Heartland: TVSS: Cast Ensemble

    America's Heartland

    Sunday
    Jul 25

    30 Minutes

    Kentucky land that's been farmed by the same family for more than 200 years; America's best-looking lawns; apricot recipes; Louisiana trackers hunt for feral hogs that are destroying farmland.
  • America's Heartland: TVSS: Cast Ensemble

    America's Heartland

    Sunday
    Aug 1

    30 Minutes

    Washington farmers grow more wheat with less water; New Jersey apples; turkeys.
  • America's Heartland: TVSS: Cast Ensemble

    America's Heartland

    Sunday
    Aug 8

    30 Minutes

    Class at a summer farm school in New England; unraveling a mystery of meat; California nuns make olive oil.

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