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
    Oct 1

    30 Minutes

    Growing grapes; prunes as a healthy food choice; salsa verde braised chicken with fresh tomatillos; whether sheep can provide effective weed control in cotton fields.
  • America's Heartland: TVSS: Cast Ensemble

    America's Heartland

    Sunday
    Oct 8

    30 Minutes

    Summer peaches; making a peach and tomato panzanella salad at peak season; a California almond farmer whose parents immigrated from India; an Alaska family builds a flour factory on their barley farm.

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