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.

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UPCOMING EPISODES

Sun, 7/5 at 1:30 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS HDTV

Rodney Dillard returns to his farming roots; singer-songwriter Michael Martin Murphey salutes American agriculture; bringing in the crop with a 30-mule team hitch; how to add some zing to zucchini.

Sun, 7/12 at 11:30 am America/Chicago on Austin PBS WORLD

Farmers harvest lettuce; Farmers Feed Florida; preparing a frittata made with cauliflower; Montana farmers cash in on the demand for gluten-free farm crops.

Sun, 7/19 at 11:30 am America/Chicago on Austin PBS WORLD

Apples in New York; an Ohio farm family finds new ways to market their products to overseas consumers; carrot soup recipe; an Ohio family takes a global approach to farming.

Sun, 7/19 at 1:30 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS HDTV

A South Carolina family that has been raising peaches for nearly a century; bringing in the harvest in the cranberry bogs of Massachusetts; maple sugaring in Vermont; California farmers find new overseas markets for their strawberries.