America's Heartland - Episode 110

Episode 110
	Jason Shoultz opens with a visit to a place on the Kansas prairie where the American bison is making a comeback, and they’re more than an historical curiosity – they’re a new agricultural opportunity. Pat McConahay visits Pennsylvania to get a local variation of a growing national story: fuel from agriculture. Following the “earth-friendly” theme, Jason Shoultz visits another “earth-friendly” farmer in Iowa to investigate the new practices he’s developed to keep his land and his animals healthy – and that have earned him a major award from the Beef Cattlemen’s Association. Finally, Pat McConahay visits the scenic Wisconsin ranch of country music star Michael Martin Murphey. He’s a prolific writer and performer of music celebrating the heartland, a champion of the farming and ranching lifestyle – and the author of the America’s Heartland theme music.

Bringing Back the Bison
A woman named Linda Hubalek can be found driving a pickup and doing all the other chores associated with running a farm at the SmokeyHill Bison Farm. Linda grew up on a nearby cattle farm so it was no surprise to her parents when ten years ago she and her husband purchased 80 acres of farmland. But instead of raising cattle, Linda decided to raise bison.

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High Tech Dairy
As agriculture changes, technology is what drives Mason Dixon Farms near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. From state-of-the-art milking parlors to a system that doesn’t let cow waste go to waste this historic farm is a living laboratory.

Going Green in Iowa
The rolling hills of south central Iowa have been good to generations of the Faris family. Since 1903, it has provided fertile ground to grow crops and raise cattle. More than 100 years after his great-grandfather first worked this land, Lee Faris is trying to preserve it. For him, the preservation of natural resources also preserves his family’s future.

A Cowboy's Conscience
If you were around in the 1970s you certainly remember the haunting hit, Wildfire. The man behind the song of a mysterious dream horse on the American prairie is Michael Martin Murphey, one of the world’s most respected singer-songwriters in pop and country-western music.

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The American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture, Farm Credit, and the United Soybean Board make presentation of America's Heartland possible.

Additional production and promotion assistance is provided by
The American Soybean Association, National Corn Growers Association, National Cotton Council, U.S. Grains Council,
National Association of Wheat Growers, and the National FFA Organization.