America's Heartland - Episode 205 Summary

Episode 205

Americans are fueling up with energy from the cornfield. Jason Shoultz discovers that ethanol is making a difference in how people drive from the highway to the race track. Jason takes us to an ethanol plant in Wyoming to find farmers who are making an increasing dent in America’s dependence on foreign oil. Then the brew that’s big business for farmers in the heartland. Paul Ryan shows you how beer makers in St. Louis transform barley, rice and hops into some of America’s most famous beverages. America’s Stone crabs are a delicacy enjoyed all around the world. But there’s hard work and dedication needed to harvest this bounty of the sea. Jason Shoultzheads into the Gulf of Mexico for a roundup of some tasty crustaceans. Pat McConahay travels to Tennessee and a visit to RFD Television. It’s a networkgeared to the needs and interests of farmers and ranchers all across the country. And then the story of a Missouri dairy farmer with a fresh approach to marketing milk. It’s back to bottles just like the old days. And are you ready for root beer milk?
	In the Fast Lane There are a lot of folks working on developing alternative fuel but one in particular seems to be gaining a lot of momentum.
	Behind the Brew Beer lovers are today blessed with more choices than ever before. Here’s how fans of the foamy beverage can make their own pilgrimage to one of the Heartland’s oldest and largest breweries in Saint Louis, Missouri.
	Hard-Bitten Hours before the sun comes up, stone crabber Kit Johnson is navigating the murky waters of Florida’s everglades. Guided only by navigational markers that appear in the darkness and the radio’s weather forecast. Meanwhile, his three-man crew prepares bait for the crab traps.
	Farm to Family Room There are a thousand stories in the Heartland, and a lot of different ways to tell them. At America’s Heartland, we’d like to think we do a pretty good job. But we’re not alone.
	A Change in Plans A farmer’s work is hard, and the business of farming can be even harder. Every year, plenty of farmers give it up; it’s certain that plenty more think about it.

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