Host Paul Ryan visits the Colorado State Fair to check out a growing interest in agriculture from city folks. Paul Ryan gets the lowdown on hops and beer in Washington State. Reporter Rob Stewart visits a bio-diesel lab at the University of New Hampshire. Jason Shoultz travels to Minnesota and Kansas where two rural communities both claim to have the largest “twine ball” in the world.

Hops Crops
Ready for a cold one? Washington farmers turn out delicate flowering hops to brew America’s best beers. The Yakima Valley is the largest hops growing region in the nation. It’s also home to the Puterbaugh family who have been growing hops since the 1930s.

Really Going Green
The very tiniest of plants, algae, may hold a key in solving America’s energy concerns. Scientists at a bio-diesel lab at the University of New Hampshire are dedicating their time and their energy to determine whether or not that green goo can be converted into energy for the future! 

Colorado State Fair
Since 1872, the Colorado State Fair has continued to celebrate American agriculture each and every year. And let’s not forget the food and fun! We talk with Colorado’s Commissioner of Agriculture about the importance of ag to the Centennial State. Host Paul Ryan discovers a good deal about the fair’s history and meets some of the fairgoers for whom this is a special event each year.