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Find out why some strange hen houses are key to improving poultry production for one New Mexico farmer. Haul in a catch of unusual fish recipes. Take to the field to see how California rice farmers are providing picture perfect opportunities for bird watchers.

Season: 8
Episode: 19
Duration: 26m 46s
Aired: 01/23/2013

Episode 22

S8 Ep22 | 26m 46s

Farming and fishing, exceptional produce, preserving a ranch, seafood direct to consumers.

Episode 21

S8 Ep21 | 26m 46s

Antique tractors, gluten free oats, walnut recipes, hot chiles, sugars and sweeteners.

Episode 20

S8 Ep20 | 26m 46s

Montana sheep roundup, harvest time at a New England farm, soybeans, Alabama nursery.

Episode 18

S8 Ep18 | 26m 46s

Special Episode: Classy Cowgirls

Episode 17

S8 Ep17 | 26m 46s

New England cranberries, urban mushrooms, summer squash recipes, cattle sale barn.

Episode 16

S8 Ep16 | 26m 46s

California honeybees, Montana rodeo riding school, Hanson Family Farm, Arkansas buffalo.

Episode 15

S8 Ep15 | 26m 46s

Devastating drought, high protein wheat, Wisconsin dairy, green bean recipes.

Episode 14

S8 Ep14 | 26m 46s

The two top states for dairy production in the U.S. are California and Wisconsin.

Episode 13

S8 Ep13 | 26m 46s

Cattle auctioneers, Virginia cotton, Alabama watermelons, unusual tomato recipes.

Episode 12

S8 Ep12 | 26m 46s

Wyoming goats, Louisiana sugarcane, Dee River Ranch, George Washington, bok choy.

Episode 11

S8 Ep11 | 26m 46s

Saving a breed of cattle, corn recipes, New Mexico farm school, Alabama farmers market.

Episode 10

S8 Ep10 | 26m 46s

A dawn to dusk look at the challenges faced by a modern day farm family.

Episode 9

S8 Ep9 | 26m 46s

South Dakota timber, blueberry recipes, buying/leasing farmland online, Arizona cactus.

Episode 8

S8 Ep8 | 26m 46s

California irises, Virginia corn crop champions, Wyoming vineyard, Albuquerque urban farm.

Episode 7

S8 Ep7 | 26m 46s

Soybean farm, hunting feral hogs, apricot recipes, building a better lawn.

Episode 6

S8 Ep6 | 26m 46s

Farmers feed Florida, Kentucky sheep, blogging farm family, Arizona horse vacation.

Episode 5

S8 Ep5 | 26m 46s

Chesapeake Bay oysters, Ohio dairy, Beef recipes, artwork by California farmer artists.

Episode 4

S8 Ep4 | 26m 46s

Wisconsin’s Farm to School Program, Arizona Algae, California asparagus, Animal Safety.

Episode 3

S8 Ep3 | 26m 46s

Crawfish, Belgian endive recipes, working dogs, a two hundred year old farm.

Episode 2

S8 Ep2 | 26m 46s

California cattle roundup, Arizona lettuce, Nevada sheep, Kentucky bourbon soy sauce.

Episode 1

S8 Ep1 | 26m 46s

Florida blueberry farm, history of popcorn, asparagus recipes, New Orleans rooftop farm.

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Alfalfa Harvest-Feed Lots

S8 Ep19 | 4m 14s

The Fornstroms have been farming and ranching several thousand acres of Wyoming farmland since Granddad began growing potatoes on the farm way back in the 1930’s. Today, the Fornstroms run three separate sheep and cattle feedlots on the property.

Farm to Fork: Fish Dishes

S8 Ep19 | 5m 49s

Most health experts today suggest that we should include more fish in our diets. These waterborne animals are not only low in calories, but provide some essential fatty acids for good health.

Harvesting Knowledge: Salt

S8 Ep19 | 7m 55s

Salt is a critical mineral for both humans and animals. The mineral can be found around the world and is used for a variety of things including food processing, animal health, and chemical production.

Peculiar Poultry Houses

S8 Ep19 | 4m 57s

Travel to the outskirts of Socorro, New Mexico and you will see some of the most unusual poultry pens in the world. Farmer Tom Delehanty and his wife Tracey have constructed large, cloth-covered and flexible pens that they move about their fields to provide feed for their chickens, turkeys and ducks.

Rice and Wildlife

S8 Ep19 | 4m 53s

California produces nearly five billion pounds of rice each year that gets used in various food products and exported around the globe. The rice farms that dot the landscape also sit in the Pacific Flyway which is home to millions of birds. Changes in rice farming practices have helped wildlife flourish.