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Meet a Montana family finding success by combining farming and fishing. Haul in the harvest with an Arkansas family with a passion for exceptional produce. Meet a Wyoming family working hard to preserve a ranch that's been in their family for generations. Take to the ocean for a New England program that delivers seafood direct to consumers.

Season: 8
Episode: 22
Duration: 26m 46s
Aired: 02/13/2013

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 19

S8 Ep19 | 26m 46s

Improving poultry production, alfalfa harvest-feed, fish recipes, rice and wildlife.

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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Carpenter’s Premium Produce

S8 Ep22 | 5m 28s

People who work the land come from all backgrounds, and their motives are just as varied. Meet a family that turned a hobby into a world famous business: forty years ago, Katie Carpenter decided to grow vegetables on their small plot of Arkansas land.

Community Fisheries

S8 Ep22 | 4m 38s

Farmers have long known that working together can help overcome the challenges that one faces in raising livestock or getting a crop to market. Neighbors pull together and help each other. That’s true for aquaculture as well as agriculture.

Farming & Fishing

S8 Ep22 | 5m 3s

American farmers are always looking for new ways to generate revenue, while protecting their most valuable resource: their land. Tucker and Jacquie Nelson share the Montana ranching experience with visitors to their Spring Creek Ranch.

Harvesting Knowledge: Tomatoes

S8 Ep22 | 1m 45s

Tomatoes are, botanically, a fruit that most people consider a vegetable. Fruit or vegetable, tomatoes are popular produce. Used in spaghetti sauce, ketchup, pizza toppings and. of course, as a salad item, tomatoes have been an important part of our diet for centuries.

Livingston Family Ranch

S8 Ep22 | 5m 20s

Cattle ranching today demands that producers keep a close eye on the bottom line. Perry Livingston and his family have seen hard times before. These days, conditions are forcing the Sundance, Wyoming family to consider how best to protect their ranching lifestyle.