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Travel to Montana for a one of a kind sheep roundup. Head for the orchard and apple harvest time at one historic New England farm. Discover how one farmer’s soybeans are destined for products in your home.

Season: 8
Episode: 20
Duration: 26m 46s
Aired: 01/30/2013

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 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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Applecrest Apple Farm

S8 Ep20 | 5m 53s

In 2013, Todd Wagner's family is celebrating one hundred years of farming. The Wagners have a long time orchard operation in New Hampshire raising bright red apples. The family decided, however, that success could only come from diversification. So, a generation back, they added agritainment to their farming operation.

Greene Hill Nursery

S8 Ep20 | 3m 46s

Nursery owners will tell you that the steps involved in horticulture are just as involved and demanding as raising a crop of corn, wheat, or soybeans. Alabama’s Greene Hill Nursery has been meeting the need for specific landscaping plants for more than a quarter century.

Off the Shelf: Beans

S8 Ep20 | 1m 11s

Thanks to changing tastes and demographics in the United States, beans are playing a larger role in the diets of many people. Jason Shoultz takes a look at the variety of choices when it comes to these legumes on your supermarket shelves.

Sheep Roundup

S8 Ep20 | 5m 35s

John Helle is a third generation sheep rancher in Montana. Come summer, John and his crew will move thousands of sheep from one pasture area to another. The move provides new grazing land for the livestock and sets the herd in place to be shorn of their wool.

Soybean Harvest

S8 Ep20 | 5m 38s

The United States is the largest producer of soybeans in the world. Arkansas’ Brantley family considers their soybean operation to be critical to the family’s farming success. The Brantleys have been working their central Arkansas land for generations with soybeans being key in their rotation of crops.