America's Heartland.

America's Heartland

Much of the food Americans eat is produced by farmers and ranchers in the country's heartland, but many people don't know how it's produced. "America's Heartland" provides information about the people and processes responsible for the availability of food and fuel across the country and around the world. The show's reporters and producers tell stories in topics that include farm families, consumer issues, animal welfare and crop sustainability. Some episodes also take the show abroad to countries such as Egypt and Taiwan, to show the impact American agriculture has on the global economy.

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UPCOMING EPISODES

Sun, 12/22 at 11:30 am America/Chicago on Austin PBS WORLD

Summer peaches; making a peach and tomato panzanella salad at peak season; a California almond farmer whose parents immigrated from India; an Alaska family builds a flour factory on their barley farm.

Sun, 12/29 at 11:30 am America/Chicago on Austin PBS WORLD

How olives are transformed into olive oil; preparing an olive and goat cheese focaccia bread; growing figs and pistachios; a family-owned South Dakota cattle ranch tries innovative practices borrowed from abroad.

Sun, 1/5 at 11:30 am America/Chicago on Austin PBS WORLD

A farmer grows dates he calls "black gold"; the sugar content of dates; a family passes their prune orchard to their daughters; cooking a spicy roasted red bell pepper pasta; a cooking school and farm for elementary school students.