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Season 2 Episode 5 | 26m 46s

Work on developing alternative fuel from the highway to the race track. Taste a local brewery’s special beer made right in St. Louis, Missouri. Fish for crustaceans off the coast of the Gulf of Mexico. A farmer’s work is hard, and the business of farming can be even harder for a dairyman!

Aired: 08/21/06
Funding for America’s Heartland is provided by US Soy, Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education, Rural Development Partners, and a Specialty Crop Grant from the California Department of Food and Agriculture.
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