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America's Heartland

An Iowa Farm Family's Story

Season 19 Episode 13 | 26m 30s

An Iowa farm thrives despite the untimely loss of the family patriarch on his legacy as one of the state’s few Black-owned farms. A Vermont couple finds new ways to better protect their land from drought and floods. A Georgia farm keeps the produce coming year-round by planting and harvesting in three different locations. Soybeans may soon be part of the asphalt beneath you.

Aired: 06/28/26
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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