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An Iowa Farm Family's Story

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.
Season 19 Episode 13 Length 26:30 Premiere: 06/29/26

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Season 19 Episodes

An Iowa Farm Family's Story
S19 E13 Length 26:30 Premiere Date 06/29/26

Restoring Native Grasses
S19 E12 Length 26:30 Premiere Date 06/22/26

Prize Winning Peaches
S19 E11 Length 26:30 Premiere Date 06/15/26

Best Heartland Music
S19 E10 Length 26:30 Premiere Date 06/08/26

Wild Horse Refuge
S19 E9 Length 26:30 Premiere Date 06/01/26

Utah Cattle Drive
S19 E8 Length 26:30 Premiere Date 05/25/26

City Kids, Rural Life
S19 E7 Length 26:30 Premiere Date 05/18/26

Oregon Tulip Farm
S19 E6 Length 26:30 Premiere Date 05/11/26

Sweet Potato Vodka
S19 E5 Length 26:30 Premiere Date 05/04/26

Cactus Farming
S19 E4 Length 26:30 Premiere Date 04/27/26

New York Apple Harvest
S19 E3 Length 26:30 Premiere Date 04/20/26

US Winter Salad Bowl
S19 E2 Length 26:30 Premiere Date 04/13/26

Largest Corn Harvest
S19 E1 Length 26:30 Premiere Date 04/06/26

Georgia Diversified Farming
Clip Length 04:35 Premiere Date 06/29/26

Vermont Farming Climate Challenges
Clip Length 05:35 Premiere Date 06/29/26

Soy-Based Asphalt
Clip Length 05:39 Premiere Date 06/29/26

Iowa Western Family Farm
Clip Length 06:34 Premiere Date 06/29/26

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America's Heartland - S19 E11

A South Carolina family that has been raising peaches for nearly a century; bringing in the harvest in the cranberry bogs of Massachusetts; maple sugaring in Vermont; California farmers find new overseas markets for their strawberries.

  • Wednesday July 15, 2026 8:30 am ET on KET2
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America's Heartland - S19 E12

A Montana rancher restores native grasses to his land; a Minnesota farm family plants a new kind of wheat that restores the soil and saves water; college students turn soybeans into new products like baby wipes.

  • Wednesday July 22, 2026 8:30 am ET on KET2
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America's Heartland - S19 E13

An Iowa farm thrives despite the loss of the family patriarch; a Vermont couple protects their land from drought and floods; a Georgia farm plants and harvests in three different locations.

  • Wednesday July 29, 2026 8:30 am ET on KET2
  • Wednesday July 29, 2026 7:30 am CT on KET2

America's Heartland - S19 E1

A California rice farmer sells his crop directly to consumers; Wisconsin high school students exchange "sweets and treats" for a lesson in healthy eating; turkey burger recipe; a Virginia farmer who set a national record in hauling corn.

  • Wednesday August 5, 2026 8:30 am ET on KET2
  • Wednesday August 5, 2026 7:30 am CT on KET2
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