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Restoring Native Grasses

A Montana rancher who is part of the Blackfeet tribe honors his ancestors, and Mother Earth, by restoring native grasses to his land. A Minnesota farm family plants a new kind of wheat that restores the soil and saves water. Now his crop is being used by this company making all kinds of organic foods. And see how college students are turning soybeans into new products like baby wipes.
Season 19 Episode 12 Length 26:30 Premiere: 06/22/26

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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

Soy Baby Wipes
Clip Length 06:05 Premiere Date 06/22/26

California Mushroom Farmer
Clip Length 05:43 Premiere Date 06/22/26

Minnesota Sustainable Farming
Clip Length 05:02 Premiere Date 06/22/26

Montana Grasslands Restoration
Clip Length 05:33 Premiere Date 06/22/26

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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 October 14, 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 October 21, 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.

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