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America's Heartland Season 12 Episodes
Season 12 Episode Guide
20 Episodes 2016 - 2017
Episode 1
1201
Wed, Nov 23, 2016
Head south for a harvest of crawfish in Louisiana. Sample exotic recipes made with endive, working dogs look for dangerous plant pests and celebrate a special anniversary as an Ohio family marks two hundred years of working their land.
Episode 2
1202
Wed, Nov 30, 2016
See how Wisconsin's "Farm to School" program benefits students. Arizona plans to turn algae into livestock feed. Join the trek to California's asparagus fields just in time for the harvest. A history on sweet potatoes.
Episode 3
1203
Wed, Dec 7, 2016
Spend sun up to sundown with a hard-working Kansas farm family. The Brunkow family raises cattle and farms corn, soybeans and other crops on their property just outside of Westmoreland, Kansas.
Episode 4
1204
Wed, Dec 14, 2016
Wyoming goats are essential to a cattle ranching operation. Sweet harvest of sugarcane in Louisiana. Travel back in time to find out about George Washington, the farmer and discover why Bok Choy should be a vegetable on your dinner table.
Episode 5
1205
Wed, Dec 21, 2016
Saddle up for a rodeo riding school in Montana. Visit a California farm community pulling together to save pollinating honeybees. An Arkansas rancher rounds up a large and growing herd of buffalo.
Episode 6
1206
Wed, Dec 28, 2016
Washington farmers deliver a big, sweet, cherry harvest. Harvesting these Georgia watermelons is a BIG deal. Are those baby carrots really baby carrots? A Michigan farmer saves energy and the environment growing under glass.
Episode 7
1207
Wed, Jan 4, 2017
Northern California ranch saves wild mustangs. The Padlock Cattle Ranch welcomes urban visitors. Pick your own fruit at Michigan's Westview Orchards. Kansas agritourism attractions. Shearer Hill Farm offers a unique vacation opportunity.
Episode 8
1208
Wed, Jan 11, 2017
Examine the smartphone's potential for farming in third-world nations. Then, explore the story of how soybeans became a prevalent part of our diet and travel to California to harvest a glowing white crop of salt.
Episode 9
1209
Wed, Jan 18, 2017
Find out where California rice farmers have found a market for Japanese-style sake. Then, discover how Cleopatra and pickles connect to beauty and how an Indiana man breathes life into historic windmills.
Episode 10
1210
Wed, Jan 25, 2017
We follow a California cattle rancher as he leads his last cattle drive before handing the family ranch over to the next generation. As the family faces an uncertain future, so does their small town of Likely, California.
Episode 11
1211
Wed, Feb 1, 2017
A program helps farmers with disabilities keep working their land, folks visit a unique farm museum in New York City, Hmong immigrants find new agricultural opportunities in the U.S., and preserving a community's historic churches.
Episode 12
1212
Wed, Feb 8, 2017
Montana family finds success with farming and fishing. An Arkansas family has a passion for exceptional produce. A Wyoming family preserves their multi-generational ranch, and a New England program delivers seafood direct to consumers.
Episode 13
1213
Wed, Feb 15, 2017
Saddle up for an Old West cattle drive in Utah. We hit the dusty trail where he meets an extended ranch family who's been driving cattle to summer grazing grounds for generations. It's an experience available to city slickers too.
Episode 14
1214
Wed, Feb 22, 2017
Host Jason Shoultz explores the many uses for soybeans in a fun and informative journey from rural Iowa to the city streets of San Francisco on this special edition of America's Heartland.
Episode 15
1215
Wed, Mar 1, 2017
We travel to Minnesota to get a first-hand look at the sugar beet industry in action. Learn how farmers in the region work together and around the clock to transform sugar beets fresh from the fields into the sugar products.
Episode 16
1216
Wed, Mar 8, 2017
Traverse the golden plains and purple mountains majesty as this special edition takes you to our favorite heartland destinations. Scenic wonders draw travelers back, and you'll uncover people, places, and scenery to check off your list.
Episode 17
1217
Wed, Mar 22, 2017
Farmers respond to changes in getting eggs from the farm to your table. Oklahoma farmers take an unusual path to get crops to market. Hawaii farmers educate visitors about agriculture. A Wisconsin farmer shows off his woodworking skills.
Episode 18
1218
Wed, Mar 29, 2017
Chicago Hotel Restaurant sources food from local farmers. A businesswoman improves her farming community with a botanical garden. Researchers work to save the honeybee. See some sweet dishes and we meet a Northern California urban Farmer.
Episode 19
1219
Wed, Apr 5, 2017
See the Padlock Cattle Ranch in Montana, then help a Tennessee farm family bring in a harvest of hay. We visit the community where Oregon's famous Tillamook cheese is made, and discover an "underground" harvest in a Utah Salt Mine.
Episode 20
1220
Wed, Apr 12, 2017
See the Adams Cattle Ranch in Florida where 82-year-old Bud Adams is celebrated for his wildlife photographs and cattle. State prison inmates play a major role in bringing crops and cattle to market. A citrus operation with 125,000 trees.
