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America's Heartland

Cactus Farming

America's Heartland is the only national television series celebrating and profiling the people, places and processes of American agriculture. The program's interesting stories, presented in a visually stunning HD format, help non-farm viewers understand where and how their food, fuel, and fiber are produced.

Cactus Farming

Season 19 Episode 4 | 26m 30s | CC

Discover how an Arkansas farm family is using technology to keep prices down for consumers. Come along on a peanut harvest in Georgia. Travel to Tennessee to meet some folks who claim that mules are the best farm animal around. Learn how Tortilla-making is a billion-dollar industry. Then, it’s a sharp and spiny crop at this Arizona farm where one family is all about raising cacti.

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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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