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America's Heartland
is made possible by
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The United Soybean Board
whose "Common Ground"
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program creates
conversations to help
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consumers get the facts
about farming and food.
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There's more at:
findourcommonground.com.
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The American Farm Bureau
Foundation for Agriculture.
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Dedicated to building
greater awareness and
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understanding of agriculture
through education and
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engagement.
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More information at:
agfoundation.org.
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Farm Credit - financing
agriculture and rural
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America since 1916.
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Farm Credit is cooperatively
owned by America's farmers
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and ranchers.
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Learn more at
farmcredit.com
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The Fund for Agriculture
Education - A fund created
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by KVIE to support
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America's Heartland programming.
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Contributors include
the following -
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Hi, I'm Kristen Simoes.
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Come on along as we take
you on a livestock roundup.
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We'll travel the wide open
spaces of Montana
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with a rancher who is moving
thousands of sheep
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from summer pasture to their
winter grazing lands.
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Hi I'm Jason Shoultz, When
your farming operation
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is directly tied to the housing
market or retail sales,
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a bumpy economy can put
you out of business.
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Coming up I'll introduce you
to an Alabama farmer who is
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working to keep his business
alive and defying the odds.
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I'm Sarah Gardner.
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We're off to New England
this time for a sweet story
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on juicy, red apples.
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We'll meet a New Hampshire
farming family
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whose orchards date back
more than a century.
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I'm Rob Stewart and we're
taking you to Arkansas
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for a soybean harvest story.
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You're going to meet
a family whose investment
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in technology is helping
to keep food costs down for you.
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It's all coming up next
right here
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on America's Heartland.
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♪ You can see it in the eyes
of every woman and man ♪
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♪ in America's Heartland
living close to the land. ♪
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♪ There's a love
for the country ♪
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♪ and a pride in the brand ♪
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♪ in America's Heartland
living close, ♪
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♪close to the land ♪
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♪
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If you're a
livestock rancher,
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tending the stock
can be a 24 hour a day job.
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And here in Montana,
for one raching family
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it also means they have to do
a little traveling
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in caring for their flock.
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It's a beautiful place
to spend your summer.
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John Helle knows this part
of the country very well.
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I can remember as a kid
coming in here
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with my grandfather
and then with my father
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and now to bring my family.
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John is a third generation
sheep rancher.
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Each year, John and his
family will spend a week,
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both at the beginning and
the end of the summer,
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herding thousands
of lambs and ewes.
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This part of the sheep drive
will take the animals across
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40 miles of rugged terrain
in Montana's
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Gravelly Mountain Range.
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The five day journey
has John and other family
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members, on horseback,
moving the sheep
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from summer pasture
to fall and winter grazing.
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Well, It's just a form
of camping out
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in a wilderness situation.
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It's the quiet and the solitude
just being able to enjoy
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being away from the rat race of
the cities and towns.
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But managing the family's
livestock involves more
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than just the roundup.
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Cayo is one of the Peruvian
herders hired to oversee
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the grazing animals.
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He calls this tin roofed
caravan home during his time
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in the mountains.
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It's quite a nomadic type job.
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And it takes; it takes a
special person to do it.
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And, ah, we just really love
our Peruvian herders
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that we have and how valuable
they are to our operation.
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This is a pretty good opertion.
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How many sheep do you have
and what does that entail.
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Describe to me how
you get them all
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from point A to point B?
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They're in four separate
bands and there are four
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separate allotments up here.
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And there's no fences.
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They're herded by a sheep herder
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And he'll have dogs and
guard dogs and working dogs
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and two horses at camp.
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He'll have an allotment,
which is an area
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that is specific
for that band of sheep.
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Predators are a big
challenge too.
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There are bears in all
of these little groves of trees
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up here.
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And then the sheep go in them
during the day to shade
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and the bears are in there.
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But the guard dogs do real well
against the bears.
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Evan Helle's summer has been
focused on helping his dad
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with the sheep.
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He's taught me a lot about
how you got to
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get the job done.
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And what's you get the
job done you can finish.
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And there's a lot of people
don't understand that's it's
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up as soon as the light is up
and then we're done
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as soon as it's dark.
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And on this drive school
had just begun again for Evan.
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It was days on horseback
and evenings doing homework.
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The Helle's herd will be
sold for both meat and wool.
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The wool goes to markets
in Italy, India,
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Mexico, and China.
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Some of the fabric is
fashioned into uniforms
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for American service men
and women.
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They're a big consumer
of American wool.
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We've worked with them in
providing specific
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combat uniform products.
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Like the t-shirt
I'm wearing today.
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It's 100 percent wool.
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We really take a lot
of pride in our livestock
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that we raise.
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And want to make sure
that people know that
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we raise them in
a very sustainable
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and a healthy way.
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And we want the image and
that very wholesome product
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brought back to the consumer.
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What better way to raise lamb
than up here in these mountains
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and on fresh natural feed.
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And We love our product too.
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But it's not all work
on their yearly drives.
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The Helles view their
wilderness trek
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as a "Family reunion".
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The burritos will be
a treat I hope.
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Spending their evenings
enjoying some of grandma's
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home cooking.
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They're really hungry, so
they enjoy good cooking.
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They enjoy whatever you
prepare really
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Do you guys always eat this well
when you're out here?
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Yeah well,
when we have a cook!
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It's great when grandma
can come up and cook.
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I remember cooking for crews
when we were doing different
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things ever since I was little.
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And she would always be
in the camp area cooking up
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a big meal for us.
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She always said it's like
herding cats it's when
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we try to help cook.
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Little has changed
in the decades that the Helles
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have been raising sheep-
keeping alive a tradition
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that binds
the generations together.
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Like any family business
it's real rewarding
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to be able to work
with your family.
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I'm planning on coming back
and running the ranch.
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This is the one thing I love
to do and I can't see myself
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doing anything else.
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On average, ranchers will
get about 8 pounds of wool
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from each sheep during
shearing season.
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And call it:
"Wool goes to Washington."
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President Woodrow Wilson
grazed sheep
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on the White House lawn
during World War One.
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They not only
trimmed the grass,
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their wool was auctioned off
with the proceeds
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going to
the American Red Cross.
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Whether it's a farmers
market or the produce section
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of your favorite grocery store,
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apples are one of the most
popular fruits in the world.
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After all, who doesn't love
applesauce, apple fritters,
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apple pie or apple cider?
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Well, here in New Hampshire,
apples are also a major part
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of an historic harvest.
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From Gravenstein to Golden
Delicious MacIntosh
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to Macoun with forty
different varieties,
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this may well be New
England's epicenter of apples.
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Welcome to Applecrest
Farms in New Hampshire.
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On this brilliant fall weekend,
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thousands of apple lovers
are gathering to enjoy some
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guitar and banjo pickin'
then heading to the orchards
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to do a little pickin'
of their own.
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Go slow.
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Pick the good ones.
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It's become a tradition
for hundreds of families
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throughout New England.
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I've been doing it for
years, it's a blast.
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Been coming here since I was
a kid so it's always fun,
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just a good time.
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This is actually
my third time here.
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And this is my first
time for riding a pony!
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From pony rides to pumpkins
to pie-eating contests.
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To stuffing your face with
roasted corn-on-the-cob
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or stuffing a scarecrow.
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It's all part of the yearly
Applecrest Fall Festival,
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an event dating back
nearly four decades.
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This is just such
a typical New England event,
09:22.133 --> 09:23.500 align:left position:25% line:89% size:65%
to go apple picking.
09:23.500 --> 09:24.666 align:left position:37.5% line:89% size:52.5%
I love it!
09:24.666 --> 09:28.033 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5%
This land that you see
has been farmed for hundreds
09:28.033 --> 09:29.033 align:left position:37.5% line:89% size:52.5%
of years.
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Todd Wagner grew up
on Applecrest farms.
09:31.766 --> 09:35.200 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75%
It was purchased by Todd's
grandfather back in the 1950's.
09:35.200 --> 09:39.366 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5%
But its roots go back to
1913 when a New Englander
09:39.366 --> 09:43.566 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75%
named Walter Farmer planted
the very first apple trees.
09:43.566 --> 09:46.266 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5%
Farmer raised chickens in
these coops while he waited
09:46.266 --> 09:50.000 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5%
seven years for the trees
to mature and bear fruit.
09:50.000 --> 09:52.633 align:left position:15% line:5% size:75%
The trees that you see here
are part of the original
09:52.633 --> 09:54.566 align:left position:22.5% line:5% size:67.5%
planting back in 1913.
09:54.566 --> 09:57.566 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70%
So 100 years, and still
as you can see
09:57.566 --> 09:59.600 align:left position:17.5% line:89% size:72.5%
an pretty incredible crop.
09:59.600 --> 10:03.733 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5%
That's a nice crop in here
look at the size of those apples
10:03.733 --> 10:06.566 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70%
Though Todd and his dad
Peter grew up here,
10:06.566 --> 10:09.033 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60%
both spent years
away from the farm -
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Peter in business,
Todd as a filmmaker.
10:12.033 --> 10:15.066 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75%
But something drew them back
to a lifestyle they missed
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more than they knew.
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My wife and I thought about it,
10:17.700 --> 10:22.333 align:left position:12.5% line:5% size:77.5%
and said that's not a bad way
to bring up a family,
10:22.333 --> 10:24.700 align:left position:27.5% line:5% size:62.5%
it's not a bad way
to live a life.
10:24.700 --> 10:27.300 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5%
Being outdoors and doing what
you want to do
10:27.300 --> 10:29.366 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5%
and feeding the world
with apples.
10:29.366 --> 10:32.200 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65%
I live in the house
that my grandparents lived in
10:32.200 --> 10:36.700 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75%
and I like that connection
to the history and it gives you
10:36.700 --> 10:41.300 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5%
a sense of place, and
it's pretty cool.
10:41.300 --> 10:45.900 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75%
Continuing the agricultural
tradition of Applecrest farms
10:45.900 --> 10:47.833 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5%
means adopting new strategies,
10:47.833 --> 10:50.966 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75%
and finding ways to profit
beyond simply growing apples.
10:50.966 --> 10:53.733 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5%
The Wagners still produce
thousands of bushels
10:53.733 --> 10:57.133 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5%
for retail sale, but actually
reduced the size
10:57.133 --> 10:59.466 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5%
of the orchards -
replanting many acres
10:59.466 --> 11:02.833 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5%
with two dozen different
kinds of fruits and vegetables.
11:02.833 --> 11:07.000 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80%
In addition, it meant "growing"
their "agritourism" business.
11:07.000 --> 11:09.400 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70%
Things like their fall
festival which provides
11:09.400 --> 11:12.366 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5%
a steady source of revenue
unaffected by uncertain
11:12.366 --> 11:13.800 align:left position:27.5% line:89% size:62.5%
commodity prices.
11:13.800 --> 11:16.266 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60%
I can't imagine
my grandfather or grandmother
11:16.266 --> 11:19.933 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70%
could have ever imagined
back then that those festivals
11:19.933 --> 11:24.466 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80%
are really that keep us afloat.
11:24.466 --> 11:26.566 align:left position:37.5% line:83% size:52.5%
Like most
pick-it-yourself farms,
11:26.566 --> 11:29.566 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70%
Applecrest has some food
favorites that draw folks back
11:29.566 --> 11:33.266 align:left position:35% line:83% size:55%
every year.
Cider donuts made fresh daily.
11:33.266 --> 11:34.866 align:left position:25% line:89% size:65%
Home-made ice cream.
11:34.866 --> 11:36.533 align:left position:27.5% line:89% size:62.5%
Fresh apple cider.
11:36.533 --> 11:39.133 align:left position:17.5% line:89% size:72.5%
And, oh, those apple pies!
11:39.133 --> 11:41.833 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65%
I think it's like a
second home for me.
11:41.833 --> 11:43.533 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70%
I've been here forever.
11:43.533 --> 11:45.666 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65%
Meet Evelyn Tuttle
and Gertrude Eaton.
11:45.666 --> 11:48.466 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70%
The two sisters haven't
really been here forever
11:48.466 --> 11:52.366 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70%
just 60 years for Evelyn
and 45 for Gertrude!
11:52.366 --> 11:53.566 align:left position:27.5% line:89% size:62.5%
Talk about roots!
11:53.566 --> 11:56.533 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75%
Their dad was Walter Farmer,
the original owner
11:56.533 --> 11:59.600 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5%
who planted the farm's
first apple tree.
11:59.600 --> 12:02.266 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65%
Every fall for the
last quarter-century,
12:02.266 --> 12:05.366 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60%
Gert and Evelyn
have baked close to 500 pies
12:05.366 --> 12:06.700 align:left position:32.5% line:89% size:57.5%
each weekend.
12:06.700 --> 12:09.433 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5%
Close to 200-thousand in all!
12:09.433 --> 12:11.233 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5%
So what's it like working
with your sister
12:11.233 --> 12:12.966 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5%
day in and day out
all these years?
12:12.966 --> 12:17.266 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80%
Oh, fine, I mean we don't fight.
12:17.266 --> 12:22.166 align:left position:22.5% line:5% size:67.5%
Once in a while we do,
but not very often!
12:22.166 --> 12:23.400 align:left position:17.5% line:89% size:72.5%
So do you eat pie at home?
12:23.400 --> 12:29.400 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5%
No probably we should say yes!
12:29.400 --> 12:31.566 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60%
Gert and Evelyn
It's incredible what they do.
12:31.566 --> 12:34.100 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75%
They're intricately entwined
into the fabric
12:34.100 --> 12:35.766 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75%
of this farm and this land,
12:35.766 --> 12:41.500 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5%
and they give their heart
and soul to this place.
12:41.500 --> 12:44.366 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5%
Such loyalty and longevity
aren't hard to find
12:44.366 --> 12:45.400 align:left position:27.5% line:89% size:62.5%
here on the farm.
12:45.400 --> 12:47.333 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5%
Yeah Chris has been here,
what six?
12:47.333 --> 12:48.700 align:left position:25% line:89% size:65%
Yeah six years here.
12:48.700 --> 12:51.266 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70%
As the Wagners celebrate
their farm's centennial,
12:51.266 --> 12:54.300 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5%
they cherish their own
family bonds and celebrate
12:54.300 --> 12:56.933 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70%
the traditions they help
other families create.
12:56.933 --> 12:59.500 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5%
We have a couple of people
who have been engaged,
12:59.500 --> 13:00.500 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70%
they were married here.
13:00.500 --> 13:02.833 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5%
And now they bring
their kids here.
13:02.833 --> 13:07.733 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70%
We've got grandmothers
with their kids and their kids.
13:07.733 --> 13:09.866 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5%
We've had four generations
before.
13:09.866 --> 13:14.266 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70%
And they all, they say
thank you for still being here,
13:14.266 --> 13:15.500 align:left position:27.5% line:89% size:62.5%
thank you so much.
13:15.500 --> 13:17.900 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5%
And that's our intention,
that's what we want to be here.
13:17.900 --> 13:23.100 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75%
We want to be here forever
and that's a hard thing to say.
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Forever is a long time.
13:24.200 --> 13:31.066 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5%
We want this farm
to keep on going.
13:31.066 --> 13:32.666 align:left position:17.5% line:89% size:72.5%
Want to learn a new word?
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The science of growing
apples is called "pomology"
13:36.366 --> 13:38.433 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65%
The bright red fruit
is fat free,
13:38.433 --> 13:42.733 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80%
sodium free and cholesterol free
with a medium apple weighing in
13:42.733 --> 13:44.533 align:left position:25% line:89% size:65%
at only 80 calories.
13:44.533 --> 13:47.933 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75%
And did you know that apples
are a member of the rose family?
13:47.933 --> 13:50.100 align:left position:22.5% line:5% size:67.5%
Hi I'm Jason Shoultz.
13:50.100 --> 13:52.333 align:left position:17.5% line:5% size:72.5%
Still ahead I'll introduce
you to an Alabama farmer
13:52.333 --> 13:54.900 align:left position:22.5% line:5% size:67.5%
who's diversifying his
business to stay alive
13:54.900 --> 13:56.733 align:left position:22.5% line:5% size:67.5%
when times are tough.
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I'm Rob Stewart and
still ahead on America's
13:58.266 --> 14:00.466 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5%
Heartland, We'll take you
to Arkansas where one farm
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family is racing the clock
to bring in their crop
14:03.366 --> 14:04.933 align:left position:35% line:89% size:55%
of soybeans.
14:14.466 --> 14:16.066 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70%
Do you know your beans?
14:16.066 --> 14:19.900 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5%
Pinto, black, refried,
green beans, kidney beans.
14:19.900 --> 14:22.333 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70%
You'll find them canned,
dried or even frozen
14:22.333 --> 14:23.800 align:left position:22.5% line:89% size:67.5%
in your grocery aisle
14:23.800 --> 14:25.166 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5%
But what are the differences,
14:25.166 --> 14:27.533 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65%
where are they grown
and how do they stack up
14:27.533 --> 14:28.700 align:left position:32.5% line:89% size:57.5%
nutritionally?
14:28.700 --> 14:31.400 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75%
There are tens of thousands
of varieties of beans
14:31.400 --> 14:33.933 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5%
but you won't find all of them
in your local store.
14:33.933 --> 14:37.300 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75%
But depending on your dish,
there is likely a bean
14:37.300 --> 14:38.933 align:left position:25% line:89% size:65%
to suit your needs!
14:38.933 --> 14:40.100 align:left position:32.5% line:89% size:57.5%
Mexican food?
14:40.100 --> 14:43.266 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5%
Try black, pinto
or refried beans.
14:43.266 --> 14:45.400 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5%
Most refried beans
that you'll find in cans
14:45.400 --> 14:47.433 align:left position:22.5% line:89% size:67.5%
come from pinto beans.
14:47.433 --> 14:50.500 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5%
And the "re" doesn't mean
they are fried twice!
14:50.500 --> 14:54.133 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5%
It comes from the Spanish
prefix "re" meaning well
14:54.133 --> 14:55.866 align:left position:32.5% line:89% size:57.5%
or well fried.
14:55.866 --> 14:57.900 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5%
Green beans are mainly
grown in Wisconsin,
14:57.900 --> 15:01.100 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75%
western New York, and Oregon
and can be canned,
15:01.100 --> 15:02.600 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60%
frozen or fresh.
15:02.600 --> 15:06.466 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5%
And they are rich
in fiber and vitamin A.
15:06.466 --> 15:10.000 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5%
And some bad news for
all of you coffee aficionados
15:10.000 --> 15:13.400 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80%
who try to impress your friends
by grinding your own beans.
15:13.400 --> 15:14.600 align:left position:17.5% line:89% size:72.5%
They aren't really beans.
15:14.600 --> 15:18.233 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75%
These are actually the pits,
or seeds inside the fruit
15:18.233 --> 15:19.500 align:left position:25% line:89% size:65%
on the coffee plant.
15:19.500 --> 15:25.300 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75%
They're called beans because
well, they look like beans!
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Autumn means harvest time
for the majority
15:27.366 --> 15:28.666 align:left position:25% line:5% size:65%
of American farmers.
15:28.666 --> 15:31.333 align:left position:25% line:5% size:65%
It is a huge process
that can involve
15:31.333 --> 15:34.200 align:left position:27.5% line:5% size:62.5%
the entire family
even the entire community
15:34.200 --> 15:36.166 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5%
of people making their living
off of the land.
15:36.166 --> 15:38.300 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5%
Well we found a family
in Arkansas,
15:38.300 --> 15:41.200 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5%
bringing in thousands
of acres of soybeans,
15:41.200 --> 15:45.533 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5%
it's non-stop action
until the crop is in.
15:50.466 --> 15:53.800 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70%
Look in any direction on
this central Arkansas farm
15:53.800 --> 15:57.766 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5%
and it's soybeans
as far as the eye can see.
15:57.766 --> 16:01.866 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75%
From sun up to sundown, huge
combines comb these fields,
16:01.866 --> 16:03.800 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5%
cutting the beans
from the ground.
16:03.800 --> 16:07.800 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75%
Let's give you a view that
you may never have seen before:
16:07.800 --> 16:10.500 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5%
inside the giant equipment
hauling in this harvest
16:10.500 --> 16:14.066 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75%
of one of the most versatile
crops in the world.
16:29.900 --> 16:33.166 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75%
Quarterbacking this soybean
harvest team is Dow Brantley.
16:33.166 --> 16:36.800 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60%
Dow and his dad
are partners at Brantley Farms.
16:36.800 --> 16:38.766 align:left position:22.5% line:89% size:67.5%
It's a big operation:
16:38.766 --> 16:40.966 align:left position:35% line:83% size:55%
growing more
than nine thousand acres
16:40.966 --> 16:42.933 align:left position:25% line:89% size:65%
of crops each year.
16:42.933 --> 16:44.533 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5%
Dow we really came
at the perfect time,
16:44.533 --> 16:48.366 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5%
harvest in full swing
and here you see the soybean
16:48.366 --> 16:49.933 align:left position:17.5% line:89% size:72.5%
in the process of drying.
16:49.933 --> 16:53.066 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5%
These are almost there
and these are ready to go.
16:53.066 --> 16:57.066 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70%
What did it take to get
this plant to this level?
16:57.066 --> 16:58.766 align:left position:25% line:5% size:65%
You, you know, it's
a lot of hard work,
16:58.766 --> 17:01.000 align:left position:22.5% line:5% size:67.5%
and this year because
of the situation, the drought,
17:01.000 --> 17:02.933 align:left position:25% line:5% size:65%
a lot of irrigation
to make this crop,
17:02.933 --> 17:04.266 align:left position:25% line:5% size:65%
to make these beans.
17:04.266 --> 17:06.333 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75%
Uh, on, on top of that we're
working very hard
17:06.333 --> 17:08.933 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75%
to keep the weeds out of it
and insects as well,
17:08.933 --> 17:11.200 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65%
We're around 7 days
a week to harvest.
17:11.200 --> 17:12.833 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80%
So it's not just plant and pick?
17:12.833 --> 17:14.033 align:left position:35% line:89% size:55%
No, no, no.
17:14.033 --> 17:16.500 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5%
I wish it were that easy,
but no there is a lot to see
17:16.500 --> 17:18.866 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70%
about these crops to get
the high yields that we want
17:18.866 --> 17:20.500 align:left position:35% line:89% size:55%
to achieve.
17:20.500 --> 17:23.366 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65%
Once harvested, the
Brantley's beans are crushed
17:23.366 --> 17:25.666 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75%
and turned into oil or meal.
17:25.666 --> 17:28.866 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5%
More than half of the
soybeans produced in Arkansas
17:28.866 --> 17:31.000 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5%
are shipped down
the Mississippi River
17:31.000 --> 17:35.200 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70%
and exported worldwide
through the Port of New Orleans
17:35.200 --> 17:38.500 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5%
Dow's career path took him
off the farm for a time,
17:38.500 --> 17:41.200 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75%
acquiring technology skills
he was able to apply
17:41.200 --> 17:43.833 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5%
to the family business
on his return.
17:43.833 --> 17:45.866 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80%
Today, those computer programs,
17:45.866 --> 17:48.766 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70%
equipment enhancements
and crop monitoring systems
17:48.766 --> 17:49.966 align:left position:22.5% line:89% size:67.5%
have improved yields.
17:49.966 --> 17:53.800 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70%
Dow brought skills that
we've really needed.
17:53.800 --> 17:56.900 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70%
Uh, we had opportunity,
we had, uh,
17:56.900 --> 17:58.700 align:left position:22.5% line:5% size:67.5%
land we could produce,
we've been doing it.
17:58.700 --> 18:02.033 align:left position:30% line:5% size:60%
Could we take it
and move it forward.
18:02.033 --> 18:04.966 align:left position:25% line:5% size:65%
Yeah we could with
technology, with knowledge.
18:04.966 --> 18:08.233 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75%
"Moving forward" meant more
than doubling the four thousand
18:08.233 --> 18:10.733 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80%
acres his dad was then planting.
18:10.733 --> 18:15.300 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75%
Today, the Brantleys raise
soybeans, rice, corn and cotton
18:15.300 --> 18:19.333 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5%
on land that stretches
their farm more than 20 miles.
18:28.600 --> 18:31.300 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5%
The Brantleys crop duster
took us high in the sky
18:31.300 --> 18:36.633 align:left position:35% line:83% size:55%
to overlook
their expansive operation.
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Technology plays a key role here
even to managing
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the aerial spraying on
the Brantley's cotton crop.
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Computerized applications
target specific rows-
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reducing the amount
of chemicals needed.
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Dow says it's all a matter
of being efficient
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and effective.
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Anywhere from a guidance
on your tractor or combine
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to computer programs in
our office to help us
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keep up with input costs.
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Who sprayed what field?
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Things of that nature.
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Juggling harvest time
on this September day
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means going from one crop
to another.
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Their cotton is picked and
rolled into these modules
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and sent straight to the mill.
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Their grains - stored in
a state of the art silo system.
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Dow and his dad can oversee
all their harvesting
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from the fields -
or from their home office
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with computers
and GPS monitoring.
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Dow says technology
like this is expensive,
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but pays off in lower
costs for consumers.
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It allows us to
keep an affordable,
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food and fiber supply
here in the U.S.. Ah,
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keep those prices low.
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Ah, our job is to produce
at the lowest cost
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that we can and we do.
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But make no mistake,
what really holds this farm
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together - is family.
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A bond between father and son -
rooted in the land they love.
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Well it's a noble.
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I've been in the farming
thing and the family farm,
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that's very precious to me.
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I enjoy every minute of it.
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Working with family members
and I hope he continues
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to be here for a long time.
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So, we're both
having fun together.
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Um, we truly are.
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We're blessed
to have some good land.
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We're blessed to some
very good employees
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and without them
we wouldn't be
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where we are today.
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You'll understand why soybeans
are called the "miracle bean"
20:41.300 --> 20:44.700 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5%
when I tell you that soybeans
are used in animal feed,
20:44.700 --> 20:47.066 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5%
hundreds of food
and household products,
20:47.066 --> 20:51.466 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60%
ink, plastics,
wood adhesives and candles.
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More soybeans are grown
in the U.S.
20:53.533 --> 20:55.366 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80%
than anywhere else in the world.
20:55.366 --> 20:57.066 align:left position:22.5% line:89% size:67.5%
And one more fun fact.
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One acre of soybeans
can produce 82 thousand crayons.
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Hang in there!
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That's what we say to folks
when they're going though times.
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But if you're in business
and you're facing a downturn,
21:11.333 --> 21:13.733 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5%
hanging in there
requires perseverance
21:13.733 --> 21:15.233 align:left position:32.5% line:89% size:57.5%
and ingenuity.
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And that's a truism
one Alabama farmer knows
21:18.000 --> 21:19.933 align:left position:32.5% line:89% size:57.5%
all too well.
21:29.666 --> 21:31.866 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5%
It's a gardenia and what it is
is a dwarf gardenia
21:31.866 --> 21:35.400 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75%
and gets about two feet tall
and spreads out about four feet.
21:35.400 --> 21:39.066 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5%
Steve Thomas is the answer guy
today at Greene Hill Nursery
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in Auburn, Alabama.
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Outside with the plants.
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And inside on the telephone.
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That's the Black Knight.
21:46.100 --> 21:49.333 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5%
You want any of the white
profusion or other buddleia?
21:49.333 --> 21:52.266 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75%
But Steve admits, running a
garden center was not
21:52.266 --> 21:53.466 align:left position:27.5% line:89% size:62.5%
his life's dream.
21:53.466 --> 21:56.566 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5%
He set out to become a doctor
like his grandfather.
21:56.566 --> 21:58.900 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5%
I just uh, didn't put
the time in the books
21:58.900 --> 22:00.233 align:left position:27.5% line:89% size:62.5%
like I should've.
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So as a result I wasn't accepted
to any medical or dental schools
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that I applied to.
22:05.333 --> 22:08.500 align:left position:22.5% line:5% size:67.5%
And uh, my girlfriend
at the time said
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Why don't you try horticulture?
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And I looked at her and I said,
22:11.600 --> 22:13.933 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75%
well that's plants isn't it?
22:13.933 --> 22:15.366 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65%
And she said, well,
yeah that's plants.
22:15.366 --> 22:17.566 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65%
I said so what would
you do with plants?
22:17.566 --> 22:20.400 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60%
She said, well,
you could open a garden center.
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How much you got?
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Looks like about a 100 here.
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Yeah.
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All Right I'll help you
move them.
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When I went to ornamental
horticulture school
22:28.200 --> 22:30.900 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65%
at Auburn University
and got my Master's,
22:30.900 --> 22:34.633 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5%
that's when I started
actually enjoying plants
22:34.633 --> 22:38.966 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5%
and really started diving
into my own landscapes.
22:38.966 --> 22:41.900 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70%
Today Steve has 10 acres
of heirloom and ornamental
22:41.900 --> 22:43.733 align:left position:22.5% line:89% size:67.5%
plants for landscapes.
22:43.733 --> 22:46.333 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70%
During the housing boom
in the early two-thousands
22:46.333 --> 22:47.966 align:left position:22.5% line:89% size:67.5%
sales really took off.
22:47.966 --> 22:49.566 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65%
But when the housing
boom collapsed,
22:49.566 --> 22:52.833 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80%
his business took a direct hit.
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The housing market's down,
the economy is down.
22:55.266 --> 22:57.766 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5%
So with the housing market
down people aren't putting
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landscape plants necessarily
around even new houses.
23:00.533 --> 23:03.166 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80%
But after 25 years in business,
23:03.166 --> 23:05.333 align:left position:17.5% line:89% size:72.5%
quitting is not an option.
23:05.333 --> 23:08.400 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5%
So Steve is trying
something new again!
23:08.400 --> 23:11.666 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60%
Just like these,
you can do just a light sheering
23:11.666 --> 23:12.866 align:left position:35% line:89% size:55%
in the fall.
23:12.866 --> 23:14.933 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5%
Diversifying the business
into landscape contracting.
23:14.933 --> 23:18.466 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5%
With a slight twist we do
almost no new landscapes.
23:18.466 --> 23:21.400 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5%
What we do is we clean up
old landscapes.
23:21.400 --> 23:23.566 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5%
And we are in the process
right now of trying to set up
23:23.566 --> 23:26.066 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5%
a division of this company
that we're going to call
23:26.066 --> 23:27.366 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60%
Restoring Eden.
23:27.366 --> 23:30.033 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70%
Because we think a lot
of people love their landscapes
23:30.033 --> 23:33.133 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70%
when it first comes in,
then things happen.
23:33.133 --> 23:35.766 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5%
They don't get it kept up,
you know, they need help.
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Besides reducing the number
of plants that he grows,
23:38.633 --> 23:42.100 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5%
to deal with a downturn in
business he has cut also
23:42.100 --> 23:44.933 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5%
back on employees and not
invested in new equipment.
23:44.933 --> 23:47.166 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60%
He's down to one
part time employee
23:47.166 --> 23:50.000 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5%
who you will find
filling pots by hand today.
23:50.000 --> 23:51.600 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5%
I should've mechanized
years ago.
23:51.600 --> 23:55.400 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75%
In '06 we were to the point
where we were about ready
23:55.400 --> 23:58.633 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75%
to start more mechanization
because life was good then.
23:58.633 --> 23:59.633 align:left position:22.5% line:89% size:67.5%
Sales were good then.
23:59.633 --> 24:01.400 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5%
We were building
and that was definitely
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the direction
we were headed next.
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And then everything
fell off in '07.
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So we've got to get
back to that point.
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Those who make their living
in agriculture recognize that
24:10.566 --> 24:13.166 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65%
constantly changing
markets and conditions
24:13.166 --> 24:15.233 align:left position:22.5% line:89% size:67.5%
are a reality of life.
24:15.233 --> 24:19.066 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65%
Steve believes that
a positive attitude is critical
24:19.066 --> 24:21.733 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70%
to helping find success
in the future.
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Being in the business 25 years,
24:23.466 --> 24:26.033 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5%
hopefully most people
in the southeast know me,
24:26.033 --> 24:28.666 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75%
but that still requires that
I'm on the phone constantly.
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I email every week to all my
regular customers
24:31.166 --> 24:34.166 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5%
and I'm always trying to find
new people to email to.
24:34.166 --> 24:35.900 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5%
And I'm not ready
to let go of it yet.
24:35.900 --> 24:38.266 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65%
And if I'm not ready
to let go of it yet,
24:38.266 --> 24:41.200 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60%
I can't give up.
24:41.200 --> 24:42.833 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5%
That's going to do
it for us this time.
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Thanks for traveling the
country with us
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as we introduce you to such
interesting people and places
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in America's Heartland.
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We'll see you next time
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right here
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♪ You can see it in the eyes
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♪ in America's Heartland
living close to the land. ♪
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♪ and a pride in the brand ♪
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♪ in America's Heartland
living close, ♪
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"America's Heartland
is made possible by..."
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The United Soybean Board
whose "Common Ground"
25:40.100 --> 25:42.233 align:left position:30% line:5% size:60%
program creates
conversations to help
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consumers get the facts
about farming and food.
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There's more at:
findourcommonground.com.
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The American Farm Bureau
Foundation for Agriculture.
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Dedicated to building
greater awareness and
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understanding of agriculture
through education
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and engagement.
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More information at:
agfoundation.org.
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Farm Credit - financing
agriculture and rural
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America since 1916.
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Farm Credit is cooperatively
owned by America's farmers
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and ranchers.
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Learn more at
farmcredit.com.
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The Fund for Agriculture
Education - A fund created
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by KVIE to support
America's Heartland
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programming.
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