1 00:00:00,998 --> 00:00:05,431 "America's Heartland is made possible by... 2 00:00:05,431 --> 00:00:09,498 They make up a small part of our population. 3 00:00:09,498 --> 00:00:12,298 But have a huge impact on our lives. 4 00:00:12,298 --> 00:00:15,831 They take business risks that few others would tolerate 5 00:00:15,831 --> 00:00:17,964 all on our behalf. 6 00:00:17,964 --> 00:00:22,731 They're American farmers who feed, fuel and clothe the world. 7 00:00:22,731 --> 00:00:26,731 Monsanto would like to recognize them for all they do, 8 00:00:26,731 --> 00:00:30,531 for the rest of us, because ultimately our success 9 00:00:30,531 --> 00:00:34,564 and everyone else's depends on theirs 10 00:00:34,564 --> 00:00:37,798 "...and by the American Farm Bureau Federation - 11 00:00:37,798 --> 00:00:41,931 the voice of agriculture." 12 00:00:41,931 --> 00:00:45,731 COMING UP...IOWA FARMERS KEEP TRADITION ALIVE WITH CROPS AND 13 00:00:45,731 --> 00:00:49,498 CRAFTS FROM THE HEARTLAND'S AMANA COLONIES. 14 00:00:49,498 --> 00:00:53,064 THEN, A HONEY OF A HARVEST IN THE HEART OF NEW YORK. 15 00:00:53,064 --> 00:00:54,964 URBAN BEEKEEPERS! 16 00:00:54,964 --> 00:00:57,698 AND A CLOSE KNIT FARMING COMMUNITY IN SOUTH CAROLINA 17 00:00:57,698 --> 00:01:01,031 WHOSE ROOTS DATE BACK HUNDREDS OF YEARS. 18 00:01:01,031 --> 00:01:04,231 AMERICA'S HEARTLAND IS NEXT 19 00:01:04,231 --> 00:01:10,231 ♪You can see it in the eyes of every woman and man♪ 20 00:01:10,231 --> 00:01:16,331 ♪in America's Heartland living close to the land.♪ 21 00:01:16,331 --> 00:01:22,331 ♪There's a love for the country and a pride in the brand♪ 22 00:01:22,331 --> 00:01:32,931 ♪in America's Heartland living close, close to the land.♪ 23 00:01:32,931 --> 00:01:40,798 ♪In America's Heartland♪ 24 00:01:40,798 --> 00:01:42,631 Hello and welcome to America's Heartland. 25 00:01:42,631 --> 00:01:44,298 I'm Paul Ryan. 26 00:01:44,298 --> 00:01:47,631 ONE OF THE GREAT TRUTHS ABOUT AMERICAN AGRICULTURE IS THIS, 27 00:01:47,631 --> 00:01:50,398 IT'S MORE THAN A JOB... IT'S A LIFESTYLE. 28 00:01:50,398 --> 00:01:53,364 AMERICA'S AGRARIAN ROOTS HAVE SHAPED OUR CULTURE SINCE OUR 29 00:01:53,364 --> 00:01:54,864 NATION'S VERY BEGINNING. 30 00:01:54,864 --> 00:01:57,998 ALL ACROSS THE HEARTLAND, WE'VE FOUND FARM COMMUNITIES AS 31 00:01:57,998 --> 00:01:59,631 DISTINCT AND DIVERSE. 32 00:01:59,631 --> 00:02:02,698 ONE IN PARTICULAR... A TINY SET OF TIDEWATER COMMUNITIES 33 00:02:02,698 --> 00:02:05,031 JUST OFF THE COAST OF SOUTH CAROLINA. 34 00:02:05,031 --> 00:02:09,264 PAT McCONAHAY MET SOME FARMERS THERE WHOSE ANCESTORS FIRST CAME 35 00:02:09,264 --> 00:02:11,231 TO THE NEW WORLD AS SLAVES. 36 00:02:11,231 --> 00:02:13,831 TODAY, THEIR DESCENDENTS ARE PRESERVING A BETTER PART OF 37 00:02:13,831 --> 00:02:19,464 THEIR PAST: A UNIQUE AND UNDILUTED WAY OF LIFE. 38 00:02:19,464 --> 00:02:23,398 "Gullah-Gullah is a word that means people blessed by God. 39 00:02:23,398 --> 00:02:26,864 AND GULLAH AND GEECHEE BOTH DERIVED FROM THE GULLAH AND FROM 40 00:02:26,864 --> 00:02:31,331 THE GEECHEE PEOPLE FROM THE WINWARD OR RICE COAST 41 00:02:31,331 --> 00:02:32,798 OF WEST AFRICA. 42 00:02:32,798 --> 00:02:35,064 Marquetta Goodwine is a native of St. Helena island, 43 00:02:35,064 --> 00:02:38,298 South Carolina. Of the two hundred thousand Gullah 44 00:02:38,298 --> 00:02:39,798 descendents in the United States... 45 00:02:39,798 --> 00:02:42,331 some 9 thousand make their home here. 46 00:02:42,331 --> 00:02:45,331 Goodwine has long studied the history of the Gullah people who 47 00:02:45,331 --> 00:02:49,664 first arrived as slaves from Africa in the 1600's. 48 00:02:49,664 --> 00:02:52,531 Brought to America to work on plantations, their isolated 49 00:02:52,531 --> 00:02:57,231 island home allowed them to develop a unique Gullah culture. 50 00:02:57,231 --> 00:03:03,331 GULLAH GEECHEE CULTURE IS REALLY ABOUT THE LAND, GOD AND FAMILY. 51 00:03:03,331 --> 00:03:05,398 AND NOT NECESSARILY IN THAT ORDER. 52 00:03:05,398 --> 00:03:10,498 BECAUSE FOR US GOD IS FIRST.. THEN GOD GAVE US THE LAND 53 00:03:10,498 --> 00:03:14,764 THEN THE FAMILY'S ON IT TO BE STEWARDS OF THE LAND. 54 00:03:14,764 --> 00:03:17,898 Property deeds from the 1860's show the Gullahs bought 55 00:03:17,898 --> 00:03:21,331 plantation lands at auctions after the Civil War. 56 00:03:21,331 --> 00:03:24,531 Like Goodwine's family, some of their descendants still own and 57 00:03:24,531 --> 00:03:27,198 farm portions of that land today. 58 00:03:27,198 --> 00:03:29,564 But it's become a challenge to keep that historic farming 59 00:03:29,564 --> 00:03:31,764 lifestyle alive. 60 00:03:31,764 --> 00:03:34,798 Rising taxes have forced many families to sell their land to 61 00:03:34,798 --> 00:03:39,764 developers seeing dollar signs in new resorts and golf courses 62 00:03:39,764 --> 00:03:43,398 WE HAVE A CONSTANT BATTLE OF HAVING TO EDUCATE PEOPLE 63 00:03:43,398 --> 00:03:47,098 WHO ARE POLITICIANS THAT THE CULTURE EVEN EXISTS.. 64 00:03:47,098 --> 00:03:51,398 THAT IT IS VALUABLE AS IT IS AS WE FARM IT . 65 00:03:51,398 --> 00:03:54,264 AS WE LIVE OUT OF THE WATERWAYS AND SO ON. 66 00:03:54,264 --> 00:03:56,698 YOU'RE NOT GOING TO EAT A GOLF BALL 67 00:03:56,698 --> 00:03:59,664 Goodwine founded the Gullah Geechee Sea Island Coalition to 68 00:03:59,664 --> 00:04:02,164 preserve her people's heritage. 69 00:04:02,164 --> 00:04:05,798 In 2000 the community crowned her Queen Quet, official 70 00:04:05,798 --> 00:04:09,331 spokesperson for what is called the Gullah/Geechee Nation. 71 00:04:09,331 --> 00:04:12,198 It's an internationally recognized group, created to 72 00:04:12,198 --> 00:04:15,598 help Gullah traditions thrive-including the 73 00:04:15,598 --> 00:04:19,031 language-part African, part Elizabethan English. 74 00:04:19,031 --> 00:04:24,698 "Just as a memoir....? 75 00:04:24,698 --> 00:04:27,764 Even with a spoken language, it's not easy holding onto a 76 00:04:27,764 --> 00:04:29,731 culture if the land is lost. 77 00:04:29,731 --> 00:04:32,164 The South Carolina Coastal Community Development 78 00:04:32,164 --> 00:04:35,631 Corporation was created to find a way to economically sustain 79 00:04:35,631 --> 00:04:39,098 the land without selling it. 80 00:04:39,098 --> 00:04:42,864 GROWING UP WHAT WE DID WAS WE WERE FARMERS. 81 00:04:42,864 --> 00:04:44,531 EVERYONE HAD A GARDEN. 82 00:04:44,531 --> 00:04:46,731 SO WE STILL HAVE THOSE SKILLS. 83 00:04:46,731 --> 00:04:51,764 HOW DO WE TAKE THOSE SKILLS THAT WE ALREADY HAVE AND USE IT IN A 84 00:04:51,764 --> 00:04:53,798 SUSTAINABLE WAY? 85 00:04:53,798 --> 00:04:56,731 The CDC's first step was to create a licensed, community- 86 00:04:56,731 --> 00:04:58,064 shared kitchen. 87 00:04:58,064 --> 00:05:01,631 Here, growers could develop farm products for market as well as 88 00:05:01,631 --> 00:05:04,364 offer catering to area concerns. 89 00:05:04,364 --> 00:05:07,698 A key client of the kitchen is the Gullah Grub Restaurant, 90 00:05:07,698 --> 00:05:10,431 which offers traditional Gullah cuisine 91 00:05:10,431 --> 00:05:13,098 WE'RE GETTING MORE PEOPLE IN WANTING TO USE THE KITCHEN. 92 00:05:13,098 --> 00:05:16,931 WITHIN THE LAST WEEK WE'VE GOT THREE ADDITIONAL BUSINESSES COME 93 00:05:16,931 --> 00:05:21,231 IN ABOUT UTILIZING THE KITCHEN 94 00:05:21,231 --> 00:05:24,264 Traditional Gullah crafts are another way the community uses 95 00:05:24,264 --> 00:05:26,831 products from the land-both as an art form 96 00:05:26,831 --> 00:05:28,598 and a way to earn income. 97 00:05:28,598 --> 00:05:31,731 Mt. Pleasant, just north of St. Helena, is the only place 98 00:05:31,731 --> 00:05:35,198 where sweet grass basketry is still practiced. 99 00:05:35,198 --> 00:05:37,664 Small stands dot the busy highways where Gullah 100 00:05:37,664 --> 00:05:41,398 descendants both weave and sell their creations. 101 00:05:41,398 --> 00:05:43,398 "I LOVE SEWING BASKETS. 102 00:05:43,398 --> 00:05:46,798 AS LONG AS I'M AWAKE AND I'M NOT DOING ANYTHING ELSE I'M MAKING 103 00:05:46,798 --> 00:05:48,531 BASKETS. 104 00:05:48,531 --> 00:05:52,231 AND I LIKE THE IDEA OF THEM CARRYING IT ON. 105 00:05:52,231 --> 00:05:55,964 IT'S A PART OF OUR HISTORY AND OUR CULTURE. 106 00:05:55,964 --> 00:05:59,198 Sweet grass is a winter-hardy, sweet smelling plant that grows 107 00:05:59,198 --> 00:06:01,598 naturally in South Carolina. 108 00:06:01,598 --> 00:06:04,331 It's a time honored skill to bend the grass into various 109 00:06:04,331 --> 00:06:06,131 shaped baskets. 110 00:06:06,131 --> 00:06:09,198 DOWN HERE IS WHAT YOU SAY IS THE BASIC SHAPE. 111 00:06:09,198 --> 00:06:13,598 That's the basic shape, IT'S ROUND, SORT OF FLAT 112 00:06:13,598 --> 00:06:16,331 As with farming, increased development along the coastal 113 00:06:16,331 --> 00:06:20,098 islands is threatening the land where Sweet grass grows. 114 00:06:20,098 --> 00:06:23,198 It's just one more thing the Gullahs are fighting to preserve 115 00:06:23,198 --> 00:06:24,731 as part of their culture. 116 00:06:24,731 --> 00:06:27,198 Queen Quet says the Gullah's real future lies 117 00:06:27,198 --> 00:06:29,098 in the next generation 118 00:06:29,098 --> 00:06:33,164 THAT OUR CHILDREN WILL REALIZE THAT EVERYTHING THAT EVERYBODY 119 00:06:33,164 --> 00:06:35,931 ELSE IN THE WORLD WANTS THEY ALREADY HAVE, AND THEY'RE 120 00:06:35,931 --> 00:06:39,898 ALREADY BLESSED 121 00:06:39,898 --> 00:06:42,098 Some of the words in our vocabulary come from the 122 00:06:42,098 --> 00:06:43,898 original Gullah language. 123 00:06:43,898 --> 00:06:48,064 "goober" is the Gullah word for peanuts and "gumbo" was the word 124 00:06:48,064 --> 00:06:53,264 that Gullah members used for the vegetable, okra. 125 00:06:53,264 --> 00:06:56,331 MANY OF THE HEARTLAND'S DISTINCT FARM COMMUNITIES WERE ORIGINALLY 126 00:06:56,331 --> 00:07:00,631 TIED TOGETHER BY A COMMON ETHNIC BACKGROUND OR RELIGION. 127 00:07:00,631 --> 00:07:03,764 SOME HAVE ASSIMILATED INTO MAINSTREAM AMERICA WHILE OTHERS 128 00:07:03,764 --> 00:07:06,131 REMAIN TRUE TO THEIR HISTORIC ROOTS, 129 00:07:06,131 --> 00:07:09,598 JASON SHOULTZ DISCOVERED ONE SUCH PLACE IN EASTERN IOWA. 130 00:07:09,598 --> 00:07:13,398 HE SAYS THESE ARE AGRICULTURE COLONIES THAT COMBINE THEIR 131 00:07:13,398 --> 00:07:15,231 FARMING WITH A DEEP FAITH... 132 00:07:15,231 --> 00:07:21,398 BUT NOW THEY'VE ADDED TOURISM TO THE MIX. 133 00:07:21,398 --> 00:07:25,331 It's a busy summer day at Ackerman Winery 134 00:07:25,331 --> 00:07:27,098 in the Amana Colonies. 135 00:07:27,098 --> 00:07:28,631 "We specialize in sweet wines." 136 00:07:28,631 --> 00:07:31,831 The Ackerman's unusual varieties make this winery a popular 137 00:07:31,831 --> 00:07:34,531 destination for tourists visiting this unique 138 00:07:34,531 --> 00:07:36,164 American spot. 139 00:07:36,164 --> 00:07:38,031 "For the state of Iowa, we are fairly large, 140 00:07:38,031 --> 00:07:40,131 for the country, I'd say we are..." 141 00:07:40,131 --> 00:07:42,098 Pretty small. Ha ha." 142 00:07:42,098 --> 00:07:44,964 Les Ackerman and his daughter Greta are the caretakers of this 143 00:07:44,964 --> 00:07:47,531 fourth generation business. 144 00:07:47,531 --> 00:07:50,164 One of several businesses in the Amana Colonies: it's one of 145 00:07:50,164 --> 00:07:52,764 Iowa's top tourist destinations. 146 00:07:52,764 --> 00:07:54,264 "...IT'S GOOD FLAVOR." 147 00:07:54,264 --> 00:07:56,798 The Ackermans are descendants of German immigrants who 148 00:07:56,798 --> 00:08:00,898 settled a group of villages in 1854. 149 00:08:00,898 --> 00:08:03,631 "The Amana Colonies were one of the most successful communal 150 00:08:03,631 --> 00:08:07,864 groups that settled in the United States." 151 00:08:07,864 --> 00:08:11,331 The founders were members of the Community of True Inspiration, 152 00:08:11,331 --> 00:08:14,264 a religious society that lived communally. 153 00:08:14,264 --> 00:08:16,864 "The church elder was in charge of the village 154 00:08:16,864 --> 00:08:18,164 that you lived in. 155 00:08:18,164 --> 00:08:20,164 "Whatever your family needs were, for instance, housing, 156 00:08:20,164 --> 00:08:23,164 if you had extra children, you were moved to a larger house. 157 00:08:23,164 --> 00:08:25,931 If your children became older and got married, 158 00:08:25,931 --> 00:08:28,898 you were moved to a smaller house." 159 00:08:28,898 --> 00:08:30,631 8-hundred people in seven villages 160 00:08:30,631 --> 00:08:35,031 settled on 26,000 acres making up the original colonies. 161 00:08:35,031 --> 00:08:38,598 Enough land to support a self-sustaining society. 162 00:08:38,598 --> 00:08:42,764 "It was a different way of life. People worked very hard. 163 00:08:42,764 --> 00:08:47,598 They were fed six meals a day. Communally fed. 164 00:08:47,598 --> 00:08:50,564 Worked in the fields and the gardens." 165 00:08:50,564 --> 00:08:54,831 "Of course in the early days, an awful lot of hand work. 166 00:08:54,831 --> 00:08:58,331 There was hundreds of farm employees in those days." 167 00:08:58,331 --> 00:08:59,531 Changing economics 168 00:08:59,531 --> 00:09:03,264 forced the end of the communal lifestyle in 1932. 169 00:09:03,264 --> 00:09:06,798 Today, homes and businesses like the Ackerman winery are owned 170 00:09:06,798 --> 00:09:08,231 privately owned. 171 00:09:08,231 --> 00:09:11,131 The 26-thousand acres is owned by a corporation formed by 172 00:09:11,131 --> 00:09:12,398 church members. 173 00:09:12,398 --> 00:09:15,398 Farming is still an important part of the Amana Colonies. 174 00:09:15,398 --> 00:09:19,064 In fact, this is Iowa's biggest contiguous farm. 175 00:09:19,064 --> 00:09:21,264 But what once took hundreds now can be done 176 00:09:21,264 --> 00:09:26,031 with around 20 farm employees. 177 00:09:26,031 --> 00:09:30,131 Nearly 6-thousand head of cattle are raised on the Amana farm. 178 00:09:30,131 --> 00:09:32,598 "This morning we are loading about three loads of cattle here 179 00:09:32,598 --> 00:09:33,964 that are going to market. 180 00:09:33,964 --> 00:09:36,698 The cattle happen to be going to Pennsylvania 181 00:09:36,698 --> 00:09:38,698 to a processing plant there." 182 00:09:38,698 --> 00:09:41,898 The cattle breeding operation is divided into herds spread 183 00:09:41,898 --> 00:09:43,731 throughout the Amana Colonies. 184 00:09:43,731 --> 00:09:47,498 Cowboys... a rare site in this part of the heartland... 185 00:09:47,498 --> 00:09:49,931 do their work the old fashioned way. 186 00:09:49,931 --> 00:09:53,264 Here Shawn Seehusen and his partner are roping a cow in 187 00:09:53,264 --> 00:09:55,098 order to give medicine. 188 00:09:55,098 --> 00:09:58,298 It's an impressive display, but a side of the operation that 189 00:09:58,298 --> 00:10:00,731 most tourists never see. 190 00:10:00,731 --> 00:10:02,698 Not that Shawn minds... 191 00:10:02,698 --> 00:10:05,931 "I'd just as soon be left alone in my own little world." 192 00:10:05,931 --> 00:10:08,598 Tourists are welcomed at the Amana Colonies woolen mills and 193 00:10:08,598 --> 00:10:11,998 furniture shop, but the farming operation isn't a featured 194 00:10:11,998 --> 00:10:13,731 attraction for visitors. 195 00:10:13,731 --> 00:10:16,131 "Not that we keep it a secret on purpose or anything. 196 00:10:16,131 --> 00:10:18,964 But it does seem to be one of Iowa's better kept secrets, 197 00:10:18,964 --> 00:10:21,098 as far as the size of the farm, what we are doing." 198 00:10:21,098 --> 00:10:24,364 The Amana Society is often confused with the more familiar 199 00:10:24,364 --> 00:10:25,664 Amish. 200 00:10:25,664 --> 00:10:27,964 They both settled the United States in the 18-hundreds, but 201 00:10:27,964 --> 00:10:29,364 they are not the same. 202 00:10:29,364 --> 00:10:33,098 One big difference, the Amana Society embraces change. 203 00:10:33,098 --> 00:10:35,364 The Amana Colonies pay tribute to their history 204 00:10:35,364 --> 00:10:37,398 through tourism in its historic district. 205 00:10:37,398 --> 00:10:40,664 But farming is done with modern machinery, including sprayers 206 00:10:40,664 --> 00:10:44,464 equipped with Global Positioning Satellite technology. 207 00:10:44,464 --> 00:10:45,998 "You can't live for the past. 208 00:10:45,998 --> 00:10:51,398 So, the Amana's are very progressive, and have been. 209 00:10:51,398 --> 00:10:56,998 We are not a group that tends to live the old lifestyle." 210 00:10:56,998 --> 00:10:59,231 "We struggle with that balance all the time. 211 00:10:59,231 --> 00:11:02,931 How do we balance the history, keep the history alive while at 212 00:11:02,931 --> 00:11:06,131 the same time adopting new practices and programs at the 213 00:11:06,131 --> 00:11:08,164 same time, just as they come along. 214 00:11:08,164 --> 00:11:12,231 Implementing those things in order to increase our efficiency. 215 00:11:12,231 --> 00:11:14,598 But always wanting to keep one foot in the past, 216 00:11:14,598 --> 00:11:18,564 keeping a very solid footing in that area." 217 00:11:18,564 --> 00:11:21,664 For now, the people of Iowa's Amana Colonies believe that 218 00:11:21,664 --> 00:11:25,898 solid footing is helping them keep up with a changing economy. 219 00:11:25,898 --> 00:11:28,598 "I've never been more optimistic than I am today about the future 220 00:11:28,598 --> 00:11:35,331 of agriculture and how Amana fits into that scheme." 221 00:11:35,331 --> 00:11:37,831 The Amana colonies figure prominently in the development 222 00:11:37,831 --> 00:11:40,364 of two products we use almost every day. 223 00:11:40,364 --> 00:11:43,564 In 1934, the first refrigerated beverage cooler 224 00:11:43,564 --> 00:11:46,398 was produced by the Amana Refrigeration Company. 225 00:11:46,398 --> 00:11:48,998 And in 1967, Amana turned out the first 226 00:11:48,998 --> 00:11:56,764 countertop microwave ovens. 227 00:11:56,764 --> 00:11:58,364 Still to come on America's Heartland... 228 00:11:58,364 --> 00:12:00,698 We'll meet a farm family in Tennessee 229 00:12:00,698 --> 00:12:02,964 whose method of raising livestock takes them, 230 00:12:02,964 --> 00:12:04,898 "Back to the Land" 231 00:12:04,898 --> 00:12:06,964 And... if you don't have a "green thumb", 232 00:12:06,964 --> 00:12:09,498 maybe you're not picking the right plants. 233 00:12:09,498 --> 00:12:12,164 We'll show you how researchers are taking a whole new look 234 00:12:12,164 --> 00:12:14,898 at horticulture. 235 00:12:14,898 --> 00:12:18,064 LET'S LEAVE BEHIND FOR A MOMENT THE SMALL RURAL FARM COMMUNITIES 236 00:12:18,064 --> 00:12:20,898 OF THE HEARTLAND... AND HEAD FOR THE BIG CITY 237 00:12:20,898 --> 00:12:22,998 IN SEARCH OF URBAN AGRICULTURE! 238 00:12:22,998 --> 00:12:26,431 IT'S NOT HARD TO FIND - IN FACT, THE SAME SPIRIT OF INNOVATION 239 00:12:26,431 --> 00:12:28,931 FOUND IN THE FIELDS OF IOWA CAN BE FOUND 240 00:12:28,931 --> 00:12:33,331 ON THE ROOFTOPS OF MANHATTAN. 241 00:12:33,331 --> 00:12:37,264 New York City... where, with a little hard work, 242 00:12:37,264 --> 00:12:40,631 anybody can have their shot. 243 00:12:40,631 --> 00:12:43,598 Haitian immigrant Antoine Philippe earns enough money 244 00:12:43,598 --> 00:12:46,498 driving a cab to put his kids through college. 245 00:12:46,498 --> 00:12:49,264 Massachusetts resident David Graves is selling his homemade 246 00:12:49,264 --> 00:12:52,431 jams and jelly at Manhattan farmers markets. 247 00:12:52,431 --> 00:12:54,131 "Hi David." 248 00:12:54,131 --> 00:12:55,831 Hello Antoine, how are you doing? 249 00:12:55,831 --> 00:12:57,331 Good not bad. 250 00:12:57,331 --> 00:12:58,931 But this is also a place where it's wise 251 00:12:58,931 --> 00:13:01,298 to expect the unexpected. 252 00:13:01,298 --> 00:13:03,831 Where two men who otherwise would have no connection at all 253 00:13:03,831 --> 00:13:06,098 are working together. 254 00:13:06,098 --> 00:13:10,898 Exactly what would draw them to the roof of a Manhattan hotel? 255 00:13:10,898 --> 00:13:15,098 The answer: Bees. 256 00:13:15,098 --> 00:13:17,464 These men tend to hives scattered around the city on the 257 00:13:17,464 --> 00:13:19,064 roofs of buildings. 258 00:13:19,064 --> 00:13:21,264 The hives actually belong to David, he began placing them 259 00:13:21,264 --> 00:13:24,164 on top of buildings in 1997. 260 00:13:24,164 --> 00:13:29,498 "I have them on hotels, I have them on schools, a brownstone. 261 00:13:29,498 --> 00:13:32,331 Hopefully I'm going to get it back on a church." 262 00:13:32,331 --> 00:13:35,464 Just like beehives around the heartland, these rooftop hives 263 00:13:35,464 --> 00:13:37,698 are filled with golden honey. 264 00:13:37,698 --> 00:13:40,398 David puts it in jars and sells it. 265 00:13:40,398 --> 00:13:43,164 "New York City Rooftop Honey." 266 00:13:43,164 --> 00:13:45,964 Antoine helps David with the bees... tending to hives, 267 00:13:45,964 --> 00:13:48,831 even driving bees around in his cab! 268 00:13:48,831 --> 00:13:51,431 In return this cab driver gets valuable knowledge. 269 00:13:51,431 --> 00:13:54,431 Why would a cab driver care about bees? 270 00:13:54,431 --> 00:13:57,131 Well, Antoine has a dream of his own. 271 00:13:57,131 --> 00:14:00,698 And it takes him far from the streets of New York City 272 00:14:00,698 --> 00:14:06,764 "My love is always for going in agriculture. 273 00:14:06,764 --> 00:14:11,098 And before I come here I get a piece of land in my country, and 274 00:14:11,098 --> 00:14:15,098 say that will be for my retirement when I go back home. 275 00:14:15,098 --> 00:14:21,864 I will try to have a small farm on that piece of property." 276 00:14:21,864 --> 00:14:25,298 "Antoine I would regard as one of my best friends. 277 00:14:25,298 --> 00:14:27,664 He has helped me out a great deal here in New York. 278 00:14:27,664 --> 00:14:28,998 He's taken me around. 279 00:14:28,998 --> 00:14:32,764 At a moments notice, you give him a call and he's there." 280 00:14:32,764 --> 00:14:37,898 Of course bees need flowering plants to do their work. 281 00:14:37,898 --> 00:14:41,264 And it may be hard to imagine much growing in a city of steel, 282 00:14:41,264 --> 00:14:42,864 cement and glass. 283 00:14:42,864 --> 00:14:46,064 But from a rooftop, David showed me just how much green is 284 00:14:46,064 --> 00:14:47,898 actually there! 285 00:14:47,898 --> 00:14:50,964 "There we have a flowering crab right there, it's already gone 286 00:14:50,964 --> 00:14:54,531 by, but it's certainly a source of nectar for honeybees. 287 00:14:54,531 --> 00:14:57,798 And then we have this, I believe a horse chestnut." 288 00:14:57,798 --> 00:15:01,231 Even tomato plants spring from cracks in the sidewalk! 289 00:15:01,231 --> 00:15:03,764 David says the mixture of plants around the city means 290 00:15:03,764 --> 00:15:07,698 combinations of nectar that make for flavorful honey! 291 00:15:07,698 --> 00:15:09,998 "From the tree they become flowers. 292 00:15:09,998 --> 00:15:11,931 That's Good. Yeah that's a good one. 293 00:15:11,931 --> 00:15:13,531 Wow. 294 00:15:13,531 --> 00:15:15,298 "I think it's the best tasting honey in the world." 295 00:15:15,298 --> 00:15:16,798 Of course that's hard to prove. 296 00:15:16,798 --> 00:15:19,064 He does charge a bit more for the New York honey than his 297 00:15:19,064 --> 00:15:21,331 stuff from his Massachusetts hives. 298 00:15:21,331 --> 00:15:24,664 But whether it's the perfect pollen or just clever marketing 299 00:15:24,664 --> 00:15:27,031 jars of David's honey are a hot seller 300 00:15:27,031 --> 00:15:30,298 at his Manhattan farmer's market booth. 301 00:15:30,298 --> 00:15:33,098 "The interesting thing about the rooftop beekeeping isn't that 302 00:15:33,098 --> 00:15:34,831 it's just unusual. 303 00:15:34,831 --> 00:15:36,498 Technically it's illegal. 304 00:15:36,498 --> 00:15:40,898 A violation of the NYC health code 161.01. 305 00:15:40,898 --> 00:15:44,931 But truthfully it's not something David worries much about. 306 00:15:44,931 --> 00:15:47,798 "And the fact that I've done it responsibly, I don't think it 307 00:15:47,798 --> 00:15:51,264 gives them reason to come after me." 308 00:15:51,264 --> 00:15:55,164 "Certainly I pick my locations carefully. 309 00:15:55,164 --> 00:15:58,098 I just don't put a hive on a street corner. 310 00:15:58,098 --> 00:16:04,364 All my hives are under lock and key and away from people." 311 00:16:04,364 --> 00:16:07,398 "If someone complains about one of my hives I move it. 312 00:16:07,398 --> 00:16:10,698 Give them a jar of honey and it's left at that." 313 00:16:10,698 --> 00:16:13,798 But David says complaints about hives are rare, and most people 314 00:16:13,798 --> 00:16:15,964 don't even know they are up there. 315 00:16:15,964 --> 00:16:18,331 He's always looking for more property owners to volunteer 316 00:16:18,331 --> 00:16:19,864 their rooftops. 317 00:16:19,864 --> 00:16:21,231 For good reason.... 318 00:16:21,231 --> 00:16:24,731 "You can get anywhere from 80 to 150 pounds of honey off of one 319 00:16:24,731 --> 00:16:26,664 of these hives. 320 00:16:26,664 --> 00:16:30,131 My record is 150 from upper west side, but unfortunately that 321 00:16:30,131 --> 00:16:32,064 hive was stolen. 322 00:16:32,064 --> 00:16:36,831 "..Anything can happen in New York!" 323 00:16:36,831 --> 00:16:40,498 Beekeeping is one of the world's oldest forms of food production. 324 00:16:40,498 --> 00:16:43,298 There is evidence of beekeeping that dates as far back 325 00:16:43,298 --> 00:16:46,264 as 13 thousand B.C. 326 00:16:46,264 --> 00:16:48,731 Beekeepers not only harvested honey from the hives, 327 00:16:48,731 --> 00:16:51,864 but used the beeswax for candle making, cosmetics 328 00:16:51,864 --> 00:16:56,098 and as a polish for wood. 329 00:16:56,098 --> 00:16:58,131 ONE THING WE'VE LEARNED FOR SURE IN BRINGING YOU 330 00:16:58,131 --> 00:17:00,831 AMERICA'S HEARTLAND... LIKE ANY BUSINESS, FARMERS HAVE 331 00:17:00,831 --> 00:17:04,698 TO BE BOTH CREATIVE THINKERS AND SAVVY BUSINESS PEOPLE. 332 00:17:04,698 --> 00:17:08,131 THAT OFTEN MEANS FINDING NEW PRODUCTS AND NICHE MARKETS. 333 00:17:08,131 --> 00:17:11,364 PAT McConahay MET A TENNESSEE FARM FAMILY THAT'S FINDING 334 00:17:11,364 --> 00:17:15,064 SUCCESS BY USING THOSE VERY SAME SKILLS TO SELL THEIR PRODUCTS 335 00:17:15,064 --> 00:17:17,698 DIRECTLY TO CONSUMERS. 336 00:17:17,698 --> 00:17:21,798 "Hi Sweetheart, how are you. This is Goslin. 337 00:17:21,798 --> 00:17:24,598 She's the daughter of my favorite milk cow, Gracie." 338 00:17:24,598 --> 00:17:28,031 Jenny Drake has a very personal approach to working the land. 339 00:17:28,031 --> 00:17:31,331 She and her husband, Darrin operate "Peaceful Pastures" farm 340 00:17:31,331 --> 00:17:33,498 near Hickman, Tennessee. 341 00:17:33,498 --> 00:17:38,798 "We produce and sell beef, pork, chicken, turkey, lamb, goat, 342 00:17:38,798 --> 00:17:41,531 duck, goose and eggs". 343 00:17:41,531 --> 00:17:43,698 right now we have leg of lamb....." 344 00:17:43,698 --> 00:17:45,998 The Drakes have become successful entrepreneurs: 345 00:17:45,998 --> 00:17:49,331 marketing directly to consumers and retail outlets - 346 00:17:49,331 --> 00:17:52,831 selling meats and poultry produced on pastureland 347 00:17:52,831 --> 00:17:55,564 grass fed and grass finished. 348 00:17:55,564 --> 00:17:58,364 "Growing up, I'm a fan of the west. 349 00:17:58,364 --> 00:18:00,431 You know, Cowboys and Indians and all of that stuff 350 00:18:00,431 --> 00:18:03,264 when I was a kid. 351 00:18:03,264 --> 00:18:05,064 And everything was always done based on grass and Ecologically, 352 00:18:05,064 --> 00:18:07,464 economically, it just makes a lot more sense to me. 353 00:18:07,464 --> 00:18:11,264 Producing and selling all grass- fed animals is a niche market, 354 00:18:11,264 --> 00:18:12,531 but a growing one. 355 00:18:12,531 --> 00:18:16,664 In 2005, about 45 thousand grass-fed head of cattle were 356 00:18:16,664 --> 00:18:18,698 produced in the United States. 357 00:18:18,698 --> 00:18:21,198 That's a drop in the bucket compared to the 30 million 358 00:18:21,198 --> 00:18:24,431 animals that pass through feedlots, but nearly ten times 359 00:18:24,431 --> 00:18:27,931 what it was just a decade ago. 360 00:18:27,931 --> 00:18:29,598 "So what do you like about working with the goats, 361 00:18:29,598 --> 00:18:30,898 raising goats? 362 00:18:30,898 --> 00:18:32,964 They're very smart. 363 00:18:32,964 --> 00:18:34,764 Contrary to the myth, they are very clean." 364 00:18:34,764 --> 00:18:38,264 It's the variety of stock that's helped the Drakes be successful. 365 00:18:38,264 --> 00:18:41,064 For example, they raise several types of goats... 366 00:18:41,064 --> 00:18:43,764 sell the milk and use the excess. 367 00:18:43,764 --> 00:18:47,631 "I found myself swimming in goat milk and I had to have something 368 00:18:47,631 --> 00:18:51,698 to do with the excess goat milk so I had a book That had in 369 00:18:51,698 --> 00:18:55,531 there how to make goat milk soap and we've expanded to 370 00:18:55,531 --> 00:18:59,798 over 40 different kinds of soap now." 371 00:18:59,798 --> 00:19:02,264 Her intent is to have that calf right there." 372 00:19:02,264 --> 00:19:05,898 Darrin Drake is also an advocate of managed intensive grazing- 373 00:19:05,898 --> 00:19:10,264 moving cattle from pasture to pasture to maximize production 374 00:19:10,264 --> 00:19:12,998 on their 300 acre farm. 375 00:19:12,998 --> 00:19:15,764 What it does it ends up it actually gives them 376 00:19:15,764 --> 00:19:18,498 a higher quality diet. 377 00:19:18,498 --> 00:19:22,464 It increases the amount of forage that is utilized, 378 00:19:22,464 --> 00:19:25,031 so the actual carrying capacity of the land 379 00:19:25,031 --> 00:19:27,798 can be doubled or quadrupled" 380 00:19:27,798 --> 00:19:31,031 And while the land does double duty, their livestock choices 381 00:19:31,031 --> 00:19:33,331 play an important role as well. 382 00:19:33,331 --> 00:19:36,131 Like Jenny's Lincoln Longwood Sheep. 383 00:19:36,131 --> 00:19:38,998 "The appeal with the sheep is that they are truly a dual 384 00:19:38,998 --> 00:19:43,164 purpose breed, you get a very nice fleece off of the animal 385 00:19:43,164 --> 00:19:47,131 But you also have a heavily muscled enough carcass to make 386 00:19:47,131 --> 00:19:51,464 it a nice meat product as well." 387 00:19:51,464 --> 00:19:53,664 As part of their marketing plan, the Drakes are opening 388 00:19:53,664 --> 00:19:56,398 their farm to visitors: not only to give their products a higher 389 00:19:56,398 --> 00:20:01,598 profile, but to also "champion the cause" of agriculture. 390 00:20:01,598 --> 00:20:05,631 "Way too many people have lost the connection with the farm and 391 00:20:05,631 --> 00:20:08,831 where food comes from. We've also lost connections on 392 00:20:08,831 --> 00:20:12,631 farmers as people Farmers get a lot of bad press, 393 00:20:12,631 --> 00:20:14,831 the evil farmer spraying the crops, 394 00:20:14,831 --> 00:20:17,631 the evil farmer contaminating the water, 395 00:20:17,631 --> 00:20:20,764 the evil cow causing global warming 396 00:20:20,764 --> 00:20:23,764 and people need to connect to farmers as people". 397 00:20:23,764 --> 00:20:26,531 Darrin and Jenny say these rolling Tennessee hills are the 398 00:20:26,531 --> 00:20:29,698 perfect spot for them to realize their dream. 399 00:20:29,698 --> 00:20:32,531 Farming for themselves and others. 400 00:20:32,531 --> 00:20:37,631 Most of our customers are truly wonderful and it's very 401 00:20:37,631 --> 00:20:40,098 enjoyable to get feedback on a product, 402 00:20:40,098 --> 00:20:42,731 you know that's the best tenderloin I've ever tasted 403 00:20:42,731 --> 00:20:46,131 or wow, I never knew chicken could be this good. 404 00:20:46,131 --> 00:20:53,164 so that, in and of itself is very rewarding" 405 00:20:53,164 --> 00:20:57,231 Research in plant selection and breeding has dramatically 406 00:20:57,231 --> 00:21:00,264 improved crop yields for pasture grasses and grains. 407 00:21:00,264 --> 00:21:03,264 In 1900 American farmers were able to produce 408 00:21:03,264 --> 00:21:06,098 about 40 bushels of corn per acre. 409 00:21:06,098 --> 00:21:09,131 By 2001, that had increased to an average of 410 00:21:09,131 --> 00:21:13,498 150 bushels per acre. 411 00:21:13,498 --> 00:21:17,031 WHETHER WE LIVE IN THE BIG CITY, THE SUBURBS, OR OUT ON THE FARM, 412 00:21:17,031 --> 00:21:20,464 WE ALL SEEM TO SHARE THE SAME PASSION FOR DIGGING IN THE DIRT. 413 00:21:20,464 --> 00:21:23,764 GARDENING IS ONE OF AMERICA'S BIGGEST HOBBIES, AND ALL THOSE 414 00:21:23,764 --> 00:21:27,564 FLOWERS AND POTTED PLANTS MAKE UP A SIX-BILLION DOLLAR SEGMENT 415 00:21:27,564 --> 00:21:29,131 OF THE AG INDUSTRY. 416 00:21:29,131 --> 00:21:32,864 PAT SAYS FOR AMERICAN GROWERS, ONE OF THE BIGGEST CHALLENGES IS 417 00:21:32,864 --> 00:21:35,664 DISCOVERING AND DEVELOPING THE 'NEXT BIG THING' 418 00:21:35,664 --> 00:21:38,198 IN GARDEN PLANTS ... AND THEN BRINGING IT 419 00:21:38,198 --> 00:21:42,031 TO YOUR LOCAL NURSERY. 420 00:21:42,031 --> 00:21:45,264 No matter where your garden grows there's a good chance that 421 00:21:45,264 --> 00:21:47,698 your plant seedlings started here. 422 00:21:47,698 --> 00:21:50,398 Hines Horticulture is one of the nation's largest wholesale 423 00:21:50,398 --> 00:21:53,264 suppliers of flowers and plants. 424 00:21:53,264 --> 00:21:56,131 This nursery in Vacaville California is just one of 425 00:21:56,131 --> 00:22:00,331 13 production facilities that Hines operates 426 00:22:00,331 --> 00:22:01,698 in the United States. 427 00:22:01,698 --> 00:22:05,731 Those nurseries will turn out some 10 million plants a year 428 00:22:05,731 --> 00:22:08,231 THE LITTLE ANNUAL FLOWERS YOU CAN BUY AND PLANT IN YOUR 429 00:22:08,231 --> 00:22:12,998 GARDEN, TO PERENNIALS, TO GRASSES, TREES, SHRUBS, VINES. 430 00:22:12,998 --> 00:22:16,798 WE PRETTY MUCH GROW THE SPECTRUM OF ORNAMENTAL PLANT MATERIAL. 431 00:22:16,798 --> 00:22:19,764 Hines will grow more than 4 thousand varieties of flowers 432 00:22:19,764 --> 00:22:21,564 and plants in this year. 433 00:22:21,564 --> 00:22:24,131 Both outdoors and under glass. 434 00:22:24,131 --> 00:22:26,898 Joe Gray thinks the industry still needs to do more to 435 00:22:26,898 --> 00:22:29,264 de-mystify gardening 436 00:22:29,264 --> 00:22:31,598 MANY PEOPLE I SPEAK TO SAY, OH, I HAVE A BLACK THUMB. 437 00:22:31,598 --> 00:22:32,931 NOBODY HAS A BLACK THUMB. 438 00:22:32,931 --> 00:22:36,731 IT'S ALL ABOUT INFORMATION AND IT'S ALL ABOUT SIMPLIFYING IT 439 00:22:36,731 --> 00:22:41,464 Gray says one way to do that is by coming up with heartier 440 00:22:41,464 --> 00:22:42,931 breeds that are easier for people to grow 441 00:22:42,931 --> 00:22:44,364 Well I think the crops are developing very well 442 00:22:44,364 --> 00:22:45,464 this year Raymond. 443 00:22:45,464 --> 00:22:48,064 Yes, the growth is very good Joe. 444 00:22:48,064 --> 00:22:50,264 Look at all this flower bud coming now..." 445 00:22:50,264 --> 00:22:53,398 Wholesalers like Hines turn to plant breeders like 446 00:22:53,398 --> 00:22:57,498 Raymond Evison to develop those user-friendly flowers. 447 00:22:57,498 --> 00:23:00,331 What the British native has come up with this year is a new 448 00:23:00,331 --> 00:23:03,564 variety of an old favorite, Clematis 449 00:23:03,564 --> 00:23:06,564 IT CAN VERY FROM A PERENNIAL PLANT GROWING IN AN HERBACEOUS 450 00:23:06,564 --> 00:23:10,164 BORDER TO A CLIMBING PLANT OR A TRAILING PLANT. 451 00:23:10,164 --> 00:23:13,398 AND SOME OF THE PLANTS IN THE WILDS SOME OF THE SPECIES WILL 452 00:23:13,398 --> 00:23:16,531 GROW UP TO 30 OR 40 FEET OR SO. 453 00:23:16,531 --> 00:23:19,531 That's a little tall for the average garden. 454 00:23:19,531 --> 00:23:22,864 So Evison developed the first clematis ever bred specifically 455 00:23:22,864 --> 00:23:25,498 for patio containers 456 00:23:25,498 --> 00:23:28,564 SOME WILL JUST DRIFT OVER THE EDGE OF THE CONTAINER. 457 00:23:28,564 --> 00:23:32,664 SO IT GIVES ADDED INTEREST TO THE CLEMATIS. 458 00:23:32,664 --> 00:23:35,364 The clematis, itself, also can be found in a number of 459 00:23:35,364 --> 00:23:39,231 different shades-including this Crystal Fountain Evison 460 00:23:39,231 --> 00:23:42,231 discovered in Japan in 1994. 461 00:23:42,231 --> 00:23:45,998 Experts say container gardening is becoming more popular 462 00:23:45,998 --> 00:23:48,364 ONE OF THE TRENDS IS SMALLER SPACES. 463 00:23:48,364 --> 00:23:51,531 OUR HOUSES ARE GETTING BIGGER, OUR LOTS ARE GETTING SMALLER. 464 00:23:51,531 --> 00:23:54,131 WHAT THAT MEANS IS THAT THE SPACE WE HAVE OUTSIDE OUR BACK 465 00:23:54,131 --> 00:23:57,031 DOOR WE WANT TO WORK REALLY, REALLY HARD. 466 00:23:57,031 --> 00:24:00,198 CONTAINER GARDENING-GO TO A GARDEN CENTER, MIX AND MATCH 467 00:24:00,198 --> 00:24:02,698 YOUR COLORS, FORMS. 468 00:24:02,698 --> 00:24:05,064 MANY GARDEN CENTERS WILL PLANT THEM UP FOR YOU. 469 00:24:05,064 --> 00:24:07,631 IF YOU DON'T WANT TO BRING IT HOME, PLANT IT UP YOURSELF. 470 00:24:07,631 --> 00:24:10,564 While containers may offer a quick garden solution, 471 00:24:10,564 --> 00:24:14,431 the plants to fill those containers take time to develop 472 00:24:14,431 --> 00:24:18,531 SO THE PROCESS COULD TAKE UP TO TEN YEARS SOMETIMES TO EVALUATE, 473 00:24:18,531 --> 00:24:22,164 PROPAGATE, GROW AND INTRODUCE THE PLANT. 474 00:24:22,164 --> 00:24:25,431 The ongoing development makes it easier for home gardeners to 475 00:24:25,431 --> 00:24:30,464 have long-lasting plants that take less work. 476 00:24:30,464 --> 00:24:32,764 BY THE WAY, HINES HORTICULTURE ALONE OFFERS MORE THAN 477 00:24:32,764 --> 00:24:34,731 FOUR-THOUSAND PLANT VARIETIES... 478 00:24:34,731 --> 00:24:37,398 BUT YOU WANT TO BE CAREFUL THAT YOUR PLANTS ARE SUITED TO YOUR 479 00:24:37,398 --> 00:24:38,798 LOCAL CLIMATE. 480 00:24:38,798 --> 00:24:41,698 THE WEB SITES OF BOTH THE U-S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, AND 481 00:24:41,698 --> 00:24:45,598 HINES HORTICULTURE, HAVE DETAILED 'COLD HARDINESS MAPS 482 00:24:45,598 --> 00:24:46,764 FOR PLANTS. 483 00:24:46,764 --> 00:24:49,598 HEED THEIR ADVICE, AND YOUR GARDEN 484 00:24:49,598 --> 00:24:51,298 WILL BE A BLOOMIN' SUCCESS. 485 00:24:51,298 --> 00:24:52,898 WELL THAT'S OUR SHOW FOR TODAY. 486 00:24:52,898 --> 00:24:54,264 WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR WATCHING. 487 00:24:54,264 --> 00:24:56,031 AND WE HOPE YOU WILL COME ALONG WITH US NEXT TIME, WHEN WE 488 00:24:56,031 --> 00:24:58,464 DISCOVER MORE GREAT FARMS, FAMILIES, AND THEIR FASCINATING 489 00:24:58,464 --> 00:25:00,998 STORIES IN AMERICA'S HEARTLAND. 490 00:25:00,998 --> 00:25:07,798 I'M PAUL RYAN AND WE'LL SEE YOU NEXT TIME. 491 00:25:07,798 --> 00:25:10,331 To learn more about this edition of America's Heartland, or to 492 00:25:10,331 --> 00:25:15,298 give us your feedback, visit americasheartland - dot - org. 493 00:25:15,298 --> 00:25:18,931 To order a copy of this broadcast, visit us online or 494 00:25:18,931 --> 00:25:24,564 call 1-888-814-3923. 495 00:25:24,564 --> 00:25:31,664 The cost is 14.95 plus shipping. 496 00:25:31,664 --> 00:25:37,898 ♪You can see it in the eyes of every woman and man♪ 497 00:25:37,898 --> 00:25:43,931 ♪in America's Heartland living close to the land.♪ 498 00:25:43,931 --> 00:25:49,964 ♪There's a love for the country and a pride in the brand♪ 499 00:25:49,964 --> 00:25:59,531 ♪in America's Heartland living close, close to the land.♪ 500 00:25:59,531 --> 00:26:03,864 "America's Heartland is made possible by... 501 00:26:03,864 --> 00:26:08,364 They make up a small part of our population. 502 00:26:08,364 --> 00:26:11,331 But have a huge impact on our lives. 503 00:26:11,331 --> 00:26:14,731 They take business risks that few others would tolerate 504 00:26:14,731 --> 00:26:16,998 all on our behalf. 505 00:26:16,998 --> 00:26:21,564 They're American farmers who feed, fuel and clothe the world. 506 00:26:21,564 --> 00:26:25,798 Monsanto would like to recognize them for all they do, 507 00:26:25,798 --> 00:26:29,631 for the rest of us, because ultimately our success 508 00:26:29,631 --> 00:26:33,731 and everyone else's depends on theirs 509 00:26:33,731 --> 00:26:36,764 "...and by the American Farm Bureau Federation 510 00:26:36,764 --> 00:26:40,464 the voice of agriculture."