WEBVTT 00:00.666 --> 00:01.733 align:left position:25% line:89% size:65% Hi, I'm Rob Stewart. 00:01.766 --> 00:04.433 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% We're taking a look at food in your future 00:04.466 --> 00:06.833 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% on this edition of America's Heartland. 00:06.866 --> 00:09.833 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% Young people making a difference in crop production 00:09.866 --> 00:12.433 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% and students discovering how agriculture 00:12.466 --> 00:16.566 align:left position:17.5% line:71% size:72.5% touches their lives even if they've never been to a farm. 00:16.600 --> 00:19.300 align:left position:20% line:71% size:70% We'll head for California and a new program 00:19.333 --> 00:21.233 align:left position:27.5% line:71% size:62.5% teaming up students with lessons 00:21.266 --> 00:24.066 align:left position:25% line:71% size:65% to encourage careers in agro science. 00:24.100 --> 00:26.100 align:left position:30% line:71% size:60% Students at this school in New Jersey 00:26.133 --> 00:28.766 align:left position:20% line:71% size:70% make a direct connection to agriculture 00:28.800 --> 00:31.466 align:left position:25% line:71% size:65% from the minute they step on the school bus. 00:31.500 --> 00:33.500 align:left position:30% line:71% size:60% We'll take you to Minnesota for a lecture 00:33.533 --> 00:36.100 align:left position:25% line:71% size:65% about sustainability and the environment. 00:36.133 --> 00:38.166 align:left position:25% line:71% size:65% It's being taught by "Sewer Man!!!" 00:38.200 --> 00:41.833 align:left position:20% line:71% size:70% And our Sharon Profis has a lesson in good eating. 00:41.866 --> 00:44.166 align:left position:22.5% line:77% size:67.5% This time with Cheese! 00:44.200 --> 00:46.666 align:left position:22.5% line:77% size:67.5%   It's all coming up on America's Heartland. 00:46.700 --> 00:49.733 align:left position:47.5% line:89% size:42.5% ♪♪♪ 00:49.766 --> 00:51.766 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% >>America's Heartland is made possible by... 00:53.433 --> 00:57.433 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% >>Farm Credit - financing agriculture and rural America 00:57.466 --> 01:00.933 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% since 1916. Farm Credit is cooperatively owned 01:00.966 --> 01:03.033 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% by America'’s farmers and ranchers. 01:03.066 --> 01:08.200 align:left position:32.5% line:71% size:57.5% Learn more at farmcredit.com 01:08.233 --> 01:11.000 align:left position:27.5% line:5% size:62.5% >>CropLife America- Representing the companies 01:11.033 --> 01:12.900 align:left position:35% line:5% size:55% whose modern farming innovations 01:12.933 --> 01:15.633 align:left position:22.5% line:5% size:67.5% help America's farmers provide nutritious food 01:15.666 --> 01:17.500 align:left position:32.5% line:5% size:57.5% for communities around the globe. 01:19.566 --> 01:21.833 align:left position:35% line:83% size:55% The Fund for Agriculture Education - 01:21.866 --> 01:24.066 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% A fund created by KVIE to support 01:24.100 --> 01:26.233 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% America's Heartland programming. 01:26.266 --> 01:28.066 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% Contributors include the following: 01:30.300 --> 01:36.733 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% ♪♪♪ You can see it in the eyes of every woman and man ♪♪♪ 01:36.766 --> 01:42.633 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% ♪♪♪ In America's Heartland, livin' close to the land ♪♪♪ 01:42.666 --> 01:45.666 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% ♪♪♪ There's a love for the country ♪♪♪ 01:45.700 --> 01:48.666 align:left position:32.5% line:83% size:57.5% ♪♪♪ And a pride in the brand ♪♪♪ 01:48.700 --> 01:51.733 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% ♪♪♪ In America's Heartland ♪♪♪ 01:51.766 --> 01:56.966 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% ♪♪♪ Livin' close... close to the land ♪♪♪ 01:57.000 --> 02:05.866 align:left position:47.5% line:89% size:42.5% ♪♪♪ 02:05.900 --> 02:08.600 align:left position:25% line:65% size:65% >>We're going to pass along some easy education 02:08.633 --> 02:11.733 align:left position:25% line:65% size:65% about agriculture on America's Heartland this time 02:11.766 --> 02:14.200 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% but don't worry, there won't be a test 02:14.233 --> 02:16.833 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% and you won't be required to take notes. 02:16.866 --> 02:19.133 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% We're going to introduce you to some young people 02:19.166 --> 02:23.133 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% whose futures will impact you and your family. 02:23.166 --> 02:25.966 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% They've shown an interest in agriculture. 02:26.000 --> 02:29.766 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% Their work in all aspects of food science and production 02:29.800 --> 02:32.600 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% could be critical to feeding the world 02:32.633 --> 02:34.866 align:left position:25% line:89% size:65% in the years to come. 02:34.900 --> 02:37.333 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% If I say agriculture, it may only conjure up 02:37.366 --> 02:40.166 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% an image of farmers, ranchers or growers 02:40.200 --> 02:43.566 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% raising crops or livestock in a rural setting. 02:43.600 --> 02:46.800 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% But agriculture today is a vastly expanding industry 02:46.833 --> 02:49.266 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% that not only includes lab research on 02:49.300 --> 02:52.200 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% everything from seed stocks to pest prevention; 02:52.233 --> 02:54.266 align:left position:35% line:83% size:55% it touches on every conceivable 02:54.300 --> 02:56.600 align:left position:22.5% line:89% size:67.5% aspect of food science. 02:56.633 --> 02:58.866 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% That, of course, can play a major role 02:58.900 --> 03:00.400 align:left position:22.5% line:89% size:67.5% in improving our diets 03:00.433 --> 03:04.233 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% and provide greater yields to an expanding population. 03:04.266 --> 03:07.633 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% But what about the people who will staff those positions. 03:07.666 --> 03:10.966 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% And what do young people need to know about food safety, 03:11.000 --> 03:14.733 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% environmental concerns, sustainability and more? 03:14.766 --> 03:17.300 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% Let's make some stops across the country for programs 03:17.333 --> 03:20.633 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% that help young people connect with agriculture... 03:20.666 --> 03:23.433 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% both as producers and consumers. 03:23.466 --> 03:25.266 align:left position:32.5% line:83% size:57.5% Let's start in Northern California. 03:25.300 --> 03:30.666 align:left position:47.5% line:89% size:42.5% ♪♪♪ 03:30.700 --> 03:35.966 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% This is definitely not your everyday classroom. 03:36.000 --> 03:38.500 align:left position:37.5% line:83% size:52.5% This is the Agriculture Academy 03:38.533 --> 03:40.600 align:left position:32.5% line:83% size:57.5% at Elk Grove's Florin High School 03:40.633 --> 03:42.133 align:left position:22.5% line:89% size:67.5% in Northern California. 03:42.166 --> 03:44.800 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% The students here are taking part in something called 03:44.833 --> 03:49.033 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% "Linked Learning," course work that's career oriented. 03:49.066 --> 03:52.433 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% And for these students, it's all about agriculture. 03:52.466 --> 03:55.600 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% These classes and classrooms are project-based, 03:55.633 --> 03:58.400 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% real world test kitchens where students get 03:58.433 --> 04:01.933 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% an agricultural advantage at an early age. 04:01.966 --> 04:04.600 align:left position:27.5% line:89% size:62.5% [chickens clucking] 04:04.633 --> 04:06.633 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% Andre Whittaker is a senior here and 04:06.666 --> 04:11.566 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% very active in the FFA - a national organization working 04:11.600 --> 04:15.766 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% to support students who see agriculture in their future. 04:15.800 --> 04:19.100 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% Andre wants to be a large animal veterinarian. 04:19.133 --> 04:22.133 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% Today he's in charge of the chickens and rabbits, 04:22.166 --> 04:24.200 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% tending to their needs and care. 04:24.233 --> 04:26.566 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% >>Are your dreams coming true already? 04:26.600 --> 04:28.966 align:left position:30% line:65% size:60% >>They are, like- I've always loved horses, 04:29.000 --> 04:32.800 align:left position:15% line:65% size:75% so thanks to the ag program, I already figured that 04:32.833 --> 04:34.033 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% I can't work with large animals 04:34.066 --> 04:35.233 align:left position:35% line:83% size:55% until I work with small animals, 04:35.266 --> 04:37.900 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% 'cause I can't just go from nothing to large, 04:37.933 --> 04:39.700 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% so I knew I had to have prior experience, 04:39.733 --> 04:42.400 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% and with ag offering such things as our poultry, 04:42.433 --> 04:45.500 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% and our, also our rabbits, I've done both, 04:45.533 --> 04:48.233 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% having the experience with such small animals 04:48.266 --> 04:50.266 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% has helped me set up the foundation 04:50.300 --> 04:51.900 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% for me to work with large animals, 04:51.933 --> 04:53.566 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% and I knew that if I could work with small animals, 04:53.600 --> 04:55.900 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% I definitely could move on, and learn 04:55.933 --> 04:58.633 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% and take my experience and take it with me for my job. 04:58.666 --> 05:01.066 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% >>California has an extensive "Linked Learning" 05:01.100 --> 05:05.100 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% program, offering a number of potential career choices. 05:05.133 --> 05:07.600 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% There are similar programs in other states - 05:07.633 --> 05:10.633 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% some of which, also, focus on agriculture. 05:10.666 --> 05:12.766 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% Students and teachers emphasize, however, 05:12.800 --> 05:15.866 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% that ag education is tough work. 05:15.900 --> 05:17.300 align:left position:40% line:83% size:50% It offers high school students 05:17.333 --> 05:20.066 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% a rigorous academic curriculum combined 05:20.100 --> 05:22.400 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% with career-focused learning. 05:22.433 --> 05:26.066 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% It means a lot of work for these teens with dreams. 05:26.100 --> 05:28.400 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% You know it's so interesting to hear the 05:28.433 --> 05:32.733 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% students here are finding their dreams in high school, 05:32.766 --> 05:35.233 align:left position:37.5% line:83% size:52.5% and they're attributing it to ag. 05:35.266 --> 05:37.666 align:left position:17.5% line:65% size:72.5% >>That's one of the really special things that 05:37.700 --> 05:40.933 align:left position:20% line:65% size:70% I think a program like an academy and like the FFA 05:40.966 --> 05:43.266 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% can do for a student for their future. 05:43.300 --> 05:45.333 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% Not only do they get a chance to sample 05:45.366 --> 05:49.200 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% all those future potential goals by being able to 05:49.233 --> 05:51.633 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% sample the world of work at the same time that 05:51.666 --> 05:54.900 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% they're finishing and gaging their high school studies, 05:54.933 --> 05:58.733 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% but they also get out to see the world and 05:58.766 --> 06:01.400 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% they do that through the world of agriculture. 06:02.700 --> 06:04.766 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% >>Those ag opportunities 06:04.800 --> 06:07.766 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% literally changed Anh Ngyen's life. 06:07.800 --> 06:11.566 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% Anh moved to America in 2010 from Vietnam. 06:11.600 --> 06:12.966 align:left position:17.5% line:89% size:72.5% She didn't speak English... 06:13.000 --> 06:15.233 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% and knew nothing about agriculture. 06:15.266 --> 06:17.766 align:left position:27.5% line:89% size:62.5% That's all changed. 06:17.800 --> 06:19.566 align:left position:20% line:65% size:70% >>And its crazy, because I remember there were days 06:19.600 --> 06:22.233 align:left position:30% line:65% size:60% when I could only remember 3 words or- 06:22.266 --> 06:25.400 align:left position:20% line:65% size:70% or that I understood, and it was hard, it was hard, 06:25.433 --> 06:27.866 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% but when I started high school that's when 06:27.900 --> 06:31.533 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% I stepped into agriculture and when I stepped in, 06:31.566 --> 06:34.133 align:left position:37.5% line:83% size:52.5% my adviser, she took me right in, 06:34.166 --> 06:36.166 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% and it doesn't matter what my skill level was, 06:36.200 --> 06:37.733 align:left position:17.5% line:89% size:72.5% it doesn't matter where I- 06:37.766 --> 06:39.966 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% how much I can do, or my ability... 06:40.000 --> 06:42.300 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% So that was my first time seeing hands-on activities, 06:42.333 --> 06:43.666 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% like dissecting the pigs, 06:43.700 --> 06:45.466 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% and- and doing all these activities 06:45.500 --> 06:49.166 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% where I can actually experience that effort 06:49.200 --> 06:51.866 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% and all the ways to do different things that 06:51.900 --> 06:53.933 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% I need to know how to do, 06:53.966 --> 06:56.300 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% so after that I just learned it so fast, 06:56.333 --> 07:00.000 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% I took another step by just taking opportunities 07:00.033 --> 07:03.133 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% such as competitions and, I found out about FFA, 07:03.166 --> 07:05.600 align:left position:32.5% line:83% size:57.5% so I started to excel from there and 07:05.633 --> 07:07.333 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% found my passion through it. 07:07.366 --> 07:10.700 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% >>Anh devoted herself to her passion projects 07:10.733 --> 07:12.900 align:left position:32.5% line:83% size:57.5% like this one, called "Marimo," 07:12.933 --> 07:16.800 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% growing self-sustaining algae that cleans water. 07:16.833 --> 07:19.800 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% She even won a national award for her work. 07:19.833 --> 07:21.966 align:left position:32.5% line:83% size:57.5% >>I was just... I was blown away. 07:24.133 --> 07:27.100 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% >>And agriculture is also blowing away students 07:27.133 --> 07:29.600 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% at nearby Elk Grove High School. 07:29.633 --> 07:33.766 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% The two programs serve more than 150 teens. 07:33.800 --> 07:37.466 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% The Academy here takes more of a "farm life" approach. 07:37.500 --> 07:41.800 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% This is Tyler Yates and his prize winning pig, Sally. 07:41.833 --> 07:44.200 align:left position:32.5% line:83% size:57.5% Agriculture is already important 07:44.233 --> 07:47.566 align:left position:32.5% line:83% size:57.5% to Tyler's life and career choices. 07:47.600 --> 07:49.366 align:left position:25% line:65% size:65% >>I want to become an agriculture teacher... 07:49.400 --> 07:50.333 align:left position:40% line:71% size:50% >>Really? 07:50.366 --> 07:52.333 align:left position:20% line:65% size:70% >>Yes, I know, you don't usually hear that 07:52.366 --> 07:54.633 align:left position:22.5% line:65% size:67.5% from high schoolers, oh you wanna become a teacher? 07:54.666 --> 07:55.700 align:left position:42.5% line:89% size:47.5% Yeah... 07:55.733 --> 07:56.766 align:left position:32.5% line:89% size:57.5% >>I love that. 07:56.800 --> 07:58.133 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% >>It's just, I wanna help 'em, 07:58.166 --> 08:00.600 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% like how my teachers helped me learn all this stuff, 08:00.633 --> 08:04.400 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% I wanna help other kids learn it and it just helps me, 08:04.433 --> 08:06.233 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% 'cause- and I've always loved animals. 08:06.266 --> 08:10.100 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% I've always been around them and so just, doing this- 08:10.133 --> 08:13.166 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% just- it's kinda doing what I love. 08:13.200 --> 08:14.700 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% >>What I love about that is that you've found something 08:14.733 --> 08:15.633 align:left position:25% line:89% size:65% that makes you happy. 08:15.666 --> 08:16.866 align:left position:42.5% line:89% size:47.5% >>Yeah. 08:16.900 --> 08:20.233 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% >>So you're gonna be an ag teacher yourself. 08:20.266 --> 08:21.233 align:left position:42.5% line:89% size:47.5% >>Yes. 08:21.266 --> 08:22.400 align:left position:35% line:83% size:55% >>You will be teaching students 08:22.433 --> 08:24.733 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% just like yourself down the road, 08:24.766 --> 08:27.466 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% what is it you want them to take away 08:27.500 --> 08:29.400 align:left position:35% line:83% size:55% from knowing about agriculture? 08:29.433 --> 08:31.700 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% >>That farming isn't just growing plants 08:31.733 --> 08:35.033 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% or raising animals, it's about a whole life career. 08:35.066 --> 08:36.933 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% >>I've- I've heard you mention several times 08:36.966 --> 08:39.366 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% the word "dream," 08:39.400 --> 08:42.300 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% and you go right back to this program, 08:42.333 --> 08:44.533 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% this program has clearly impacted your life. 08:44.566 --> 08:47.600 align:left position:32.5% line:83% size:57.5% >>It has- even my mom is involved. 08:47.633 --> 08:49.566 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% My mom knows the- my ag teachers, 08:49.600 --> 08:51.500 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% like- she knows how much it means to me and 08:51.533 --> 08:54.133 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% how much I love this program, 08:54.166 --> 08:56.066 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% I even dropped a AP class for this program. 08:56.100 --> 08:58.266 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% I was originally enrolled in AP Government, 08:58.300 --> 09:00.800 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% but it conflicted with my ag class, 09:00.833 --> 09:02.800 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% so I choose my ag class over AP Government, 09:02.833 --> 09:04.300 align:left position:32.5% line:83% size:57.5% 'cause it meant so much to me, 09:04.333 --> 09:05.600 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% and this is what I'm here for. 09:05.633 --> 09:08.666 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% >>Agriculture is about literally planting seeds 09:08.700 --> 09:10.933 align:left position:25% line:89% size:65% and things growing... 09:10.966 --> 09:12.066 align:left position:35% line:89% size:55% >>Definitely. 09:12.100 --> 09:14.300 align:left position:35% line:83% size:55% >>What has it planted in you? 09:14.333 --> 09:18.133 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% >>Confidence, I've been like searching for this voice, 09:18.166 --> 09:22.133 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% for like years, I didn't even know what my passion was 09:22.166 --> 09:25.000 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% and you know, just going to conventions, 09:25.033 --> 09:26.200 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% going to events, 09:26.233 --> 09:29.800 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% or just doing the small projects about agriculture, 09:29.833 --> 09:31.666 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% it plants a seed in me basically knowing 09:31.700 --> 09:33.300 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% about where I'm gonna go, 09:33.333 --> 09:34.933 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% and how I'm gonna grow up to be, 09:34.966 --> 09:36.766 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% and I know exactly where I wanna go. 09:36.800 --> 09:42.533 align:left position:47.5% line:89% size:42.5% ♪♪♪ 09:42.566 --> 09:44.466 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% >>The National FFA organization plays 09:44.500 --> 09:46.666 align:left position:32.5% line:83% size:57.5% a major role in educating young people 09:46.700 --> 09:48.833 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% about agriculture in America. 09:48.866 --> 09:51.033 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% The National FFA began as 09:51.066 --> 09:55.466 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% the Future Farmers of America way back in 1928. 09:55.500 --> 09:58.466 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% FFA has members in all 50 states and... 09:58.500 --> 10:00.800 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% lest you think it's only about rural life... 10:00.833 --> 10:02.700 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% the National FFA has chapters 10:02.733 --> 10:05.666 align:left position:32.5% line:83% size:57.5% in 18 of the 20 largest U.S. cities 10:05.700 --> 10:08.300 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% including New York, Chicago and Philadelphia. 10:08.333 --> 10:10.366 align:left position:47.5% line:89% size:42.5% ♪♪♪ 10:10.400 --> 10:12.200 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% >> Agriculture plays a role in not only 10:12.233 --> 10:13.833 align:left position:22.5% line:89% size:67.5% the production of food, 10:13.866 --> 10:16.500 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% but in the production of energy as well. 10:16.533 --> 10:18.100 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% We've done stories in the past about 10:18.133 --> 10:20.300 align:left position:22.5% line:89% size:67.5% ethanol and bio-fuels. 10:20.333 --> 10:22.266 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% University research is underway on 10:22.300 --> 10:25.133 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% cost effective ways to produce fuel 10:25.166 --> 10:28.500 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% from things like switch grass, even algae. 10:28.533 --> 10:30.766 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% And students in one school district in New Jersey 10:30.800 --> 10:33.666 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% are coming to understand that agriculture 10:33.700 --> 10:37.433 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% can even affect their getting to school on time. 10:37.466 --> 10:38.966 align:left position:17.5% line:89% size:72.5% Our Yolanda Vazquez climbs 10:39.000 --> 10:41.400 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% on board a school bus for that lesson. 10:41.433 --> 10:46.033 align:left position:47.5% line:89% size:42.5% ♪♪♪ 10:46.066 --> 10:48.000 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% >>Riding to school in Medford, New Jersey, 10:48.033 --> 10:50.533 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% these elementary students are beginning their day with 10:50.566 --> 10:55.033 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% a real life demonstration on energy alternatives. 10:56.533 --> 10:59.466 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% And if you ask them, they'll tell you why their 10:59.500 --> 11:02.566 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% big yellow school buses are different. 11:02.600 --> 11:08.433 align:left position:37.5% line:83% size:52.5% [kids chant "bio-diesel, bio diesel"] 11:08.466 --> 11:11.033 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% In the late 90's, the Medford Township School District 11:11.066 --> 11:14.133 align:left position:22.5% line:59% size:67.5% decided to begin using bio-fuels in their buses- 11:14.166 --> 11:16.833 align:left position:27.5% line:59% size:62.5% a "B-20" blend with 20% of the fuel mix 11:16.866 --> 11:20.566 align:left position:22.5% line:59% size:67.5% created with biodiesel made from soybean oil. 11:20.600 --> 11:22.266 align:left position:37.5% line:83% size:52.5% >>This is a farming community. 11:22.300 --> 11:25.566 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% This community, Medford Township was based on 11:25.600 --> 11:28.100 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% the agriculture industry. 11:28.133 --> 11:29.733 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% >>Joe Biluck is the Director of Operations 11:29.766 --> 11:32.466 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% and technology for the Medford School district. 11:32.500 --> 11:33.566 align:left position:22.5% line:89% size:67.5% He says with more than 11:33.600 --> 11:36.200 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% four hundred thousand school buses in the U.S., 11:36.233 --> 11:38.766 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% biodiesel provides an opportunity to be 11:38.800 --> 11:42.700 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% more energy efficient and support agriculture. 11:42.733 --> 11:46.266 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% >>We have consumed about 750,000 gallons of biodiesel. 11:46.300 --> 11:48.666 align:left position:32.5% line:5% size:57.5% We have reduced diesel emission by 11:48.700 --> 11:53.000 align:left position:27.5% line:5% size:62.5% some 120,000 pounds over the last 12 years. 11:53.033 --> 11:54.700 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% Our fleet expenses have been reduced 11:54.733 --> 11:57.800 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% by some 120,000 dollars over the last 12 years. 11:57.833 --> 12:01.833 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% So, you see that there is various layers of benefits 12:01.866 --> 12:05.266 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% to using biodiesel and alternative fuels. 12:05.300 --> 12:08.333 align:left position:47.5% line:89% size:42.5% ♪♪♪ 12:08.366 --> 12:10.166 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% >>But learning about agriculture's role 12:10.200 --> 12:12.366 align:left position:37.5% line:83% size:52.5% in creating energy alternatives 12:12.400 --> 12:14.800 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% doesn't end with riding the bus. 12:14.833 --> 12:16.033 align:left position:17.5% line:89% size:72.5% Energy and the environment 12:16.066 --> 12:18.400 align:left position:35% line:83% size:55% are often the topics of conversation 12:18.433 --> 12:21.033 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% in David Khanlian's fifth grade class. 12:21.066 --> 12:22.733 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% >>What makes it renewable? Do you remember Jess? 12:22.766 --> 12:25.066 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% >>Yeah, the fossil fuels are used from fossils 12:25.100 --> 12:26.233 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% which are harder to get, 12:26.266 --> 12:30.666 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% but the biodiesel made from plants and such stuff. 12:30.700 --> 12:31.966 align:left position:17.5% line:89% size:72.5% >>How many of you would say 12:32.000 --> 12:34.700 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% you know something about biodiesel? 12:34.733 --> 12:37.233 align:left position:22.5% line:71% size:67.5% The buses are healthier 12:37.266 --> 12:39.200 align:left position:25% line:65% size:65% because we're putting healthier fuel into them. 12:39.233 --> 12:41.033 align:left position:30% line:65% size:60% The biodiesel is better for them and 12:41.066 --> 12:43.433 align:left position:22.5% line:65% size:67.5% that allows the engines to run smoother- 12:43.466 --> 12:47.600 align:left position:22.5% line:65% size:67.5% to be less strained, to run longer, to last longer. 12:47.633 --> 12:52.233 align:left position:17.5% line:65% size:72.5% >>I learned that they have to like crush the soybeans 12:52.266 --> 12:54.433 align:left position:27.5% line:71% size:62.5% to get the oil out. 12:54.466 --> 12:55.933 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% And then they turned the oil 12:55.966 --> 12:59.900 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% into like this orange stuff so it's biodiesel. 12:59.933 --> 13:02.966 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% >>I want to introduce Mr. Steve McCracken. 13:03.000 --> 13:03.900 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% >>As part of the studies, 13:03.933 --> 13:06.566 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% outside speakers visit the classrooms. 13:06.600 --> 13:07.866 align:left position:15% line:71% size:75% >>The importance of biodiesel 13:07.900 --> 13:10.766 align:left position:22.5% line:65% size:67.5% is that we're starting to use products- 13:10.800 --> 13:11.866 align:left position:17.5% line:71% size:72.5% we're able to use products 13:11.900 --> 13:15.133 align:left position:20% line:65% size:70% that are created here in America from our farms. 13:15.166 --> 13:18.666 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% We're able to create more products and more value from 13:18.700 --> 13:21.233 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% products that are grown right here in the United States. 13:21.266 --> 13:23.533 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% >>The biofuel blend creates another distinction 13:23.566 --> 13:26.266 align:left position:35% line:83% size:55% as the buses roll down the road. 13:26.300 --> 13:28.833 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% >>It smells really good. It smells like French fries. 13:28.866 --> 13:30.566 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% >>[shouting together] French fries! 13:30.600 --> 13:32.266 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% >>State and federal tax breaks along with 13:32.300 --> 13:34.566 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% incentive programs have encouraged the use 13:34.600 --> 13:37.500 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% of biofuels in school districts nationwide- 13:37.533 --> 13:42.100 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% a focus on energy from plants and not petroleum. 13:42.133 --> 13:43.466 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% >>When I ride on the bus knowing that it's 13:43.500 --> 13:47.666 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% running on biodiesel fuel, it feels good because 13:47.700 --> 13:51.266 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% it's making the earth better for everybody. 13:51.300 --> 13:53.566 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% >>[shouting together] Thank you, farmers! 13:53.600 --> 13:58.866 align:left position:47.5% line:89% size:42.5% ♪♪♪ 13:58.900 --> 14:01.933 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% >>Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota and Indiana are some of 14:01.966 --> 14:04.766 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% the top soybean producing states in the nation. 14:04.800 --> 14:06.300 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% In addition to biodiesel, 14:06.333 --> 14:08.200 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% soybeans are used to make everything from 14:08.233 --> 14:11.233 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% soy milk to furniture polish... even crayons. 14:11.266 --> 14:13.500 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% In fact, one acre of soybeans can produce 14:13.533 --> 14:16.033 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% more than 80 thousand colorful crayons. 14:16.066 --> 14:20.500 align:left position:47.5% line:89% size:42.5% ♪♪♪ 14:20.533 --> 14:22.300 align:left position:30% line:65% size:60% >>Alright, since we have a focus on 14:22.333 --> 14:23.766 align:left position:17.5% line:71% size:72.5% education this time around, 14:23.800 --> 14:26.133 align:left position:22.5% line:65% size:67.5% let's give you a lesson in good eating with 14:26.166 --> 14:29.933 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% some practical knowledge from our Sharon Profis. 14:29.966 --> 14:32.533 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% Sharon's in the kitchen for our "Farm to Fork" segment 14:32.566 --> 14:36.866 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% and she's serving up a tasty recipe with cheese. 14:36.900 --> 14:49.100 align:left position:47.5% line:89% size:42.5% ♪♪♪ 14:49.133 --> 14:51.333 align:left position:25% line:65% size:65% >>From fancy cheeses to cream cheese, 14:51.366 --> 14:54.800 align:left position:20% line:65% size:70% there are so many ways to love this dairy product. 14:54.833 --> 14:56.766 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% Normally it's something you buy at the store, 14:56.800 --> 14:59.100 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% not something you make, but today I'll show you 14:59.133 --> 15:01.633 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% how to create your own cheese in minutes, 15:01.666 --> 15:05.633 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% plus my favorite, cheddar and chive biscuits. 15:05.666 --> 15:08.000 align:left position:32.5% line:83% size:57.5% There are many types of cheeses, 15:08.033 --> 15:09.166 align:left position:25% line:89% size:65% but the basic process 15:09.200 --> 15:11.666 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% for creating any cheese is the same. 15:11.700 --> 15:14.800 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% You have milk or cream and some kind of acid 15:14.833 --> 15:16.466 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% to help curdle the milk. 15:16.500 --> 15:18.233 align:left position:32.5% line:83% size:57.5% Once those two things are combined, 15:18.266 --> 15:21.633 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% you get curds and whey, then you grab the curds 15:21.666 --> 15:23.366 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% and you're ready to make your cheese. 15:23.400 --> 15:26.400 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% We're making a simple cheese that you can spread on bread 15:26.433 --> 15:29.933 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% or enjoy with dessert, or even put in your lasagna. 15:29.966 --> 15:32.733 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% So let's head to the stove and get started. 15:32.766 --> 15:35.333 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% The first thing we need to do is heat up our milk, 15:35.366 --> 15:40.733 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% so I've got an enamel-coated pot here over a medium heat, 15:40.766 --> 15:48.533 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% and in goes two cups of whole milk, plus, 15:48.566 --> 15:54.133 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% for added creaminess, one cup of heavy cream. 15:54.166 --> 15:58.100 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% I have a candy thermometer in here to help me determine 15:58.133 --> 16:00.333 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% when it's time to put in the vinegar, 16:00.366 --> 16:02.866 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% but you'll know it's ready if you don't have one 16:02.900 --> 16:04.633 align:left position:17.5% line:89% size:72.5% when the milk is simmering, 16:04.666 --> 16:08.033 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% so in my case, I'll wait for it to hit 190 degrees 16:08.066 --> 16:09.500 align:left position:17.5% line:89% size:72.5% before adding the vinegar. 16:09.533 --> 16:14.066 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% Over here I have a bowl with a sieve on top; 16:14.100 --> 16:15.800 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% you can also use a colander, 16:15.833 --> 16:18.166 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% plus a few layers of cheese cloth. 16:18.200 --> 16:19.266 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% This is where I'll put the curds when 16:19.300 --> 16:20.433 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% they're ready to strain. 16:20.466 --> 16:22.666 align:left position:47.5% line:89% size:42.5% ♪♪♪ 16:22.700 --> 16:24.433 align:left position:35% line:83% size:55% Our milk just started simmering, 16:24.466 --> 16:27.166 align:left position:32.5% line:83% size:57.5% my thermometer hit 190 degrees 16:27.200 --> 16:31.600 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% so now we hit it with a little bit of salt, 16:31.633 --> 16:33.933 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% turn off the heat, add our vinegar, 16:33.966 --> 16:37.566 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% and the milk will start to curdle. 16:37.600 --> 16:39.766 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% After about three minutes you're ready to 16:39.800 --> 16:42.100 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% transfer the curds to the cheese cloth. 16:42.133 --> 16:44.166 align:left position:35% line:83% size:55% So, I'm using a mesh strainer, 16:44.200 --> 16:46.266 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% you can also use a slotted spoon, 16:46.300 --> 16:50.733 align:left position:35% line:83% size:55% and then just grab your cheese 16:50.766 --> 16:54.766 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% and put it right on top of your cheese cloth. 16:54.800 --> 16:56.266 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% The longer the curd strains, 16:56.300 --> 16:58.333 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% the thicker the cheese will end up being, 16:58.366 --> 17:01.633 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% but you can already see that it has the texture 17:01.666 --> 17:05.700 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% of ricotta cheese or kind of like a cottage cheese. 17:05.733 --> 17:06.866 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% I'm going to let this strain 17:06.900 --> 17:09.600 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% for about ten to fifteen minutes 17:09.633 --> 17:13.500 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% because I want a really silky thick creamy cheese, 17:13.533 --> 17:15.000 align:left position:37.5% line:83% size:52.5% perfect for spreading on bread 17:15.033 --> 17:18.200 align:left position:17.5% line:89% size:72.5% or for putting in lasagna. 17:18.233 --> 17:20.566 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% The cheese is strained for about ten minutes and 17:20.600 --> 17:24.000 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% you can see how much whey came out of here, 17:24.033 --> 17:25.266 align:left position:27.5% line:89% size:62.5% strained out a lot. 17:25.300 --> 17:28.600 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% So, now the cheese is basically ready for serving. 17:28.633 --> 17:33.066 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% It's thick, it's creamy, and the way I love it most, 17:33.100 --> 17:36.000 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% is simple, on a piece of toasted bread with 17:36.033 --> 17:38.966 align:left position:17.5% line:89% size:72.5% a little drizzle of honey. 17:39.000 --> 17:41.433 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% So now that our cheese is ready and as you saw 17:41.466 --> 17:44.500 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% it was really easy, we're ready to make our next dish, 17:44.533 --> 17:47.033 align:left position:17.5% line:89% size:72.5% cheddar and chive biscuits. 17:47.066 --> 17:49.900 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% These cheddar biscuits come together really quickly. 17:49.933 --> 17:51.833 align:left position:32.5% line:83% size:57.5% I already have two cups of flour 17:51.866 --> 17:54.166 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% and one tablespoon of baking powder, 17:54.200 --> 17:56.233 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% along with one and a half teaspoons of salt 17:56.266 --> 17:59.200 align:left position:27.5% line:89% size:62.5% in my stand mixer. 17:59.233 --> 18:00.300 align:left position:25% line:89% size:65% And to that we'll add 18:00.333 --> 18:04.366 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% one and a half sticks of very cold butter. 18:04.400 --> 18:06.433 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% What we're looking for here is for the mixture 18:06.466 --> 18:09.233 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% to reach a sort of crumbly texture, 18:09.266 --> 18:13.466 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% then we'll be ready to add the rest of our ingredients. 18:13.500 --> 18:15.800 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% And to that mixture we'll add half a cup of buttermilk 18:15.833 --> 18:18.966 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% and one egg scrambled right into the buttermilk. 18:19.000 --> 18:22.833 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% [sound of mixer] 18:22.866 --> 18:24.833 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% When that mixture just comes together, 18:24.866 --> 18:27.933 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% you're ready to add the main ingredient, cheese. 18:27.966 --> 18:30.566 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% We're using cheddar cheese, and I have two types here, 18:30.600 --> 18:33.666 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% I have a yellow cheddar and an aged white cheddar just 18:33.700 --> 18:36.200 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% to add a little bit more dimension to these biscuits. 18:36.233 --> 18:39.066 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% I also have some chives that I'll chop here. 18:39.100 --> 18:43.100 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% [sound of knife chopping] 18:43.133 --> 18:48.166 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% In goes one cup of our yellow and aged white cheddar mix, 18:48.200 --> 18:51.233 align:left position:32.5% line:83% size:57.5% we'll also add our chopped chives, 18:51.266 --> 18:54.500 align:left position:35% line:83% size:55% a little bit of garlic powder. 18:54.533 --> 18:56.233 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% We'll give that a quick mix, 18:56.266 --> 18:57.900 align:left position:35% line:83% size:55% wait until it just comes together, 18:57.933 --> 18:59.266 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% and then we're ready to roll it out 18:59.300 --> 19:00.666 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% and stick it in the oven. 19:00.700 --> 19:03.000 align:left position:47.5% line:89% size:42.5% ♪♪♪ 19:03.033 --> 19:05.533 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% I've lightly floured my cutting board and now 19:05.566 --> 19:09.333 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% I'll just dump out our biscuit mixture, 19:09.366 --> 19:12.500 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% and we'll knead it a few times and I can already 19:12.533 --> 19:17.133 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% smell the chives and the cheese and the garlic, 19:17.166 --> 19:19.366 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% and now we'll roll it out into a small rectangle. 19:19.400 --> 19:22.533 align:left position:47.5% line:89% size:42.5% ♪♪♪ 19:22.566 --> 19:25.200 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% Now in order to save time and extra kneading, 19:25.233 --> 19:27.933 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% I just cut the biscuit dough with my knife like this. 19:27.966 --> 19:32.866 align:left position:47.5% line:89% size:42.5% ♪♪♪ 19:32.900 --> 19:34.000 align:left position:32.5% line:89% size:57.5% Just like that. 19:34.033 --> 19:39.066 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% These are gonna be light, flakey, cheesy. 19:39.100 --> 19:40.800 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% Perfect, before they go into the oven, 19:40.833 --> 19:41.700 align:left position:25% line:89% size:65% I wanna hit them with 19:41.733 --> 19:46.133 align:left position:35% line:53% size:55% a little more cheese right on top. 19:46.166 --> 19:49.366 align:left position:27.5% line:53% size:62.5% These will go into the oven at 425 degrees 19:49.400 --> 19:51.766 align:left position:30% line:53% size:60% for about fifteen to twenty minutes, 19:51.800 --> 19:53.433 align:left position:35% line:83% size:55% or until they puff up a little bit 19:53.466 --> 19:54.966 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% and they're golden brown. 19:55.000 --> 20:01.700 align:left position:47.5% line:89% size:42.5% ♪♪♪ 20:01.733 --> 20:04.233 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% The biscuits are a perfect golden brown 20:04.266 --> 20:07.666 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% and the entire kitchen smells amazing. 20:07.700 --> 20:09.600 align:left position:35% line:83% size:55% Here we have two cheesy recipes 20:09.633 --> 20:11.633 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% that come together really quickly, 20:11.666 --> 20:15.600 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% plus they're really easy to make, and as a bonus, 20:15.633 --> 20:17.333 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% this homemade cheese and 20:17.366 --> 20:20.600 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% these biscuits might go together really well. 20:20.633 --> 20:27.600 align:left position:47.5% line:89% size:42.5% ♪♪♪ 20:27.633 --> 20:29.733 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% >>Understanding the importance of agriculture 20:29.766 --> 20:31.066 align:left position:22.5% line:89% size:67.5% has been the life work 20:31.100 --> 20:33.400 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% of the man we'll meet in our next story. 20:33.433 --> 20:35.366 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% He helps young people realize that things 20:35.400 --> 20:38.000 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% like sustainability and environmental concerns 20:38.033 --> 20:41.333 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% are equally important to those who live in the city 20:41.366 --> 20:43.133 align:left position:35% line:83% size:55% and those who live on the farm. 20:43.166 --> 20:46.400 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% Our Jason Shoultz says "how" he gets that message across 20:46.433 --> 20:49.166 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% makes his presentation quite unique. 20:49.200 --> 20:51.033 align:left position:47.5% line:89% size:42.5% ♪♪♪ 20:51.066 --> 20:52.266 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% >>A visitor is on his way 20:52.300 --> 20:54.733 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% to this second-floor corner classroom at 20:54.766 --> 20:58.166 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% Northfield Middle School in Northfield, Minnesota. 20:58.200 --> 21:02.166 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% >>The one, the only... the despicable, gross, 21:02.200 --> 21:06.200 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% sticky and slippery, surprising Sewerman! 21:06.233 --> 21:08.866 align:left position:32.5% line:83% size:57.5% Oh, thank you- that was great. 21:08.900 --> 21:12.133 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% >>With his lab coat, boots and hard-hat donned, 21:12.166 --> 21:15.266 align:left position:35% line:83% size:55% Dave Legvold becomes "Sewerman." 21:15.300 --> 21:18.600 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% >>And we have the gutter, and we have the grate. 21:18.633 --> 21:20.700 align:left position:35% line:83% size:55% >>And for the next 45 minutes... 21:20.733 --> 21:25.066 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% >>Open wide- open wide and I'll just pour this motor oil 21:25.100 --> 21:27.400 align:left position:32.5% line:83% size:57.5% right down the storm sewer, okay. 21:27.433 --> 21:28.800 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% ...Are you okay? 21:28.833 --> 21:29.700 align:left position:42.5% line:89% size:47.5% >>Yeah. 21:29.733 --> 21:30.700 align:left position:17.5% line:89% size:72.5% >>Sure you want to do this? 21:30.733 --> 21:31.800 align:left position:45% line:89% size:45% >>No. 21:31.833 --> 21:33.533 align:left position:35% line:83% size:55% >>Ah, I don't blame you either. 21:33.566 --> 21:35.400 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% [sound of water pouring] 21:35.433 --> 21:36.600 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% >>It's an environmental lesson about 21:36.633 --> 21:40.100 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% how our daily routine impacts water quality. 21:40.133 --> 21:41.933 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% If it gets dumped down the drain... 21:41.966 --> 21:45.300 align:left position:40% line:83% size:50% >>Oh man. My little brother, 21:45.333 --> 21:47.933 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% he dropped the big one and didn't flush! 21:47.966 --> 21:49.300 align:left position:32.5% line:89% size:57.5% [kids laughing] 21:49.333 --> 21:51.466 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% >>At some point it ends up in a creek, river 21:51.500 --> 21:53.800 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% or stream somewhere else. 21:53.833 --> 21:57.700 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% And the students here eat this lesson up... 21:57.733 --> 22:00.800 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% >>Or maybe even drinking it. 22:00.833 --> 22:02.166 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% >>Well almost eat it up. 22:02.200 --> 22:04.900 align:left position:35% line:83% size:55% [kids making sounds of disgust] 22:04.933 --> 22:08.166 align:left position:22.5% line:5% size:67.5% >>Sometimes we remember the strangest things 22:08.200 --> 22:12.300 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% because the presentation itself was strange. 22:12.333 --> 22:14.333 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% >>As comfortable as this retired teacher is 22:14.366 --> 22:15.933 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% in front of the classroom... 22:15.966 --> 22:18.833 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% [sound of motor] 22:18.866 --> 22:21.333 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% Dave Legvold is just at home behind the wheel 22:21.366 --> 22:24.900 align:left position:32.5% line:83% size:57.5% of a tractor on his Minnesota farm. 22:24.933 --> 22:28.333 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% >>Farming, like teaching is cyclical in nature. 22:28.366 --> 22:30.966 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% There is a renewal that happens every year. 22:31.000 --> 22:34.833 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% Every Spring it is like the juices rise 22:34.866 --> 22:37.366 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% and you get ready to do planting. 22:37.400 --> 22:40.133 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% In the Fall, a new school year is approaching 22:40.166 --> 22:43.433 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% and the juices rise and you get excited. 22:43.466 --> 22:45.233 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% >>He's passionate about agriculture and 22:45.266 --> 22:47.466 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% its importance to Minnesota. 22:47.500 --> 22:49.866 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% He's also passionate about the environment. 22:49.900 --> 22:52.133 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% Knowing that the decisions farmers make 22:52.166 --> 22:56.000 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% have an impact on the land for generations to come! 22:56.033 --> 23:00.633 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% >>So farming and city life and what we do on the land 23:00.666 --> 23:05.733 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% that impacts the water for our city colleagues, 23:05.766 --> 23:08.400 align:left position:25% line:89% size:65% it all ties together. 23:08.433 --> 23:09.466 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% >>So what are we looking at here? 23:09.500 --> 23:11.466 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% This is a pretty big machine. 23:11.500 --> 23:14.533 align:left position:17.5% line:89% size:72.5% >>This is the soil warrior. 23:14.566 --> 23:16.833 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% >>Dave wanted to show me the latest tool he's using 23:16.866 --> 23:19.033 align:left position:22.5% line:89% size:67.5% to reduce soil erosion. 23:19.066 --> 23:21.700 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% It's a large contraption that combines tilling, 23:21.733 --> 23:24.500 align:left position:35% line:83% size:55% planting and fertilizing in one. 23:24.533 --> 23:26.533 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% >>The erosion from a field that has been treated 23:26.566 --> 23:29.566 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% with this is much less than a field that has 23:29.600 --> 23:32.200 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% had a significant amount of tillage. 23:32.233 --> 23:34.233 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% I've received probably three or four calls 23:34.266 --> 23:36.533 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% in the last couple of weeks about, 23:36.566 --> 23:38.833 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% 'How is your soil warrior working? 23:38.866 --> 23:41.100 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% Do you find that it is beneficial? 23:41.133 --> 23:42.733 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% What about fuel savings?' 23:42.766 --> 23:46.900 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% And all for the really good questions that farmers and 23:46.933 --> 23:50.833 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% people just associated with water quality want to know. 23:50.866 --> 23:53.033 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% >>Talking with other farmers about conservation 23:53.066 --> 23:54.666 align:left position:25% line:89% size:65% is important to Dave. 23:54.700 --> 23:56.666 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% He also works with student scientists 23:56.700 --> 23:58.733 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% at St. Olaf College in Northfield 23:58.766 --> 24:01.433 align:left position:32.5% line:83% size:57.5% studying runoff from farm fields. 24:01.466 --> 24:04.700 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% >>I've come to realize that if we do things that enhance 24:04.733 --> 24:08.566 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% water and soil quality, it's more profitable. 24:08.600 --> 24:11.933 align:left position:32.5% line:83% size:57.5% And it's better for the environment. 24:11.966 --> 24:14.066 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% >>Dave says confronting environmental challenges 24:14.100 --> 24:17.300 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% like soil erosion and 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