1 00:00:00,998 --> 00:00:06,864 America's Heartland is made possible by.... 2 00:00:06,864 --> 00:00:09,631 They make up a small part of our population, 3 00:00:09,631 --> 00:00:12,864 but have a huge impact on all of our lives. 4 00:00:12,864 --> 00:00:16,031 They take business risks that few others would tolerate 5 00:00:16,031 --> 00:00:17,998 all on our behalf. 6 00:00:17,998 --> 00:00:20,131 They're American farmers 7 00:00:20,131 --> 00:00:23,064 who feed, fuel and clothe the world. 8 00:00:23,064 --> 00:00:25,498 Monsanto would like to recognize them 9 00:00:25,498 --> 00:00:28,431 for all they do for the rest of us, 10 00:00:28,431 --> 00:00:32,298 because ultimately our success and everyone else's 11 00:00:32,298 --> 00:00:34,764 depends on theirs. 12 00:00:34,764 --> 00:00:36,398 ....and by the American Farm Bureau 13 00:00:36,398 --> 00:00:42,198 Federation - the voice of agriculture. 14 00:00:42,198 --> 00:00:43,864 Hi, I'm Sarah Gardner. 15 00:00:43,864 --> 00:00:45,631 Jewel is known around the world 16 00:00:45,631 --> 00:00:47,831 as a platinum recording artist for her singing 17 00:00:47,831 --> 00:00:49,031 and song writing. 18 00:00:49,031 --> 00:00:51,198 Her husband Ty Murray is a world champion 19 00:00:51,198 --> 00:00:52,931 in professional rodeo. 20 00:00:52,931 --> 00:00:54,531 We'll take you to their Texas ranch 21 00:00:54,531 --> 00:00:57,298 and find out why cattle ranching is an important part 22 00:00:57,298 --> 00:00:59,264 of their lives as well. 23 00:00:59,264 --> 00:01:00,331 Hi, I'm Rob Stewart. 24 00:01:00,331 --> 00:01:02,098 Ever wonder where that sugar in your kitchen 25 00:01:02,098 --> 00:01:03,364 comes from? 26 00:01:03,364 --> 00:01:04,764 There's a good chance that it came from 27 00:01:04,764 --> 00:01:06,731 a field like this. 28 00:01:06,731 --> 00:01:08,031 We'll take you to Montana 29 00:01:08,031 --> 00:01:10,164 to meet a multi-generational farm family 30 00:01:10,164 --> 00:01:13,864 that is sweet on sugar beets . 31 00:01:13,864 --> 00:01:15,298 I'm Yolanda Vazquez. 32 00:01:15,298 --> 00:01:17,764 Americans love their ice cream! 33 00:01:17,764 --> 00:01:20,764 And for one Delaware dairy farm, the sweet creamy treat 34 00:01:20,764 --> 00:01:23,964 was the answer to keeping their farm alive. 35 00:01:23,964 --> 00:01:28,798 It's all coming up on American's Heartland . 36 00:01:28,798 --> 00:01:34,864 ♪ You can see it in the eyes of every woman and man ♪ 37 00:01:34,864 --> 00:01:40,798 ♪ in America's Heartland living close to the land. ♪ 38 00:01:40,798 --> 00:01:43,898 ♪ There's a love for the country ♪ 39 00:01:43,898 --> 00:01:46,864 ♪ and a pride in the brand ♪ 40 00:01:46,864 --> 00:01:53,698 ♪ in America's Heartland living close, ♪ 41 00:01:53,698 --> 00:02:04,964 ♪ close to the land. ♪ 42 00:02:04,964 --> 00:02:07,298 Jewel is a world-renowned performer 43 00:02:07,298 --> 00:02:09,231 whose singing and songwriting has earned her 44 00:02:09,231 --> 00:02:10,998 three Grammy nominations. 45 00:02:10,998 --> 00:02:12,998 Her husband Ty Murray is well known 46 00:02:12,998 --> 00:02:15,998 as a world champion in professional rodeo. 47 00:02:15,998 --> 00:02:17,998 But here on their Texas ranch, the emphasis 48 00:02:17,998 --> 00:02:21,531 is more on cattle than celebrities. 49 00:02:21,531 --> 00:02:23,064 As they saddle up to move cattle 50 00:02:23,064 --> 00:02:26,931 on this late summer morning, Jewel and her husband Ty Murray 51 00:02:26,931 --> 00:02:29,131 are a long way from the bright lights 52 00:02:29,131 --> 00:02:33,998 they often find themselves in. 53 00:02:33,998 --> 00:02:40,298 Ty: a world champion rodeo rider! 54 00:02:40,298 --> 00:02:42,531 And Jewel: a singer/songwriter 55 00:02:42,531 --> 00:02:46,198 whose albums have sold millions of copies world wide! 56 00:02:46,198 --> 00:02:48,064 My favorite memories of growing up 57 00:02:48,064 --> 00:02:50,464 were probably horses and music. 58 00:02:50,464 --> 00:02:51,864 Those 2 things were bright spots 59 00:02:51,864 --> 00:02:53,631 in a life that was challenging 60 00:02:53,631 --> 00:02:54,998 and difficult. 61 00:02:54,998 --> 00:02:58,131 The hardships that pre-date Jewel Kilcher's rise to fame 62 00:02:58,131 --> 00:03:01,531 are well documented: leaving her rural Alaska home 63 00:03:01,531 --> 00:03:04,464 at age 15 for a prestigious arts school 64 00:03:04,464 --> 00:03:07,531 in Michigan, hitchhiking cross country, 65 00:03:07,531 --> 00:03:10,298 singing in coffee houses to pay the bills, 66 00:03:10,298 --> 00:03:12,664 and learning first hand what it meant 67 00:03:12,664 --> 00:03:14,798 to be homeless in America. 68 00:03:14,798 --> 00:03:16,264 But I just fell on hard times. 69 00:03:16,264 --> 00:03:17,364 I had sick kidneys. 70 00:03:17,364 --> 00:03:18,931 I couldn't afford antibiotics. 71 00:03:18,931 --> 00:03:20,364 I almost died in the parking lot 72 00:03:20,364 --> 00:03:22,531 of the hospital because I didn't have 73 00:03:22,531 --> 00:03:24,598 insurance. 74 00:03:24,598 --> 00:03:26,064 It was just this vicious cycle. 75 00:03:26,064 --> 00:03:27,664 I'd get a job but then get too sick 76 00:03:27,664 --> 00:03:29,364 to keep the job and would end up 77 00:03:29,364 --> 00:03:31,098 getting fired again. 78 00:03:31,098 --> 00:03:33,198 Chronicling those hard times with honest, 79 00:03:33,198 --> 00:03:36,098 lyric-driven songs would whisk Jewel 80 00:03:36,098 --> 00:03:39,598 out of the car she lived in and onto the car radios 81 00:03:39,598 --> 00:03:43,631 of millions of listeners. 82 00:03:43,631 --> 00:03:49,298 ♪ I am my father's daughter. ♪ 83 00:03:49,298 --> 00:03:51,664 I'm a 4th generation cowboy. 84 00:03:51,664 --> 00:03:53,831 So you know I grew up around it 85 00:03:53,831 --> 00:03:55,264 my whole life. 86 00:03:55,264 --> 00:03:57,664 Growing up in a family where both his parents 87 00:03:57,664 --> 00:03:59,498 had riding backgrounds, Ty was at the top 88 00:03:59,498 --> 00:04:02,764 of the rodeo game by the age of 21. 89 00:04:02,764 --> 00:04:04,131 You know, I was horseback 90 00:04:04,131 --> 00:04:05,698 before I could walk. 91 00:04:05,698 --> 00:04:07,164 You know, riding rough stock 92 00:04:07,164 --> 00:04:08,631 and rodeos and ranching, 93 00:04:08,631 --> 00:04:11,731 those were the two things that I was crazy about. 94 00:04:11,731 --> 00:04:20,331 (Jewel's music) 95 00:04:20,331 --> 00:04:22,064 The past decade has been a whirlwind 96 00:04:22,064 --> 00:04:24,898 for both Ty and Jewel, new album hits 97 00:04:24,898 --> 00:04:27,564 and the publication of two books for her, 98 00:04:27,564 --> 00:04:29,931 tours on the music and rodeo circuit. 99 00:04:29,931 --> 00:04:32,064 And don't forget television. 100 00:04:32,064 --> 00:04:33,331 So how is it you got roped into 101 00:04:33,331 --> 00:04:34,598 appearing on Dancing With The Stars? 102 00:04:34,598 --> 00:04:35,931 Well you know, they started coming to me 103 00:04:35,931 --> 00:04:37,298 about 3 years ago. 104 00:04:37,298 --> 00:04:38,831 For the PBR, this was a chance 105 00:04:38,831 --> 00:04:40,831 to expose the sport of bull riding 106 00:04:40,831 --> 00:04:43,498 and cowboys to about 25 million new people 107 00:04:43,498 --> 00:04:45,164 a week. 108 00:04:45,164 --> 00:04:48,064 And that's just an unbelievable opportunity. 109 00:04:48,064 --> 00:04:51,398 And we felt like the show, what it did for cowboy 110 00:04:51,398 --> 00:04:57,031 and bull riding, we felt like it did in spades. 111 00:04:57,031 --> 00:05:01,164 ♪♪ 112 00:05:01,164 --> 00:05:03,898 Out of the spotlight, their 22 hundred acre 113 00:05:03,898 --> 00:05:05,764 cattle ranch is where Jewel and Ty 114 00:05:05,764 --> 00:05:07,764 come to decompress from their busy 115 00:05:07,764 --> 00:05:09,298 professional lives. 116 00:05:09,298 --> 00:05:10,231 Jewel: I think it's a great place 117 00:05:10,231 --> 00:05:11,398 to stay grounded. 118 00:05:11,398 --> 00:05:12,498 I mean our job is a blessing. 119 00:05:12,498 --> 00:05:13,998 And it's amazing, but it can also be 120 00:05:13,998 --> 00:05:15,031 really silly. 121 00:05:15,031 --> 00:05:16,931 And you can get caught up in the wrong things. 122 00:05:16,931 --> 00:05:19,298 And I think this helps you stay really grounded. 123 00:05:19,298 --> 00:05:20,531 It's nice to do chores. 124 00:05:20,531 --> 00:05:24,164 We'll be doctoring a cow one day and at the Oscars the next. 125 00:05:24,164 --> 00:05:26,731 Ty: When you get out here and the gates are shut 126 00:05:26,731 --> 00:05:29,098 and you don't even know the rest of the world 127 00:05:29,098 --> 00:05:30,564 is going on.... 128 00:05:30,564 --> 00:05:32,831 And I think we both really enjoy that, 129 00:05:32,831 --> 00:05:35,731 the privacy and the peace and the beauty of it. 130 00:05:35,731 --> 00:05:36,764 You know? 131 00:05:36,764 --> 00:05:41,698 The lakes and the rivers and all that! 132 00:05:41,698 --> 00:05:43,864 Ranching has proven to be the common thread 133 00:05:43,864 --> 00:05:46,464 drawing Jewel and Ty together. 134 00:05:46,464 --> 00:05:49,231 Away from the microphone, Jewel's life centers 135 00:05:49,231 --> 00:05:50,964 on ranching chores. 136 00:05:50,964 --> 00:05:53,998 And Ty has co-written a song with Jewel: 137 00:05:53,998 --> 00:05:55,798 Till We Run Out of Road . 138 00:05:55,798 --> 00:05:56,731 Sarah: So how does a guy go about 139 00:05:56,731 --> 00:05:58,131 finding a girl who'll come out here 140 00:05:58,131 --> 00:05:59,364 and live in the middle of nowhere 141 00:05:59,364 --> 00:06:01,098 and will help you work the ranch? 142 00:06:01,098 --> 00:06:02,498 She'd just look at me! 143 00:06:02,498 --> 00:06:06,964 (Laugh) It was the smile right? 144 00:06:06,964 --> 00:06:08,398 I don't know. 145 00:06:08,398 --> 00:06:09,698 You know, me and Jewel 146 00:06:09,698 --> 00:06:12,664 met about 11 years ago. 147 00:06:12,664 --> 00:06:14,564 And at the time Jewel and I met, 148 00:06:14,564 --> 00:06:17,231 she was touring really hard, and I was rodeo-ing really hard. 149 00:06:17,231 --> 00:06:21,898 And we were both just on the road constantly. 150 00:06:21,898 --> 00:06:23,631 (Jewel singing) 151 00:06:23,631 --> 00:06:25,098 Life on the ranch gives Jewel 152 00:06:25,098 --> 00:06:28,564 time to explore different avenues of creativity. 153 00:06:28,564 --> 00:06:32,531 I really enjoy drawing, sculpture and visual art 154 00:06:32,531 --> 00:06:34,398 as much as I enjoy singing, as much as I enjoy 155 00:06:34,398 --> 00:06:35,431 writing poetry. 156 00:06:35,431 --> 00:06:38,698 It all feels like the same body. 157 00:06:38,698 --> 00:06:41,264 It's just different limbs that I need to exercise. 158 00:06:41,264 --> 00:06:43,698 And she makes time to support global projects 159 00:06:43,698 --> 00:06:47,131 providing clean water for impoverished communities. 160 00:06:47,131 --> 00:06:50,398 While I was living in my car, I had bad kidneys 161 00:06:50,398 --> 00:06:54,298 and was having to drink a gallon of bottled water a day. 162 00:06:54,298 --> 00:06:55,298 And that was expensive. 163 00:06:55,298 --> 00:06:57,498 I couldn't afford it. 164 00:06:57,498 --> 00:06:58,598 And I thought if we're having 165 00:06:58,598 --> 00:07:00,164 such a hard time in America drinking our tap water, 166 00:07:00,164 --> 00:07:03,098 I wonder what it's like in the rest of the world. 167 00:07:03,098 --> 00:07:04,964 Ty's work in advancing the profile 168 00:07:04,964 --> 00:07:07,331 of the Professional Bull Riders Association 169 00:07:07,331 --> 00:07:09,198 is a natural fit with his love 170 00:07:09,198 --> 00:07:12,098 of the heartland's wide open spaces. 171 00:07:12,098 --> 00:07:14,798 And time on their ranch provides Jewel and Ty 172 00:07:14,798 --> 00:07:18,664 a setting to continue their work as they look to the future. 173 00:07:18,664 --> 00:07:21,064 You know I'm glad that I was able to kind of.... 174 00:07:21,064 --> 00:07:23,798 ....both of us were able to go out 175 00:07:23,798 --> 00:07:26,931 and do what we wanted to do and have some success. 176 00:07:26,931 --> 00:07:29,364 And now it's time that we can be married 177 00:07:29,364 --> 00:07:31,698 and look at having kids and enjoying the fruits 178 00:07:31,698 --> 00:07:34,931 of our success. 179 00:07:34,931 --> 00:07:38,398 Texas has plenty of cows to keep cowboys and cowgirls 180 00:07:38,398 --> 00:07:39,698 busy. 181 00:07:39,698 --> 00:07:42,364 The cattle industry is a 13 billion dollar business. 182 00:07:42,364 --> 00:07:44,131 And ranches in the Lone Star State 183 00:07:44,131 --> 00:07:49,131 round up more than 13 million cattle. 184 00:07:49,131 --> 00:07:51,631 If you did something for 200 years, 185 00:07:51,631 --> 00:07:54,264 you'd probably get pretty good at it. 186 00:07:54,264 --> 00:07:56,964 Well, one Delaware farm family has been working their land 187 00:07:56,964 --> 00:07:59,064 for more than two centuries. 188 00:07:59,064 --> 00:08:06,298 And they face the future with a sweet and creamy outlook . 189 00:08:06,298 --> 00:08:08,564 My great-great -great-great grandfather 190 00:08:08,564 --> 00:08:12,931 purchased the farm in 1796. 191 00:08:12,931 --> 00:08:14,864 Joe Mitchell works a Delaware farm 192 00:08:14,864 --> 00:08:17,364 that his family acquired when George Washington 193 00:08:17,364 --> 00:08:19,631 was president. 194 00:08:19,631 --> 00:08:23,431 Growing up on the farm, I always wanted to farm. 195 00:08:23,431 --> 00:08:25,564 I always said I learned more 196 00:08:25,564 --> 00:08:30,664 following my grandmother and grandfather around. 197 00:08:30,664 --> 00:08:32,064 And Joe's son Jim is following 198 00:08:32,064 --> 00:08:34,798 in those same footsteps: plotting his future 199 00:08:34,798 --> 00:08:37,098 as part of a dairy operation that began 200 00:08:37,098 --> 00:08:40,298 with milk and butter. 201 00:08:40,298 --> 00:08:45,898 In 1928, I'm not sure 202 00:08:45,898 --> 00:08:49,198 why they stopped making butter and started selling fluid milk. 203 00:08:49,198 --> 00:08:53,198 And my father and I continued that until 1961 204 00:08:53,198 --> 00:08:58,998 when for various reasons we gave up the dairy. 205 00:08:58,998 --> 00:09:01,098 With the cows gone, they produced pumpkins, 206 00:09:01,098 --> 00:09:03,631 row crops and poultry. 207 00:09:03,631 --> 00:09:06,231 But the economic realities of modern farming 208 00:09:06,231 --> 00:09:08,231 demanded some new directions. 209 00:09:08,231 --> 00:09:14,331 So in the mid 90's, the cows came back. 210 00:09:14,331 --> 00:09:16,931 I gave Janet a calf on Christmas 211 00:09:16,931 --> 00:09:18,464 as a gift. 212 00:09:18,464 --> 00:09:20,031 And that kind of started our dairy herd. 213 00:09:20,031 --> 00:09:21,864 But this time, the Mitchell's decided 214 00:09:21,864 --> 00:09:25,164 on a slightly sweeter and creamier future . 215 00:09:25,164 --> 00:09:29,731 We saw a show on PBS, an ice cream show, 216 00:09:29,731 --> 00:09:33,798 and they talked about a course at Penn State. 217 00:09:33,798 --> 00:09:38,564 And so my husband said, "Why don't I go?" 218 00:09:38,564 --> 00:09:40,164 Needing help in their new venture, 219 00:09:40,164 --> 00:09:42,498 they asked Jim's dad to join them in making 220 00:09:42,498 --> 00:09:45,031 the frozen treats. 221 00:09:45,031 --> 00:09:47,331 I said I'm too old to start something new. 222 00:09:47,331 --> 00:09:48,898 I'll milk the cows for you. 223 00:09:48,898 --> 00:09:51,098 So that's what I do. 224 00:09:51,098 --> 00:09:53,531 Today the Mitchell's turn out dozens of flavors 225 00:09:53,531 --> 00:09:55,198 and deliver their home made ice cream 226 00:09:55,198 --> 00:09:57,231 to area stores and restaurants. 227 00:09:57,231 --> 00:09:59,231 It's also a favorite at their dairy shop 228 00:09:59,231 --> 00:10:02,531 serving thousands of farm visitors each year, 229 00:10:02,531 --> 00:10:05,064 visitors who have a chance to encounter agriculture 230 00:10:05,064 --> 00:10:09,698 in a rapidly expanding urban environment. 231 00:10:09,698 --> 00:10:11,098 ....being able to produce something 232 00:10:11,098 --> 00:10:13,331 and sell it directly to the public. 233 00:10:13,331 --> 00:10:16,564 So people can see where their food comes from. 234 00:10:16,564 --> 00:10:20,798 Kids can learn about agriculture. 235 00:10:20,798 --> 00:10:22,498 We're in the middle of suburban 236 00:10:22,498 --> 00:10:24,731 Northern Newcastle County. 237 00:10:24,731 --> 00:10:28,031 And yet there's a live active working farm 238 00:10:28,031 --> 00:10:30,898 that has transitioned from maybe being 239 00:10:30,898 --> 00:10:35,831 a straight type of dairy farm to adding Woodside Creamery. 240 00:10:35,831 --> 00:10:37,664 But ice cream isn't the only thing 241 00:10:37,664 --> 00:10:38,898 produced here. 242 00:10:38,898 --> 00:10:41,598 Shiny panels capture energy from the sun. 243 00:10:41,598 --> 00:10:43,431 And the creamery is one of Delaware's 244 00:10:43,431 --> 00:10:45,898 largest solar powered farms. 245 00:10:45,898 --> 00:10:48,831 And extensive composting adds another layer 246 00:10:48,831 --> 00:10:52,431 of sustainability, enhancing the soil. 247 00:10:52,431 --> 00:10:54,298 It's nice to be able to produce our own power 248 00:10:54,298 --> 00:10:56,164 on the farm just like we produce 249 00:10:56,164 --> 00:11:01,231 a lot of our own products: our milk, our food.... 250 00:11:01,231 --> 00:11:06,431 It helps us be a little more independent. 251 00:11:06,431 --> 00:11:08,598 And it helps the country be a little more independent 252 00:11:08,598 --> 00:11:10,164 which I like. 253 00:11:10,164 --> 00:11:12,631 More than 200 years after plows first turned 254 00:11:12,631 --> 00:11:15,098 this Delaware soil, the Mitchell's see 255 00:11:15,098 --> 00:11:19,264 continuity of family and the land. 256 00:11:19,264 --> 00:11:22,031 I know it'll keep on during my lifetime. 257 00:11:22,031 --> 00:11:24,498 And I hope something will come along, 258 00:11:24,498 --> 00:11:28,564 and it will continue. 259 00:11:28,564 --> 00:11:30,998 It's nice to have the heritage. 260 00:11:30,998 --> 00:11:35,564 A lot of folks just don't have the heritage. 261 00:11:35,564 --> 00:11:37,264 And people ask how long we're been here. 262 00:11:37,264 --> 00:11:39,398 And so many people are surprised. 263 00:11:39,398 --> 00:11:41,931 When I say the farm has been for over 200 years 264 00:11:41,931 --> 00:11:50,031 and I'm 7th generation on the farm, it amazes them. 265 00:11:50,031 --> 00:11:52,131 According to the Guinness Book of World Records, 266 00:11:52,131 --> 00:11:55,198 folks in Alberta, Canada created the world's biggest 267 00:11:55,198 --> 00:11:57,898 ice cream sundae in 1988. 268 00:11:57,898 --> 00:12:01,131 It weighed 55 thousand pounds. 269 00:12:01,131 --> 00:12:03,198 Like your ice cream in sandwich form? 270 00:12:03,198 --> 00:12:05,198 Well in the same year, ice cream fans 271 00:12:05,198 --> 00:12:06,731 in Dubuque, Iowa put together 272 00:12:06,731 --> 00:12:09,164 an ice cream sandwich that tipped the scales 273 00:12:09,164 --> 00:12:16,831 at 25 hundred pounds! 274 00:12:16,831 --> 00:12:17,964 I'm Rob Stewart. 275 00:12:17,964 --> 00:12:19,164 Still ahead, we'll take you 276 00:12:19,164 --> 00:12:20,664 to Montana to meet a 5 generational 277 00:12:20,664 --> 00:12:22,231 farm family. 278 00:12:22,231 --> 00:12:24,464 Wait till' you hear their story about how they bring sugar 279 00:12:24,464 --> 00:12:26,431 to your table. 280 00:12:26,431 --> 00:12:27,598 I'm John Lobertini. 281 00:12:27,598 --> 00:12:29,064 Still ahead, we'll take you 282 00:12:29,064 --> 00:12:30,598 to Missouri where heartland wheat 283 00:12:30,598 --> 00:12:32,898 is transformed into what some people call 284 00:12:32,898 --> 00:12:36,398 The Staff of Life. 285 00:12:36,398 --> 00:12:41,031 ♪♪ 286 00:12:41,031 --> 00:12:43,131 If you're one of those shoppers who stalks the aisles 287 00:12:43,131 --> 00:12:46,198 for interesting flavors, you've no doubt discovered 288 00:12:46,198 --> 00:12:47,298 lemongrass. 289 00:12:47,298 --> 00:12:49,931 This pungent herb is often sliced very thin 290 00:12:49,931 --> 00:12:51,431 and added to Thai and Asian dishes 291 00:12:51,431 --> 00:12:53,798 to add a velvety fresh lemon flavor. 292 00:12:53,798 --> 00:12:55,264 So what the heck is lemon grass? 293 00:12:55,264 --> 00:12:57,598 Well, it's a grass native to India 294 00:12:57,598 --> 00:13:00,331 that looks almost as good as it tastes. 295 00:13:00,331 --> 00:13:01,898 If it looks a little like sugar cane, 296 00:13:01,898 --> 00:13:03,931 that's because cane and lemongrass 297 00:13:03,931 --> 00:13:05,464 are country cousins. 298 00:13:05,464 --> 00:13:08,064 It's a perennial plant where the bulb end 299 00:13:08,064 --> 00:13:10,498 (call it the rhizome) is stuck in the ground 300 00:13:10,498 --> 00:13:13,064 and sprouts up to create 2 to 3 foot stalks 301 00:13:13,064 --> 00:13:17,198 that are cut and rushed to your supermarket. 302 00:13:17,198 --> 00:13:19,531 If you're looking for lemongrass in the produce aisle, 303 00:13:19,531 --> 00:13:23,464 look for firm, fresh, gray-green stalks. 304 00:13:23,464 --> 00:13:24,964 Once you get it home, refrigerate it 305 00:13:24,964 --> 00:13:29,364 in a tightly sealed bag for 2 to 3 weeks. 306 00:13:29,364 --> 00:13:31,364 The active ingredient in lemongrass 307 00:13:31,364 --> 00:13:33,198 is citral, the same stuff 308 00:13:33,198 --> 00:13:34,631 that's in lemon peel. 309 00:13:34,631 --> 00:13:36,898 And it's the perfect partner for seafood, curries, 310 00:13:36,898 --> 00:13:39,598 chilies or other dishes using garlic. 311 00:13:39,598 --> 00:13:44,298 Lemongrass is also well known for its medicinal qualities. 312 00:13:44,298 --> 00:13:46,231 All I know is that a big ol' helping 313 00:13:46,231 --> 00:13:48,498 of lemongrass chicken always makes me feel better. 314 00:13:48,498 --> 00:13:51,698 Maybe it's the iron folate or potassium inside. 315 00:13:51,698 --> 00:13:53,298 Could be the manganese! 316 00:13:53,298 --> 00:13:54,664 What's manganese you ask? 317 00:13:54,664 --> 00:13:55,798 I didn't know either. 318 00:13:55,798 --> 00:13:57,731 It's actually a naturally occurring metal 319 00:13:57,731 --> 00:13:59,764 that is found in rocks that your body needs 320 00:13:59,764 --> 00:14:01,031 to stay healthy. 321 00:14:01,031 --> 00:14:03,364 And there's 175% of your daily value 322 00:14:03,364 --> 00:14:05,164 inside a lemongrass. 323 00:14:05,164 --> 00:14:06,631 Think about that the next time 324 00:14:06,631 --> 00:14:09,431 you take it of the shelf! 325 00:14:09,431 --> 00:14:11,798 Wheat is the big crop here in Montana. 326 00:14:11,798 --> 00:14:15,164 The state's 30 thousand farms have nearly six million acres 327 00:14:15,164 --> 00:14:16,631 planted in wheat. 328 00:14:16,631 --> 00:14:19,398 But farming demands diversity these days. 329 00:14:19,398 --> 00:14:22,164 And for one multigenerational farm family, 330 00:14:22,164 --> 00:14:26,898 that's means wheat and something sweet. 331 00:14:26,898 --> 00:14:28,698 That something sweet can be found 332 00:14:28,698 --> 00:14:31,198 in the 38 thousand acres of sugar beets 333 00:14:31,198 --> 00:14:33,531 planted in Montana. 334 00:14:33,531 --> 00:14:35,998 It's a sweet deal, yes? 335 00:14:35,998 --> 00:14:37,564 Brian Uffelman, his dad, 336 00:14:37,564 --> 00:14:40,598 and three brothers raise beets on each of their farms 337 00:14:40,598 --> 00:14:44,364 in the southeastern corner of the state. 338 00:14:44,364 --> 00:14:46,898 Wheat is a cash crop for farmers in this region. 339 00:14:46,898 --> 00:14:48,931 And with sugar beets as part of their 340 00:14:48,931 --> 00:14:51,598 planting rotation, the family pulls 341 00:14:51,598 --> 00:14:54,898 added dollars out of their land. 342 00:14:54,898 --> 00:14:57,131 So how much more, how much more of a cash crop 343 00:14:57,131 --> 00:14:58,798 are beets? 344 00:14:58,798 --> 00:15:03,464 Last year we averaged right around 30 ton an acre. 345 00:15:03,464 --> 00:15:05,064 The final paycheck after it's 346 00:15:05,064 --> 00:15:07,364 all said and done is between 1,350 347 00:15:07,364 --> 00:15:09,331 and 1,400 an acre. 348 00:15:09,331 --> 00:15:12,398 The winter wheat crop, if you make 80 bushel 349 00:15:12,398 --> 00:15:15,231 times five dollar, you're basically $400 an acre. 350 00:15:15,231 --> 00:15:16,564 Wow, it's a lot more. 351 00:15:16,564 --> 00:15:18,431 So there's a lot more money, there's a lot more money 352 00:15:18,431 --> 00:15:19,931 invested in sugar beets. 353 00:15:19,931 --> 00:15:21,664 But the end results, you're still making 354 00:15:21,664 --> 00:15:24,798 a lot more money raising sugar beets. 355 00:15:24,798 --> 00:15:27,364 Farmers in the Northwest, Plains States, 356 00:15:27,364 --> 00:15:29,431 and Great Lakes Region will raise 357 00:15:29,431 --> 00:15:33,164 some 33 million tons of sugar beets. 358 00:15:33,164 --> 00:15:35,598 And while many people think of cane sugar, 359 00:15:35,598 --> 00:15:39,031 beets actually provide more than half the sugar 360 00:15:39,031 --> 00:15:41,298 that makes its way to your table, 361 00:15:41,298 --> 00:15:43,564 into your soft drinks, or becomes part 362 00:15:43,564 --> 00:15:45,698 of your family's desserts. 363 00:15:45,698 --> 00:15:46,864 I don't know if many people realize 364 00:15:46,864 --> 00:15:48,898 this is where a lot of the sugar comes from. 365 00:15:48,898 --> 00:15:50,164 Yes, most of it. 366 00:15:50,164 --> 00:15:51,164 Can I pull one of these up? 367 00:15:51,164 --> 00:15:54,164 Sure! 368 00:15:54,164 --> 00:15:56,831 And how big will that sugar beet get? 369 00:15:56,831 --> 00:15:57,831 See? 370 00:15:57,831 --> 00:15:59,364 That's the start of the sugar beet right there. 371 00:15:59,364 --> 00:16:00,298 Like a root? 372 00:16:00,298 --> 00:16:01,298 That's the root right there. 373 00:16:01,298 --> 00:16:02,598 And that root will just keep getting bigger. 374 00:16:02,598 --> 00:16:05,431 And it's going to grow probably about this long, 375 00:16:05,431 --> 00:16:07,364 this big and wide. 376 00:16:07,364 --> 00:16:09,798 And that should get to be eight to ten pounds. 377 00:16:09,798 --> 00:16:11,398 Eight to ten pounds! 378 00:16:11,398 --> 00:16:12,531 And that's sugar? 379 00:16:12,531 --> 00:16:14,664 That's sugar! 380 00:16:14,664 --> 00:16:17,698 Five generations of Uffelmans have grown sugar beets 381 00:16:17,698 --> 00:16:19,564 in this Montana Valley. 382 00:16:19,564 --> 00:16:21,998 I've got about 10 acres left on the north end. 383 00:16:21,998 --> 00:16:24,698 Grandson Brandon Uffelman is a junior in college 384 00:16:24,698 --> 00:16:26,664 and is ready to return to the land 385 00:16:26,664 --> 00:16:28,931 full time to work side by side 386 00:16:28,931 --> 00:16:30,798 with his dad. 387 00:16:30,798 --> 00:16:31,964 You know, one of the things 388 00:16:31,964 --> 00:16:34,131 that we thought was so cool was that whenever you guys 389 00:16:34,131 --> 00:16:37,798 are all working together, it's like family helping family 390 00:16:37,798 --> 00:16:39,298 helping family ! 391 00:16:39,298 --> 00:16:41,331 After farm, farm, farm.... 392 00:16:41,331 --> 00:16:42,631 What does that mean to you? 393 00:16:42,631 --> 00:16:43,764 Oh, it's great! 394 00:16:43,764 --> 00:16:44,998 I mean, some people move away, 395 00:16:44,998 --> 00:16:46,964 never see their relatives ever again 396 00:16:46,964 --> 00:16:48,498 or once a year at Christmas or something. 397 00:16:48,498 --> 00:16:49,898 We get to see them every day. 398 00:16:49,898 --> 00:16:50,998 I mean, I spend all day, 399 00:16:50,998 --> 00:16:53,264 almost every day in the summer with my dad. 400 00:16:53,264 --> 00:16:56,131 I see uncles and grandparents 401 00:16:56,131 --> 00:16:58,364 and stuff a couple times a week 402 00:16:58,364 --> 00:16:59,564 and borrow equipment. 403 00:16:59,564 --> 00:17:01,231 It's great. 404 00:17:01,231 --> 00:17:04,064 Brandon's father Gary says he's offering his son 405 00:17:04,064 --> 00:17:07,798 the same opportunity his dad gave him: 406 00:17:07,798 --> 00:17:09,664 finish college then start your career 407 00:17:09,664 --> 00:17:12,231 in farming. 408 00:17:12,231 --> 00:17:13,898 My dad came in, and we borrowed equipment 409 00:17:13,898 --> 00:17:15,531 from him quite a little. 410 00:17:15,531 --> 00:17:17,498 We bought what we could to get started. 411 00:17:17,498 --> 00:17:19,131 And we just kept growing and bought 412 00:17:19,131 --> 00:17:22,798 what we could afford as time went on 413 00:17:22,798 --> 00:17:24,731 until we got to the point where we're at now 414 00:17:24,731 --> 00:17:28,764 where we pretty much have all of our own equipment. 415 00:17:28,764 --> 00:17:31,931 The family's cooperative efforts have paid off for the Uffelmans: 416 00:17:31,931 --> 00:17:35,064 enjoying success in good times and finding help 417 00:17:35,064 --> 00:17:37,031 when you need it. 418 00:17:37,031 --> 00:17:40,198 Nobody's done 'til we're done, 419 00:17:40,198 --> 00:17:41,431 'til everybody is done. 420 00:17:41,431 --> 00:17:42,898 Don't make any difference what it is. 421 00:17:42,898 --> 00:17:44,898 Well, it's comforting to know that when times get tough 422 00:17:44,898 --> 00:17:46,098 you.... 423 00:17:46,098 --> 00:17:48,364 ....somebody's going to come and help you no matter what. 424 00:17:48,364 --> 00:17:50,631 The challenges in farming can come from nature, 425 00:17:50,631 --> 00:17:53,231 the economy, or fluctuating prices 426 00:17:53,231 --> 00:17:56,298 for a crop that takes months to mature. 427 00:17:56,298 --> 00:17:58,564 But Bill will tell you it's family values 428 00:17:58,564 --> 00:18:00,998 that see them through. 429 00:18:00,998 --> 00:18:03,831 Well, it makes me a very proud father. 430 00:18:03,831 --> 00:18:04,964 I watched the boys. 431 00:18:04,964 --> 00:18:06,364 They grew up great. 432 00:18:06,364 --> 00:18:07,964 They're great kids! 433 00:18:07,964 --> 00:18:11,798 And now watching the grand kids work with us, 434 00:18:11,798 --> 00:18:12,664 it's just.... 435 00:18:12,664 --> 00:18:14,398 ....I guess that's why I'm still in it. 436 00:18:14,398 --> 00:18:16,498 And young Brandon knows his grandfather 437 00:18:16,498 --> 00:18:19,164 is definitely still around. 438 00:18:19,164 --> 00:18:20,131 Oh, yeah. 439 00:18:20,131 --> 00:18:22,031 I mean, if you don't do something right, 440 00:18:22,031 --> 00:18:23,231 grandpa's on your tail! 441 00:18:23,231 --> 00:18:24,764 You gotta.... 442 00:18:24,764 --> 00:18:26,198 He's standing right over there watching. 443 00:18:26,198 --> 00:18:32,831 Yeah. 444 00:18:32,831 --> 00:18:34,698 The sweeteners from sugar beets go into much more 445 00:18:34,698 --> 00:18:37,131 than just that sugar bowl on your kitchen table. 446 00:18:37,131 --> 00:18:40,631 Several European countries use fermented beet sugars 447 00:18:40,631 --> 00:18:46,264 to create specialty liquors. 448 00:18:46,264 --> 00:18:53,064 ♪♪ 449 00:18:53,064 --> 00:18:54,164 Hi, I'm Paul Robins. 450 00:18:54,164 --> 00:18:55,464 And here's something you may not have known 451 00:18:55,464 --> 00:18:56,698 about agriculture. 452 00:18:56,698 --> 00:18:58,398 You may have heard about range wars 453 00:18:58,398 --> 00:19:00,764 in the old west and battles over water rights 454 00:19:00,764 --> 00:19:02,264 even today. 455 00:19:02,264 --> 00:19:04,398 But did you know that a common barn yard animal 456 00:19:04,398 --> 00:19:06,364 played a role in a conflict between 457 00:19:06,364 --> 00:19:08,131 the United States and England? 458 00:19:08,131 --> 00:19:10,631 They call it the Pig War ! 459 00:19:10,631 --> 00:19:15,764 Set the wayback machine for June 15th, 1859! 460 00:19:15,764 --> 00:19:17,264 Both the United States and England were still debating 461 00:19:17,264 --> 00:19:19,131 who owned the San Juan Islands 462 00:19:19,131 --> 00:19:21,531 off the coast of today's Washington State. 463 00:19:21,531 --> 00:19:24,298 Well, American settler Lyman Cutler, 464 00:19:24,298 --> 00:19:26,998 angry about some pigs trespassing on his land, 465 00:19:26,998 --> 00:19:29,698 gets out his long rifle and pops one particular 466 00:19:29,698 --> 00:19:31,064 porcine. 467 00:19:31,064 --> 00:19:32,498 Trouble was the pig was owned 468 00:19:32,498 --> 00:19:35,398 by Englishman Charles Griffin. 469 00:19:35,398 --> 00:19:37,264 Efforts at compensation were refused, 470 00:19:37,264 --> 00:19:39,998 and British authorities threatened to arrest Mr. Cutler. 471 00:19:39,998 --> 00:19:42,631 The United States sent over an infantry unit, 472 00:19:42,631 --> 00:19:44,998 and the English responded by parking warships 473 00:19:44,998 --> 00:19:46,698 off the coast. 474 00:19:46,698 --> 00:19:49,064 Over the next couple of months, forces grew on both sides. 475 00:19:49,064 --> 00:19:51,031 And while no one was backing down, 476 00:19:51,031 --> 00:19:53,898 luckily no one fired a shot in anger either. 477 00:19:53,898 --> 00:19:56,064 When word reached Washington, army brass 478 00:19:56,064 --> 00:19:57,931 dispatched a high ranking officer 479 00:19:57,931 --> 00:20:00,031 to try and diffuse the conflict. 480 00:20:00,031 --> 00:20:02,364 Eventually, both sides cooled off. 481 00:20:02,364 --> 00:20:04,231 But the issue was never really settled. 482 00:20:04,231 --> 00:20:05,998 And for a time, both English 483 00:20:05,998 --> 00:20:09,264 and American soldiers occupied the islands. 484 00:20:09,264 --> 00:20:12,031 Then in 1872, an international resolution 485 00:20:12,031 --> 00:20:13,731 gave the islands to the Americans. 486 00:20:13,731 --> 00:20:15,331 In the end, there was only 487 00:20:15,331 --> 00:20:17,131 one casualty to this conflict! 488 00:20:17,131 --> 00:20:18,764 You guessed it. 489 00:20:18,764 --> 00:20:24,498 The pig! 490 00:20:24,498 --> 00:20:26,331 When you sit down for dinner, chances are 491 00:20:26,331 --> 00:20:29,331 your favorite bread or rolls are right there on the table. 492 00:20:29,331 --> 00:20:31,364 Food author James Beard once wrote, 493 00:20:31,364 --> 00:20:34,431 Bread is the most satisfying of all foods. 494 00:20:34,431 --> 00:20:36,698 Well right here in Kansas City, there are some people 495 00:20:36,698 --> 00:20:38,998 who think creating distinctive breads 496 00:20:38,998 --> 00:20:43,498 is the ultimate homage to heartland wheat. 497 00:20:43,498 --> 00:20:54,831 ♪♪ 498 00:20:54,831 --> 00:20:56,764 How do the baguettes look today? 499 00:20:56,764 --> 00:20:57,898 They look pretty good! 500 00:20:57,898 --> 00:20:59,698 Mark Friend has had a love affair with bread 501 00:20:59,698 --> 00:21:01,098 for 30-years. 502 00:21:01,098 --> 00:21:03,698 I fell in love with bread! 503 00:21:03,698 --> 00:21:06,731 Before I learned how, I tried and I experimented 504 00:21:06,731 --> 00:21:07,731 with sour dough. 505 00:21:07,731 --> 00:21:09,898 And all I had was a bunch of stinky pots 506 00:21:09,898 --> 00:21:13,964 of flour and water down in my basement. 507 00:21:13,964 --> 00:21:16,764 Following the teachings of some great sourdough bakers, 508 00:21:16,764 --> 00:21:19,031 he would later reshape those kitchen disasters 509 00:21:19,031 --> 00:21:23,698 into what Friend now calls Farm to Market . 510 00:21:23,698 --> 00:21:25,098 We were looking for a name. 511 00:21:25,098 --> 00:21:27,631 And someone suggested Farm to Market. 512 00:21:27,631 --> 00:21:31,964 (It) seemed to fit the idea of trying 513 00:21:31,964 --> 00:21:34,031 to source our products from our farmers 514 00:21:34,031 --> 00:21:39,831 that we would have a relationship with. 515 00:21:39,831 --> 00:21:41,264 Farm to Market wants you to know 516 00:21:41,264 --> 00:21:43,764 its farmers and the wheat they're growing. 517 00:21:43,764 --> 00:21:45,631 Back in the pantry, the ingredients have 518 00:21:45,631 --> 00:21:49,331 a distinctly Midwestern flavor: Illinois, Michigan, 519 00:21:49,331 --> 00:21:51,631 Wisconsin and Kansas. 520 00:21:51,631 --> 00:21:53,931 What we're trying to do here is make a closer connection 521 00:21:53,931 --> 00:21:56,998 to the farmer and know who the family is 522 00:21:56,998 --> 00:21:58,131 that's growing the wheat, 523 00:21:58,131 --> 00:22:00,564 that's going into the flour, that's going into the bread, 524 00:22:00,564 --> 00:22:01,731 that's being sold in the store! 525 00:22:01,731 --> 00:22:03,931 This is a boutique bakery. 526 00:22:03,931 --> 00:22:05,764 Hands create the special breads here, 527 00:22:05,764 --> 00:22:06,998 not machines! 528 00:22:06,998 --> 00:22:09,064 Fresh ingredients are carefully chosen: 529 00:22:09,064 --> 00:22:10,264 wheat, oats, 530 00:22:10,264 --> 00:22:12,198 raisins, sesame seeds. 531 00:22:12,198 --> 00:22:16,598 That's important to Craig Flaker. 532 00:22:16,598 --> 00:22:20,464 There's a big creative outlet that's involved in this. 533 00:22:20,464 --> 00:22:22,431 And that's where the artistic side comes in: 534 00:22:22,431 --> 00:22:23,898 the size, the volume, 535 00:22:23,898 --> 00:22:26,198 the crumb, the shape! 536 00:22:26,198 --> 00:22:28,698 Specialty products require a special commitment. 537 00:22:28,698 --> 00:22:30,798 Farm to Market bakes breads and rolls 538 00:22:30,798 --> 00:22:33,431 for 40 grocery stores and 90 restaurants 539 00:22:33,431 --> 00:22:34,964 in the Kansas City area. 540 00:22:34,964 --> 00:22:38,898 They work 363 days a year taking off only Christmas Eve 541 00:22:38,898 --> 00:22:41,698 and Christmas Day. 542 00:22:41,698 --> 00:22:45,331 What is your favorite? 543 00:22:45,331 --> 00:22:47,698 Rye, wheat, white, dark? 544 00:22:47,698 --> 00:22:49,164 We get a lot of grief. 545 00:22:49,164 --> 00:22:51,198 Because where's the ciabatta bread? 546 00:22:51,198 --> 00:22:53,564 We'll we bought a hundred loaves, 547 00:22:53,564 --> 00:22:55,698 and they were gone by one. 548 00:22:55,698 --> 00:22:58,498 And that's all there is. 549 00:22:58,498 --> 00:23:00,198 Many of the communities here, both in the city 550 00:23:00,198 --> 00:23:01,664 and rural areas, have populations 551 00:23:01,664 --> 00:23:04,198 that came originally from Europe. 552 00:23:04,198 --> 00:23:05,698 People of German, Polish, 553 00:23:05,698 --> 00:23:06,898 French, Russian 554 00:23:06,898 --> 00:23:13,064 and Italian descent clamor for these hearty breads. 555 00:23:13,064 --> 00:23:14,964 Armen Bagiyants gets the hand made dough 556 00:23:14,964 --> 00:23:16,998 from Farm to Market and bakes loaves fresh 557 00:23:16,998 --> 00:23:22,898 at his store. 558 00:23:22,898 --> 00:23:24,464 Customers walk through the front door, 559 00:23:24,464 --> 00:23:26,531 and they can see how I bake bread, 560 00:23:26,531 --> 00:23:28,598 how I put it in the oven, and how I take from the oven 561 00:23:28,598 --> 00:23:29,698 hot! 562 00:23:29,698 --> 00:23:31,131 Farm to Market completes a theme 563 00:23:31,131 --> 00:23:33,198 at the Hen House supermarket chain, 564 00:23:33,198 --> 00:23:34,998 Buy Fresh, Buy Local, 565 00:23:34,998 --> 00:23:37,431 even to produce that carries the face and name 566 00:23:37,431 --> 00:23:39,331 of the farmer that grew it. 567 00:23:39,331 --> 00:23:40,931 The average item in the supermarket 568 00:23:40,931 --> 00:23:43,464 travels about 15 hundred miles to get here. 569 00:23:43,464 --> 00:23:45,764 And these items are all within 200 miles. 570 00:23:45,764 --> 00:23:47,964 They have a sense that it's fresher, 571 00:23:47,964 --> 00:23:54,498 that it's better for them. 572 00:23:54,498 --> 00:23:56,598 But Farm to Market is going even further, 573 00:23:56,598 --> 00:23:59,264 testing different ways to mill the flour, 574 00:23:59,264 --> 00:24:02,164 giving their breads different textures. 575 00:24:02,164 --> 00:24:05,764 It's easy to see differences in the handling characteristics 576 00:24:05,764 --> 00:24:07,198 of dough. 577 00:24:07,198 --> 00:24:08,931 And that difference has led them to seek out 578 00:24:08,931 --> 00:24:12,364 farmers interested in milling their own grain. 579 00:24:12,364 --> 00:24:15,364 There's a big enough market now in the U.S. 580 00:24:15,364 --> 00:24:19,598 for artisan style bread, (so) that there needs to be 581 00:24:19,598 --> 00:24:21,664 a flour that's suited for this too. 582 00:24:21,664 --> 00:24:24,431 But bread is sometimes a fickle partner. 583 00:24:24,431 --> 00:24:28,364 Our Grains Galore, that's one of our top sellers. 584 00:24:28,364 --> 00:24:30,331 Those who work closely with these ingredients 585 00:24:30,331 --> 00:24:31,764 from the heartland will tell you 586 00:24:31,764 --> 00:24:34,198 this dough is a living organism, 587 00:24:34,198 --> 00:24:35,631 an organism that let's them know, 588 00:24:35,631 --> 00:24:37,398 everyday, how well they're doing 589 00:24:37,398 --> 00:24:40,498 their job. 590 00:24:40,498 --> 00:24:43,198 When bread comes out of the oven, 591 00:24:43,198 --> 00:24:45,698 you know it has this brown glow to it, 592 00:24:45,698 --> 00:24:48,364 It's hot coming out of the oven. 593 00:24:48,364 --> 00:24:49,664 It's incredible. 594 00:24:49,664 --> 00:24:53,764 It makes you feel proud! 595 00:24:53,764 --> 00:24:55,298 And that's going to do it this time. 596 00:24:55,298 --> 00:24:57,264 Thanks for traveling the country with us 597 00:24:57,264 --> 00:25:00,131 on this edition of America's Heartland . 598 00:25:00,131 --> 00:25:02,764 And remember, there's much more 599 00:25:02,764 --> 00:25:04,664 on America's Heartland at our website 600 00:25:04,664 --> 00:25:06,498 including video on the stories 601 00:25:06,498 --> 00:25:08,031 from today's show. 602 00:25:08,031 --> 00:25:11,464 Just log onto americasheartland-dot-org. 603 00:25:11,464 --> 00:25:17,131 See you next time. 604 00:25:17,131 --> 00:25:19,098 To order a copy of this broadcast, 605 00:25:19,098 --> 00:25:25,064 visit us online or call 1-888-814-3923. 606 00:25:25,064 --> 00:25:31,264 The cost is $14.95 plus shipping. 607 00:25:31,264 --> 00:25:37,364 ♪ You can see it in the eyes of every woman and man ♪ 608 00:25:37,364 --> 00:25:43,431 ♪ in America's Heartland living close to the land. ♪ 609 00:25:43,431 --> 00:25:46,764 ♪ There's a love for the country ♪ 610 00:25:46,764 --> 00:25:49,531 ♪ and a pride in the brand ♪ 611 00:25:49,531 --> 00:25:56,131 ♪ in America's Heartland living close, ♪ 612 00:25:56,131 --> 00:25:59,298 ♪ close to the land. ♪ 613 00:25:59,298 --> 00:26:04,964 America's Heartland is made possible by.... 614 00:26:04,964 --> 00:26:07,831 They make up a small part of our population, 615 00:26:07,831 --> 00:26:10,631 but have a huge impact on all of our lives. 616 00:26:10,631 --> 00:26:13,864 They take business risks that few others would tolerate 617 00:26:13,864 --> 00:26:16,031 all on our behalf. 618 00:26:16,031 --> 00:26:17,998 They're American farmers 619 00:26:17,998 --> 00:26:21,431 who feed, fuel and clothe the world. 620 00:26:21,431 --> 00:26:23,831 Monsanto would like to recognize them 621 00:26:23,831 --> 00:26:26,498 for all they do for the rest of us, 622 00:26:26,498 --> 00:26:30,398 because ultimately our success and everyone else's 623 00:26:30,398 --> 00:26:32,831 depends on theirs. 624 00:26:32,831 --> 00:26:34,431 ....and by the American Farm Bureau 625 00:26:34,431 --> 00:26:39,498 Federation - the voice of agriculture. 626 00:26:39,498 --> 00:26:43,298 ♪♪