
Much of the food Americans eat is produced by farmers and ranchers in the country's heartland, but many people don't know how it's produced. "America's Heartland" provides information about the people and processes responsible for the availability of food and fuel across the country and around the world. The show's reporters and producers tell stories in topics that include farm families, consumer issues, animal welfare and crop sustainability. Some episodes also take the show abroad to countries such as Egypt and Taiwan to show the impact American agriculture has on the global economy.

American grain products improve living conditions in Egypt and Morocco; help from U.S. grain farmers makes a difference in people's lives.

Sheep ranchers in Wyoming; how difficult things were for America's early farmers in Minnesota.

The Kansas State Fair; children learn farming, furniture making, photography and rocket science; hand-harvesting wild blueberries in Maine.

Songwriter Michael Martin Murphey on how his "America's Heartland" title song reflects his concern about the challenges facing American farmers; how research is working to face the challenge of water shortages.