> ## Content Index
> Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.cascadepbs.org/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further.

# 1301
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/americas-heartland/episode/1301-ghuhhn/
- Published: 2024-05-08T14:08:11.000Z
- Updated: 2025-08-20T08:51:43.000Z
- Description: Sunflower seed snacks, building a better tomato, protecting seed stock, improving soil.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: America's Heartland, Season 13, Episode 1, #ZZZ_Episode_376c333b-93a0-46cd-a0b5-e52a5ff6b371, #episode, #ZZZ_Show_e2dd9911-ad05-4ab5-aadb-338e5c6e1486, #v1.16

Sarah Gardner takes you to North Dakota where scientists are developing new kinds of sunflower seed snacks. Akiba Howard profiles research on building a better tomato. Jason Shoultz reveals how entire lines of seed stock are protected at the National Seed Bank. Stephanie O’Neill discovers how researchers in California and Pennsylvania work to improve soil for better crops.