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# 508
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/americas-heartland/episode/americas-heartland-508/
- Published: 2024-05-08T14:07:43.000Z
- Updated: 2025-08-20T08:51:00.000Z
- Description: Meet environmentalists, farmers who educate, chicken researchers and a barn restorer.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: America's Heartland, Season 5, Episode 8, #ZZZ_Episode_f5ee3163-c348-42be-b4c9-635e879fcbae, #episode, #ZZZ_Show_e2dd9911-ad05-4ab5-aadb-338e5c6e1486, #v1.16

John Lobertini takes us to meet a Utah ranching family that's been honored for protecting the environment. Akiba Howard visits Nebraska farmers who have decided to make their future on the land. Sarah Gardner discovers that a better chicken comes from research, which ultimately affects your dinner. Rob Stewart finds a New England company that restores America's historic barns.