Marketing tool for Colorado produce explaining how the high and dry altitude results in outstanding produce. The warm days and cool nights help the sugars to set in diverse produce such as fruit (apples and peaches) as well as sweet corn and melons. The dry climate results in production of different types of onions. The low humidity lessens pest problems resulting in fewer pesticides and fungicides being used. Easy to supply, easy to satisfy, that's...

Fueled by curiosity and a dash of naiveté, college buddies Ian Cheney and Curt Ellis return to their ancestral home of Greene, Iowa, to find out how the modest corn kernel conquered America. With the help of real farmers, powerful fertilizer, government aid, and genetically modified seeds, the friends manage to grow one acre of corn. Along the way, they unlock the hidden truths about America's modern food system.--From publisher description.

A documentary that explores the history of corn in America, how it is harvested and canned, and how it can be converted into fuel.

Features both new and antique John Deere equipment. Includes tractors, combines, pickers, cultivators, planters, plus road construction machines such as bulldozers, road graders, and wheel loaders. Learn what the machines do and how they do it.