U.S.A
Description
In this program, Jimmy Doherty meets American farmers who hope that new technology can significantly increase their yield. As part of his agricultural investigations, Jimmy also visits the tomato fields and bioscience labs of California and a high-output pig farm in Iowa, and herds buffalo in South Dakota. Yet it's a farm in North Carolina that offers the most surprising approach to farming of all.
Runtime
51 min
Series
Subjects
- Land use (186)
- Food industry and trade (258)
- Food (360)
- Sustainable agriculture (46)
- Economic geography (159)
- Water-supply (180)
Genre
Date of Publication
[2013], c2009
Database
Films on Demand
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