Author: Tom
Fort Defiance
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2012/02/22Feb12-Fort-Defiance.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 1.4MB)Most cities don’t renovate a Civil War fort that never fired a shot. Then again, one could make the case…
Ceremonies and Owls
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2012/02/21Feb12-FFA-History-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 1.4MB)You have to give Henry Groseclose a lot of credit. Not only did he use his hospital stay to write…
Future Farmers and a Small Oak Table
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2012/02/20Feb12-FFA-History-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 1.4MB)The week of George Washington’s birthday is annually celebrated as National FFA Week. Today, we trace the history of the…
Two Friends
http://www.americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2011/02/17Feb12-Fort-Donelson-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 1.4MB)It was 150 years ago that General Grant asked one of his West Point friends to surrender his fort. It’s…
A Launch to National Fame
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2012/02/16Feb12-Fort-Donelson-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 1.4MB)General Ulysses S. Grant became a hero of the Civil War and later served two terms as President of the…
A Valentine’s Wedding Record
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2012/02/14Feb12-Las-Vegas-Wedding-Chapel-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 1.4MB)My grandparents were married on Valentine’s Day and they celebrated 76 wedding anniversaries. But today, we honor a Valentine’s wedding…
Tying the Knot in the Most Popular Place
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2012/02/15Feb12-Las-Vegas-Wedding-Chapel-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 1.4MB)This county performs more weddings than any other in the nation. You probably have a good idea where that county…
A Variety of Energy Products
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2012/02/Show-Me-Energy.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:58 — 925.7KB)You may have heard of cellulosic ethanol production, but cellulosic plants can be used to provide a variety of energy…
The End, Or Beginning of Route 1
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2012/02/10Feb12-Fort-Kent-Maine.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 1.4MB)Just as Route 66 is one of the most famous highways in American, this road running up and down the…
A Reality Show Expert
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2012/02/09Feb12-Pawn-Stars-Historian.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 1.4MB)It today’s world of reality television shows, things that once may have seemed quite ordinary have become worldwide hits. One…
Cherry Farmer Ben Lacrosse
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2012/02/08Feb12-Cherry-Farmer-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:58 — 1.4MB)Many Americans are growing more concerned about their health and diet. That means this farmer has to put some thought…
Growing a Crop Everyone Loves
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2012/02/07Feb12-Cherry-Farmer-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:58 — 1.4MB)Ben LaCrosse grows a crop just about everyone enjoys eating. However, it’s a crop that is difficult to harvest and…
The Ceremony Before the Presidential Inaugeration
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2012/02/06Feb12-They-Also-Ran-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 1.4MB)Every four years this nation holds the inauguration of the President of the United States. However, few people know that…
They Also Ran
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2012/02/03Feb12-They-Also-Ran-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:58 — 1.4MB)Tilden, Bryan, Landon, Wilkie–they are just some of the names enshrined here. It’s a place created by a bank president…
The Story of Kent Feeds
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2012/01/02Feb12-Kent-Feeds-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 1.4MB)Today we say hello to our listeners on KWPC in Muscatine, Iowa. Listeners there know an ag company there is…
From Lumber Company to Feed Company
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2012/01/01Feb12-Kent-Feeds-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 1.4MB)It all began with a lumber yard in Indianola, Iowa. Of course, today you don’t know this company for its…
Preparing for Agriculture’s Future
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2012/01/31Jan12-Dr-Beth-Walker-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 1.4MB)The next 40 years are predicted to bring an ever increasing population both here and around the world. Food needs…
Resolving Controversies in Animal Agriculture
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2012/01/30Jan12-Dr-Beth-Walker-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 1.4MB)It used to be that controversies in agriculture revolved around which color of tractor to buy or what kind of…
Maximizing Animal Production and Producers’ Time
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2012/01/27Jan12-Dr-Beth-Walker-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 1.4MB)There are an increasing number of farmers in this nation who also have off-farm jobs. However, the farm can be…
Flying a World Record Endurance
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2012/01/26Jan12-Las-Vegas-Endurance-Plane-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 1.4MB)If you’ve ever flown into the Las Vegas airport, you may have noticed a colorful Cessna airplane hanging from the…
