Maryland Farm & Harvest

November 19, 2013

Maryland's elite cow embryos; rebuilding a farm following a devastating loss; a new generation of farmer works to save the Chesapeake; locally-raised Thanksgiving turkeys.

November 26, 2013

A snapdragon farm in Harford County; and a 5th-generation Kent County farm family that grows radishes to help clean up the bay. Also: Annie's Project; heirloom tomatoes grown and sold locally.

December 3, 2013

One of Maryland's largest swine farms; cutting-edge farm technologies; a Frederick County organic dairy farm; tobacco barn heritage; selecting peppers.

December 10, 2013

Spotlighting farmers and their conservation practices.

December 17, 2013

Maryland's Ice Cream Trail; the big business of plant nurseries; Frederick County's high-end hay for race horses; county fairs; sweet corn.

December 24, 2013

New life at the Maryland State Fair; a Frederick farmer that grows barley for beer; livestock auctions; organic produce.

December 31, 2013

Innovative farm technologies that reduce local pollution; farmers growing hops for beer; watermelon farming. Also: the history of shipping Maryland grain; farm-made cheese.

January 7, 2014

Airplanes that plant seeds for cover crops; and a hi-tech poultry house. Also: Al Spoler with grilling techniques.

January 14, 2014

Sheep cheese; timing the corn harvest to increase profits; 4-H's robotics and photography. Also: Al Spoler spotlights Maryland beef cattle.

January 21, 2014

Life after tobacco farming; sunflowers brighten a Harford County farm. Also: Al Spoler visits Catoctin Mountain Orchard.

January 28, 2014

Maryland apples shipped overseas; the challenges of growing at 3200 feet in Garrett County; and a city farmer expands to the countryside. Also: Maryland pork.

February 4, 2014

Agritourists in Talbot County; life's simple pleasures at Queen Anne's County Fair; and root vegetable stew with Al Spoler and John Shields.

February 11, 2014

Maryland soy beans treasured by the Japanese; the fall and rebirth of Maryland's thoroughbred horse industry; and new technology that allows farming at night. Also: year round Maryland greens.