We stopped at the $140 million Steve Troxler Agricultural Sciences Center for a tour of a five-acre campus that is likely the world’s finest ag research facility.
Episodes
Tomatoes From The Ceiling
Have you ever wondered how we’re going to grow food on the moon? Or Mars? Or just find ways to reduce food miles and food waste here at home? High-tech greenhouses are looking like the answer.
Sweet Vidalia, Part 2
The stories out of Vidalia, GA are probably our favorite part of everything we do. We love it all, but there’s something special about this onion and the people who grow it.
Sweet Vidalia, Part 1
The legendary Vidalia Onion might be the greatest accident in the history of ag. It’s hard to imagine living without ’em now, but they actually didn’t even exist until the 1930s.
Eat Your Veggies (And Greens!)
Fruits and veggies are in full swing in Florida in the coldest months of the year — we start this episode in the Everglades February and by July we found ourselves in North Carolina.
A Little T & L
Where the food comes from doesn’t much matter if you can’t get it from there to where it needs to be. Enter transportation & logistics.
Deadline — Florida Citrus, Part 2
Citrus is an endangered species and Florida growers have a choice: Stand and fight, quit, or adapt. We’ll introduce you to people who’ve taken every one of those paths.
Deadline — Florida Citrus, Part 1
We take oranges, grapefruit, lemons and limes for granted. They’re always there when we want ’em. But did you have any idea that in just a few years they may all be gone?
Sweetpotato Is One Word, Part 2
Tobacco was the crop that built North Carolina agriculture. Sweetpotatoes like the same land, the same equipment, the same workers — it was a natural transition.
Sweetpotato Is One Word, Part 1
Quick, how do you spell sweetpotato? If you think we just did it wrong, think again — that’s the scientific way. And if you grow sweetpotatoes in North Carolina, it matters.