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There are very few crops anywhere in the world that can pinpoint their origin. But we know the exact spot where Virginia peanuts were first planted, and we’ll take you there.

Corn is one of the world’s staple crops, so important it sustains about half the world’s population. And there’s nowhere in America they know more about sweet corn — the kind you eat on the cob or from a can — than in the great state of Wisconsin.

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.

Most people have never been to a produce trade show or even know they exist! This is where people who grow food by the ton meet people who buy by the ton.

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.