On The Road Again!
May 5, 2008
On the road again.
Got an email from a viewer suggesting some story ideas and asking just how we pick the stories we feature. Well, as the series producer, I look for stories that focus on the important crops to our farmers, growers and to our country. We often forget that American agriculture plays a major role in our global economy and in providing the food that people depend on in many parts of the world.
We’re always looking for “people” stories as well. There is a joy bringing viewers a story with someone who is excited about what they do and the impact is has on others. So we look for visual, engaging and emotional stories. We are shooting some stories in Florida this week on “harvesting” the seas for clams and oysters. We’ll also meet a man whose bees make a very special kind of honey. Then we’re off to North Carolina to see how furniture is made from soybean foam instead of petroleum products. We’ll also stop by a huge greenhouse operation that supplies plants to a major portion of the U.S. We did some background research on floriculture and were amazed to find it is a multi BILLION dollar agricultural industry in the United States. Small plants...big business!
Jim Finnerty
Series Producer
America’s Heartland
On the road again.
Got an email from a viewer suggesting some story ideas and asking just how we pick the stories we feature. Well, as the series producer, I look for stories that focus on the important crops to our farmers, growers and to our country. We often forget that American agriculture plays a major role in our global economy and in providing the food that people depend on in many parts of the world.
We’re always looking for “people” stories as well. There is a joy bringing viewers a story with someone who is excited about what they do and the impact is has on others. So we look for visual, engaging and emotional stories. We are shooting some stories in Florida this week on “harvesting” the seas for clams and oysters. We’ll also meet a man whose bees make a very special kind of honey. Then we’re off to North Carolina to see how furniture is made from soybean foam instead of petroleum products. We’ll also stop by a huge greenhouse operation that supplies plants to a major portion of the U.S. We did some background research on floriculture and were amazed to find it is a multi BILLION dollar agricultural industry in the United States. Small plants...big business!
Jim Finnerty
Series Producer
America’s Heartland
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