Super Smart Farm Show

This week on the Super Smart Farm Show, it's time to figure out it once and for all: what's a silo and what's a grain bin?

Picture it: You're riding down the road and you see a tall, cylindrical structure rising up from a farm. Is it a silo? Or is it a grain bin? What's the difference? Is it just on the...

This week on the Super Smart Farm Show, we're heading over to the milking parlor to talk about why cows need to be milked every day.

When it comes to milking cows, most dairy farms do it twice or even three times a day. Smaller farms may only milk once a day. The point is, the cows need to be milked eve...

This week on the Super Smart Farm Show, we're wheel-y excited to find out why tractor wheels are so gigantic.

Tractor wheels aren't like the wheels on your bicycle or your family's car. They're much, much bigger. In fact, depending on the tractor, they might actually be taller than the roof of your fami...

This week on the Super Smart Farm Show, we're heading out to the fields and getting into the weeds to figure out why herbicides don't harm crops.

Herbicides are chemicals that some farmers use to kill weeds. But here's the thing: Farmers spray herbicides across entire fields, meaning the chemicals are a...

This week on the Super Smart Farm Show, we're going straight to the experts to find out why only some cows have horns.

You may have noticed that some cows have horns. Some have little horns, some have big horns and some may even have horns as wide as a car! But some cows don't have any horns at all. Why...

This week on the Super Smart Farm Show, we're getting down in the dirt and figuring what's going on with mulch.

What is mulch? Why is it so important for plants and soil? It may not look like much at first, but mulch is more powerful than it may appear. It turns out, mulch has all kinds of powers that h...

This week on the Super Smart Farm Show, we're getting smart and looking at some of the ways dairy farmers use technology on their farms.

Smart tech has become a big part of life for many people, but what role does it play on a dairy farm? Do cows really wear smart watches? How do farmers use technology ...

This week on the Super Smart Farm Show, we're talking about packing our bags and going on vacation — but first we have to find someone to watch the farm!

Plenty of folks go on vacation during the summer to relax and enjoy themselves. But for farmers, taking a trip away from the farm isn't as easy ...

America is turning 250 this week and on the Super Smart Farm Show we're celebrating by taking a look back at what farming was like 1776.

A lot has changed since America was founded in 1776 and farming is no exception. Farmers 250 years ago didn't have the same tools and resources as farmers today, but t...

This week on the Super Smart Farm Show, we're talking about everyone's favorite cool, creamy treat: ice cream!

Did you know that June is national Dairy Month? It's a time when we celebrate the farmers and animals that provide us with the milk we drink and use to make dairy products like cheese, yogurt, ...

This week on the Super Smart Farm Show, we're talking about one of the most iconic images in American farming: red barns.

Barns come in plenty of colors, but why are so many of them painted red? Does it have to do with the paint? Or do farmers just really like the color? And why red? Why aren't more bar...

This week on the Super Smart Farm Show, we're talking about salt licks.

We all love salty snacks like pretzels or potato chips. But do animals enjoy salt licks simply for their tastes? Or are they getting something more from those salt blocks?

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This week on the Super Smart Farm Show, we're ringing in the summer with one of the first fruits of the season: strawberries.

It seems like the moment the weather gets warmer, strawberries are here and ready for picking. But how did they manage to ripen weeks, if not months before the rest of the summer...

This week on the Super Smart Farm Show, we're talking about what it takes to get tractors moving from one end of the field to the other.

From gears to crankshafts, pistons to transmissions, there are a lot of words and moving parts keeping those tractors chugging along. But how do they all work together...

This week on the Super Smart Farm Show, we're talking about how animal feed gets from the corn and grain fields to the feed troughs.

The main ingredients in farm animal feed are grown on farms, but the process of getting the crops from the field to the feed bins is more complicated than you might think. Where does the corn and grain go after it's been harvested? How do farmers know their an...

This week on the Super Smart Farm Show, we're pulling on our work gloves and getting ready to do battle with one of farmers' biggest enemies: weeds.

But what would happen if farmers stopped fighting and let the weeds win? Would weeds totally take over? And how are they so good at growing and multiplying...

This week on the Super Smart Farm Show, we're sowing seeds of knowledge by asking how do farmers know how deep to plant their seeds.

It's time to get seeds in the ground, but hang on a second. What's the right right depth for planting corn? What about carrots? How do farming keep track of it all? Is there a special farm school where they can learn this kind of thing?

Join host Elmer and Sammy the scarecrow as they discuss how farme...

This week on the Super Smart Farm Show, we're taking a big whiff as we try to figure out why farms smell so funny in the spring.

Spring is a time for all sorts of scents. Some are pleasant, like the smell of fresh flowers in bloom. But others are a little more pungent … like the smell of a farm w...

This week on the Super Smart Farm Show, we're springing into action to find out if dandelions are really that bad or if they just get a bad rap.

Dandelions are one of the first signs of spring, but many people see them as annoying weeds that need to be removed from yards, fields and gardens. But why all...