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Rural Heritage on RFD-TV
What Rural Heritage Is Showing on RFD-TV
**Dates shown are the first air date Tuesdays at 3:30 pm.
A second airing follows at 2:30 pm, Saturday of the same week.
See many previously aired episodes on our YouTube Channel
A second airing follows at 2:30 pm, Saturday of the same week.
See many previously aired episodes on our YouTube Channel
| Date** | Rural Heritage Program | Source |
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Canning Purple Hull Peas— (NEW) Johnny and Linda Kee pick, hull, process and can purple hull peas from a variety handed down for generations. (2023) | Canning Purple Hull Peas (DVD) |
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Horse Demonstrations at Old Threshers— (NEW) Belgian, Percheron, Haflinger, Suffolk Punch draft horses and a team of mules demonstrate vintage farm machinery at the 2023 Midwest Old Threshers Reunion in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa. (2023) | Horse Demonstrations at Old Threshers (DVD) |
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Tractors and Steam Engines at Old Threshers— (NEW) David Brink shows us the steam engine he helps run at Old Threshers Reunion as well as takes us on a tour of some of the vintage tractors being displayed at the event. (2023) | Tractors and Steam Engines at Old Threshers (DVD) |
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Farming of Yesteryear 2023— (NEW) Vintage farm equipment including tractors, chain saws, steam engines, hit and miss engines, horse drawn implements and much more are demonstrated in Keister, Minn. (2023) | Farming of Yesteryear 2023 (DVD) |
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Brandt Family Sleigh Rides— (REPEAT) A family tradition is kept alive as this northern Wisconsin couple provides horsedrawn sleigh rides through their farm woods. (2023) | Brandt Family Sleigh Rides (DVD) |
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Barn Museum— (REPEAT) A western Iowa man collects horse drawn vehicles, farm implements and other equipment and opens a multi-building museum (2023) | Barn Museum (DVD) |
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2023 Suffolk Gathering— (NEW) Suffolk Punch draft horse owners bring their horses to Tryon, N.C., to compete in a variety of classes and discuss the future of their endangered breed. (2023) | 2023 Suffolk Gathering (DVD) |
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Pendleton Roundup Parade— (NEW) VThe Pendleton Roundup Rodeo hosts a non-motorized parade involving hundreds of horses and vintage horsedrawn vehicles in downtown Pendleton, Ore. (2023) | Pendleton Roundup Parade (DVD) |
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2023 American Brabant Association Rendezvous— (NEW) The American Brabant Association demonstrates the usefulness of this new breed in the woods and farm fields in West Virginia. (2024) | 2023 American Brabant Association Rendezvous (DVD) |
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Cedar Creek Plow Day 2023 — (NEW) A variety of heritage skills are demonstrated including horse drawn hay baling and broom making are demonstrated in Linden, Tenn (2024) | Cedar Creek Plow Day 2023 (DVD) |
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Harvest Day — (NEW) Blacksmithing, horse drawn plowing, old tractors and much more are exhibited in Newbern, Tenn. (20234 | Harvest Day (DVD) |
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The Horses at Carriages of Acadia— (NEW) Mike and Emily Carpenter operate a carriage service in Acadia National Park in Maine using a wide variety of draft horses. (2024) | Carriages of Acadia (DVD) |
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The Trails at Carriages of Acadia— (NEW) Visitors get a birds-eye view of the 50 miles of broken-stone carriage roads and granite bridges built in the early 20th Century. (2024) | Carriages of Acadia (DVD) |
Click the RFD-TV logo above for a link to the RFD-TV Schedule and the Rural Heritage Hour.
Watch Rural Heritage each week
on RFD-TV. This half-hour program about
draft animal farming and logging and other aspects of our rich rural heritage airs
each Tuesday at 3:30 pm and again Saturday at 2:30 pm, Central Time on Channel 239 on Mediacom Cable, Channel 345 on Direct TV, Channel 231 on DISH Network and other local cable systems. Many of the programs we produce for RFD-TV can also be seen on our Youtube Channel. (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC93XbruU8P1pxZy5Vo1kjfA) and our
Vimeo channel at vimeo.com/channels/ruralheritage.
draft animal farming and logging and other aspects of our rich rural heritage airs
each Tuesday at 3:30 pm and again Saturday at 2:30 pm, Central Time on Channel 239 on Mediacom Cable, Channel 345 on Direct TV, Channel 231 on DISH Network and other local cable systems. Many of the programs we produce for RFD-TV can also be seen on our Youtube Channel. (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC93XbruU8P1pxZy5Vo1kjfA) and our
Vimeo channel at vimeo.com/channels/ruralheritage.
