head to united states farm report.com to watch the program online. ted states farm report, the spirit of the countryside. company in illinois that tackles a big job each and every growing . >>> there is a company in illinois that tackles a big job and that's to determine which seed works best in each corner of farm country. in the first half hour we talked to joe bruce general manager about corn. now soybeans the focus. >> tell us about first, it's farmers independent research of seed technology. >> it's a group of ten guys that we are doing corn and soybean yield test across the midwest. with soybeans this -- we are mainly going from south dakota east to the midatlantic area and the southern part of iowa up to the central portion of minnesota. >> okay. >> and you are looking at different varieties. >> yes. different soybean varieties and how they do under different areas. >> what did you find this year. >>> it was a challenging year. >> most farmer who agree that it was a challenging year and soybeans in particular we thought we would be very bad bec

head to united states farm report.com to watch the program online. he countryside. . >>> a tennessee dairy farmer has opened the doors to his operation to showcase american agriculture. that's's one of the reasons john harrison has been named dairy farmer of the year by the international dairy foods association and dairy today magazine. . >> reporter: across the rolling hills and greene pastures of eastern tennessee you will find sweet water valley farms tucked at the end of a blacktop drive. this little piece of paradise sits just off i-75. today like most days they are hosting an assortment of shoppers at its cheese store where taste testers go over a buffet of 25 varieties while behind the glass. the experience continues. sweet water valley farm milks a thousand cows and farms a little more than 1200 acres. >> growing about 80% of the forage now and -- we would love to add enough land base to grow some corn and beans also. >> adding land base has been a challenge for them. earn tennessee's climate and countryside is a sought off commodity for retir