This week on the Super Smart Farm Show, it's time to head over to the dairy farm to see why calves are kept in little houses.

Have you ever visited or driven by a dairy farm and noticed small houses dotting the landscape? Those are calf hutches and farmers use them to help baby calves grow big, strong and healthy. They also keep calves warm and dry during cold and wet weather and offer them shade during sunny days. Then after a couple months, it's goodbye to the hutches and on to the next step in the calves' lives.

Join host Elmer and Bessie the cow as they figure out why calves live in little houses.

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This week on the Super Smart Farm Show, we're holding our noses and diving into a stinky subject: managing manure on the farm.

The truth is, cows, chickens, horses and other farm animals poop and it can pile up quickly if farmers don't take care of the situation. But what do they do with all that manure? They can't flush it away! Instead, farmers use a variety of techniques to manage manure so their farms stay clean and safe for the animals and people living and working on them. And get this, farmers have figured out how to use manure to help them farm!

Join host Elmer and farmer Wendy as they talk about how farmers manage all that manure.

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This week on the Super Smart Farm Show, we're getting revved up over the idea that some tractors are like computers on wheels.

Tractors have always been one of the most powerful machines you'll find on a farm, but these days tractors have as much brains as they do brawn. Smart technology like GPS, environmental sensors and auto-steer mean these tractors are taking in information and making decisions that lead to better farming. But that doesn't mean farmers get to take the day off!

Join host Elmer and farmer Frank as they discuss how farmers work with smart tractors to keep their crops growing strong.

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This week on the Super Smart Farm Show, we're taking a break from having snowball fights to talk about how snow helps farmers.

When some people see snow, they think about fun things, like snowmen and sledding. Others see snow and think about all the extra work that comes with it, like shoveling. But how do farmers feel about snow? Does it just mean a lot of extra work or could there be some benefits? Could it be that snow is actually good for the farm?

Join host Elmer and farmer Clementine as they discuss all the ways snow is good for farms and farmers.

This week on the Super Smart Farm Show, we're hunkering down to escape the cold and snow as we learn what farmers do during the winter.

In the wintertime, it's easy to look at farms and think nothing's going on. The crops have all been harvested and the tractors put away. But the truth is, there's always something to do on a farm. So what are farmers doing during the coldest months of the year?

Join host Elmer and farmer Merle as they discuss how farmers spend their winters when it's too cold to grow anything.

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This week on the Super Smart Farm Show, we're venturing into the dark to shed some light how farmers grow mushrooms.

Most plants and crops need sunlight to grow, but not mushrooms. Mushrooms thrive in the dark, so the farmers who grow them keep them in special buildings where they can control the amount of light. But that's not the only thing that makes growing mushrooms different than growing corn or wheat.

Join host Elmer and Millie the mushroom as they discover how mushrooms are grown on farms.

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This week on the Super Smart Farm Show, we're heading out to the pig pen to find out if pigs are really as dirty as they seem.

There's no question about it: Pigs love the mud. But why? Is it simply because mud is fun? Or is there more to it than that? Could all that mud actually be helping pigs?

Join host Elmer and Piper the pig as they get to the bottom of why pigs love mud.

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This week on the Super Smart Farm Show, we're taking a trip to the library to check out one of our favorite farming books, 'Charlotte's Web,' by E.B. White.

Generations of children have loved the story of Wilbur the pig and Charlotte the spider, but just how realistic is the farm portrayed in 'Charlotte's Web?' How did E.B. White know how to write about farm animals? Do pigs really go to county fairs?

Join host Elmer and Lucy the librarian as they dive into the world of 'Charlotte's Web' to discover what makes E.B. White's writing so terrific.

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This week on the Super Smart Farm Show, we're bundling up in our hats and scarves and then heading out to the barn to find out how farm animals stay warm in the winter.

Cows don't wear coats and coal stoves aren't safe for the barn. So how do animals stay warm during the winter? It turns out, they're able to stay nice and toasty thanks to some natural defenses against the cold and with help from farmers.

Join host Elmer and Brody the steer as they discuss how different animals around the farm are able to keep warm during the coldest months of the year.

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This week on the Super Smart Farm Show, we're stopping by the chicken coop to learn why chickens and roosters are such a chatty bunch.

Chickens and roosters make all kinds of sounds, but what are they trying to say? What's the difference between a gentle cluck and an ear-splitting squawk? And did you know that chickens and roosters make different noises in different languages?

Join host Elmer and Roy the rooster as they get to the bottom of this listener-submitting question of why chickens squawk, cackle and cluck.

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