Rural Heritage October/November 2025

M any of our readers get RFD-TV network with their cable or satellite television service. Here is our schedule for October and November 2025. Keep in mind that programming conflicts may arise that cause the schedule to change. Please visit www.rfdtv.com and check their schedule to make sure the program you want to watch has not been preempted by another show or livetock auction. Our program airs on Tuesdays at 5:00 pm EST, 4:00 pm CST, 3:00 MST and 2:00 PST and premiere on our YouTube channel the following Sunday morning. Schedule subject to change. November 4 Mill Road Thresherman's Show — Draft horses and mules bind sorghum, rake and bale hay, and plow then haorrow a field at this steam and gas show in south central Illinois. (New) November 11 Thumb Octagon Barn — A wealthy business man built what he called his "air castle", that has been restored near Gagetown, Mich., and now houses an agricultural museum featuring many unique pieces. (New) November 18 Kenny Walthes Collection — Kenny Walthes has been collecting special vintage farming tools. He shows us some of his newest ones. (New) November 25 Lightroot Farm — Cameron and Daphney Genter show us their homestead powered by draft horses, oxen and donkeys. (New)

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October 7 Bob Kroeger Stone Barn Book — Historic barn painter and historian talks about his new book about stone barns and shows us a beautiful barn being restored in Indiana.(New) October 14 Manning Heritage Park Part 2 — We complete our visit to the Hausbarn site in Manning, Iowa, where we tour a homestead and a 1913 Trinity Lutheran Church. (New) October 21 Corn Items Collectors and Ropemakers Guild — Enthusiastic members of two clubs preserving American artifacts and history share their treasured prizes including a variety of tools for planting and harvesting corn as well as several ropemaking machines. (New) October 28 Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site — The history of cattle ranching is celebrated and preserved through artifacts and living history demonstrations at this National Park in Deer Lodge, Mont. (New)

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