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Super Smart Farm Show

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Should Lambs Be Born in Winter or Spring?

October 20, 2026 · 9 min

This week on the Super Smart Farm Show, we're not sheepish about wondering whether it's better for lambs to be born in the winter or spring. On most farms, lambing season — the time when lambs are born — happens in either the winter or…
Why Are Horses Measured in Hands?

October 13, 2026 · 10 min

This week on the Super Smart Farm Show, we're tossing aside our rulers and learning how to measure horses and ponies — in hands. How tall are you? Forty inches? Three feet tall? Ten hands tall? Wait, what? Humans are usually measured in…
How Do Farmers Make Corn Mazes?

October 6, 2026 · 11 min

This week on the Super Smart Farm Show, we're ready to get a little lost in order to find out how farmers create corn mazes each fall. If you've ever found yourself in the middle of a corn maze, you may have had a few questions: Where am…
Why Do Farmers Wake Up So Early?

September 29, 2026 · 10 min

This week on the Super Smart Farm Show, it's time to rise and shine and talk about why farmers wake up so early in the morning. Most farmers get their days started early — so early, in fact, that by the time you get to school in the…
Why Is Some Wheat Planted in the Fall?

September 22, 2026 · 10 min

This week on the Super Smart Farm Show, we're saying goodbye to summer and looking ahead to fall — and the crops that get planted when the weather cools down. Most crops are planted in the spring and harvested in the fall. However, some…

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Do Pigs Actually Sweat?

September 15, 2026 · 10 min

This week on the Super Smart Farm Show, we've got one scorcher of a question: Do pigs really sweat? The phrase 'sweating like a pig' is sometimes used to describe someone who's heavily perspiring. But hang on. Do pigs actually sweat? If…
Why Do Some Fields Grow Different Crops Each Year?

September 8, 2026 · 10 min

This week on the Super Smart Farm Show, we're having a field day while talking about why farmers like to move their crops around. Keen farm observers may notice that farmers will sometimes move their crops around. A field that's growing…
Do Farm Animals Like to Play?

September 1, 2026 · 11 min

This week on the Super Smart Farm Show, we're having fun with some of the younger animals on the farm. Play is an important part of childhood, plus it's just plain fun! But do young farm animals like to play, too? And if they do enjoy…
What's the Difference Between Silos and Grain Bins?

August 25, 2026 · 9 min

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…
Why Are Cows Milked Every Day?

August 18, 2026 · 8 min

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…
Why Do Tractors Have Such Big Wheels?

August 11, 2026 · 11 min

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…
Why Are Crops Safe From Herbicides?

August 4, 2026 · 10 min

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…

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About the show

Kids have a lot of questions about farming, and the Super Smart Farm Show, Lancaster Farming's podcast for kids, has a lot of answers. Join us each week as we explore kid-friendly topics like why bees are important and why sheep need hair cuts. We here at the Super Smart Farm Show know it's fun to ask questions and wonder about the world we live in, especially when it comes to learning about how farmers feed and take care of us.