Super Smart Farm Show – Details, episodes & analysis

"Why do sheep need haircuts?"

"Will goats really eat anything?"

"What does horsepower have to do with horses?"

Kids ask a lot of questions.

Super Smart Farm Show, Lancaster Farming's podcast for kids, has a lot of answers.

Join us each week on the farm as we explore kid-friendly topics like why bees are important and whether or not strawberries are actually berries. 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.

This week on Super Smart Farm Show, we find out what would happen if sheep were never shorn.

Join host Elmer and Wally the sheep as they discuss why sheep need to have their wool cut each year.

This week on Super Smart Farm Show, we're on the case: What makes a berry a berry? 

Join host Elmer and Ruby the Strawberry as they uncover the truth and learn about berries. 

This week on Super Smart Farm Show, we're exploring the belly of the bovine and diving into the question: Do cows really have four stomachs?

Join host Elmer and Bessie the cow as they tour the inside of a cow's tummy to discover the answer.

This week on Super Smart Farm Show, we explore if there's more to plants than simply sitting in one place.

Join host Elmer and Sunny the sunflower as they learn about phototropism and how flowers move.

This week on Super Smart Farm Show, we're picking apart the rumor that goats will eat just about anything.

Join host Elmer and Gilbert the goat as they pick out the perfect menu for hungry grazers.

This week on Super Smart Farm Show, we're chomping into the juicy mystery of why apples come in so many colors.

Listen as Elmer and Granny Smith the apple discuss how a combination of genes and weather work together to determine what color an apple turns out to be.

This week on Super Smart Farm Show, we're addressing the hot topic of why it's so warm inside greenhouses.

Listen as Elmer and Lavern the fern dive into how greenhouses work and why they're so important to farmers, gardeners and scientists.

This week on the Super Smart Farm Show, we're buzzing with excitement to find out how bees make honey.

Listen as host Elmer and Beatrice the bee discuss how bees are able to make honey from the nectar they collect from flowers. 

This week on the Super Smart Farm Show, we're welcoming fall and wondering: How do scarecrows work?

Listen as host Elmer and Sammy the scarecrow get to the bottom of how farmers use scarecrows and why scarecrows have become such iconic figures on the farm and in our culture.