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Farm to Plate: Harvesting

Farmers have many decisions to make once the crop is grown such as how they are going to get it out of the field. This process is called harvesting. Pond5 owns these pages.

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Go to the following sites and watch as many of the harvesting videos that you have time for. Click on the pictures to see the video. Then answer the following questions.

Study Questions for harvesting

How do farmers get corn, soybeans, wheat and alfalfa out of their fields?
Why is it important that they use large machinery?
After watching many of the videos, what happens to the extra plant parts that are not needed by the farmer?

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Shannon Hudson, 7th grade science teacher at Tuttle Middle School, Crawfordsville, IN BS from Purdue University in 1988 in education; Masters from Indiana Wesleyan University in 2000

"With a dad as a agronomist and a mom that's a great cook (although she would disagree), you can't help but develop a love of nature's complexity, being outdoors, and teaching students that food just doesn' t magically appear at the supermarket."

Ray Sullivan, Certified Professional Agronomist; Volunteer CropLife Ambassador; 2007 CropLife Ambassador of the Year BS in Agronomy from Purdue University

"I grew up working on farms in Northern Indiana and developed a real love for the land and agriculture. Few youth are exposed to farming today. I enjoy sharing my knowledge with them."

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Farm to Plate: Harvesting

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