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Electronic Field Trip to an Orchard
A year in the life of an apple grower

Grade Levels:: 4-12
Length:: 40 minutes
Taping Rights:: Unlimited
MARC Record:: Downloadable
Web Site:: KET Online
Teaching Materials:: See Below

This 40-minute KET field trip covers a full year in the life of a Kentucky apple orchard. Students will learn about both the agricultural and financial aspects of growing and selling fruit as they see how Mark and Don Haney manage their orchard, located in southern Kentucky near Somerset, through every season of the year.

Specific topics covered include the crucial role played by honeybees in fruit production, the importance of pruning trees in winter, how apples are marketed to consumers, and the economics of operating a successful orchard.

This program was co-produced by KET and the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture. It premiered on September 21, 1999.

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2007/08 Program Schedule

: A year in the life of a Kentucky apple orchard owned and operated by Mark and Don Haney near Somerset. Designed for classroom use, the program covers both the agricultural and financial aspects of growing and selling fruit. Specific topics include the crucial role played by honeybees in apple production, the importance of pruning trees in winter, how apples are marketed to consumers, and the economics of operating a successful orchard. A 1999 co-production of KET and the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture. 36 minutes; Wednesday, August 15 at 11:15 am on KETED; Thursday, August 23 at noon on KETED; Monday, September 10 at 5:15 am on KETED; Wednesday, October 3 at 3:20 pm on KETED; Friday, November 9 at 11:15 am on KETED; Thursday, January 24 at noon on KETED; Wednesday, March 5 at 3:10 pm on KETED; Monday, March 31 at 3:20 pm on KETED; Thursday, May 1 at 5:20 am on KETED

Teaching Materials

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Kentucky Academic Expectations

This program relates to the following Kentucky Academic Expectations.

2.2	Patterns
2.3	Systems and Interactions
2.6	Changes Over Time
2.36	Career Path

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