Educational Video Recordings
Ron Goldy, Kraig Ehm, and Fred Frazee
Senior Extension Educator
MSU EXTENSION
BERRIEN
1 Senior Extension Educator, Michigan State Univesity, Benton Harbor, MI, 49022
2 Video Producer, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 48824
3 Instructor, Countryside Academy, Benton Harbor, MI, 49022
Less than 2% of the US population is directly involved with production agriculture. However, there is consumer interest in food production as evidenced by the number of views agricultural videos receive on You Tube. Many videos, however, have poor quality or only tell a portion of the story (generally harvest). This video is the seventh in a series of consumer oriented videos designed to educate in an entertaining manner. Goals were to show the total process is complex with many steps, and that food is relatively inexpensive given what is required to get it to consumers. The ultimate goal is to put several videos together so they can be shown as a loop wherever people wait. There is no narration so viewers are allowed to think about what they are viewing and draw their own conclusions. It also allows videos to be shown in settings where audio may be difficult to hear. The video can be viewed at: