Title: Determine requirements for establishing and managing an animal enterprise.
Course: Agricultural Production Technology (18301-I) > Section: Exploring Livestock and Poultry Production

Determining requirements should include

- identifying available resources and assets
  - land
  - facilities (e.g., shed space, lot space, feed bunk, water, manure, acres of pasture)
  - capital
  - labor
  - insurance (e.g., liability, employee health, etc.)
  - knowledge of selected animal enterprise
- identifying markets to support the enterprise
- creating a livestock management plan
- explaining humane animal handling
- communicating with the public and dispelling myths about
  - correct handling practices
  - management practices
  - product labelling.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What are examples of land, facilities, capital, and knowledge resources for an animal enterprise?
- What markets might yield better support for an enterprise?
- What might be the consequences of not having a livestock management plan?
- How has the digital space changed the marketing of farm products?

Teacher Resource:

- Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) Guidelines
- Youth Quality Assurance Program (YQCA) Guidelines, Pork Checkoff, The National Pork Board