Transcript Purpose of Youth Livestock Projects

Youth Livestock Show Projects
Purpose of Youth Livestock Projects
Priority Purposes of Livestock Projects
-Teach Youth about Agriculture
-Give Youth an Appreciation of Agriculture
-Model for Developing Life Skills
-Opportunity for Youth to Interact with Positive
Adult Role Models
Purpose of Youth Livestock Projects
As a Group can we define the following:
Pet:
Livestock:
Where is the Line and who decides?
Is a bug, a dog, a cow or your neighbor?
What about the Horse, Dog or Rabbit?
Personal Preference, Culturally Determined
What about our Youth Livestock Projects?
Do we do things that confuse our youth??
Purpose of Youth Livestock Projects
Name animals
Spend more on them than their value
Sleep with animals
Groom animals
Spend time with them every day
Teach them to follow instructions
Remove all natural behavior
Halter Break
Purpose of Youth Livestock Projects
Items to Discuss?
How close are our Youth Livestock Projects
Approaching “Real World Agriculture”?
Purpose of Youth Livestock Projects
Items to Discuss?
How close are our Youth Livestock Projects
Approaching “Real World Agriculture”?
Are they suppose to?
Some would say Yes!! Absolutely
Others would say “use it as a benchmark”
My concern is that some have lost any
connection!
Purpose of Youth Livestock Projects
Live Skills through Livestock Projects
-Understand Self
-Communicating and Relating to Others
-Acquiring, Analyzing and Using Information
-Problem Solving & Decision Making Skills
-Managing Resources
-Learning to Work with Others
Purpose of Youth Livestock Projects
Role of the Animal??
It is the Hook to get youth involved!!!
To teach them valuable life skills…
While teaching the process and value
of livestock production, marketing,
processing and utilization…
For career development…
And consumer awareness.
Purpose of Youth Livestock Projects