Course: SLF 180 Introduction to Livestock

Unit 1 Niche Livestock Farm Research

Unit 1 Niche Livestock Farm Research - 25 points

In this course you will develop a basic farm plan for a hypothetical niche livestock farm. This farm plan will be your final project to be completed in Unit 8.

A great deal of research will be needed to complete your farm plan. Each week you will research and identify information to be used in your final project.

1. Create a folder on your desktop titled "Niche Livestock Farm Research." Each week you will save your assignment with the assigned title in this folder.
2. Download the document, Unit 1 Niche Livestock Farm Research.
3. Save the document to your Niche Livestock Farm Research Folder.
4. This week, you will decide on the pros and cons of being a farmer. Take the "The Beginning Farmer Quiz: Do You Have What it Takes?" by Taylor Reid, Michigan State University.
5. Fill in the information on the form, and submit the completed document in the Dropbox for this unit, found on the Course Home page.

Click on the file to save it.
- Unit 1 Niche Livestock Farm Plan.docx (25.87 KB)