Youth Livestock Show Projects

1. Youth Livestock Show Projects Purpose of Youth Livestock Projects

2. 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

3. 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

4. Name animalsSpend more on them than their valueSleep with animalsGroom animalsSpend time with them every dayTeach them to follow instructionsRemove all natural behaviorHalter Break Purpose of Youth Livestock Projects

5. Items to Discuss? How close are our Youth Livestock Projects Approaching “Real World Agriculture”? Purpose of Youth Livestock Projects

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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