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. 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

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

6. 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

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. 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