Selection should include
- determining all safety procedures for the operation of the selected machinery or equipment
- reviewing the owner’s manual for the machinery and equipment selected
- determining use requirements and PPE required for selected machinery and equipment
- determining the appropriate type of machinery for the job
- determining appropriate horsepower for a specific task in production agriculture.
Process/Skill Questions:
- What factors should be considered when determining type and horsepower rating for a farm machinery purchase?
- Why would a farmer choose not to purchase the largest piece of farm machinery available?
- Why would a farmer not purchase the least expensive or smallest piece of farm machinery available, even if he or she needed to cut costs?
- How can farm machinery make a production agriculture enterprise more profitable?