Title: (Optional) Design a cropping and/or grazing system.
Course: Livestock Production Management (18301-II) > Section: Using Plant Science in Livestock Production

Design should include

- selection of crops to be grown
- layout (e.g., row, pasture, hay, wildlife habitat, timber, vegetable, specialty)
- suitability testing of the soil, including evaluation of soil report and soil map
- selection of markets
- selection of seed
- regenerative practices.

Process/Skill Questions:

- How do markets influence the development of a cropping program?
- What criteria are used in seed selection?
- What are the benefits of crop insurance?
- How are a field's needs determined prior to seeding?

- What are the optimum levels of nitrogen (N), potassium (K), phosphorus (P), calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg), and sulfur (S) in soil?
- What are the components of a soil profile?