Title: Select farm machinery and equipment.
Course: Operating the Farm Business (18301-III) > Section: Using Mechanics in Agriculture

Selection should include

- 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?