Select farm machinery and equipment.

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?