2025/2026
(1)Organic vegetable producers are considered low-volume, high-value producers - Answers
True
(1)Agri-tourism would be considered which one of the following strategies for farm and ranch
businesses? - Answers Specialty product and service providers
(1)Production costs are minimized with high-volume, low-margin producers. - Answers True
(1)The process of combining multiple stages of production into one company is known as: -
Answers vertical integration
(1)Match the trend in agriculture with the management skills that future farmers and ranchers
will need. - Answers - New technology: cost and benefit analysis/decision making
- Information age: handling and interpreting data
- Controlling assets: finance decision making and budgeting
- Human Resources: motivation, communication, evaluation and training personnel
(1)In order to produce to meet consumer demand, agricultural producers must evaluate costs
and risks associated with adopting new production techniques. - Answers True
(1)Part-time operators utilize specialty product and service provider strategies on their lifestyle
farms. - Answers False
(1)Which of the following are not one of the four factors contributing to the change in farm and
ranch structure? - Answers Capital saving technology
(2)Arrange the steps in the correct order for developing a strategic management plan for a farm
or ranch. - Answers 1. Define the mission
2. Formulate the goals
3. Assess the resources of the business (internal scanning).
4. Survey the business environment
5. Identify and select strategies that will reach the goals
6. Implement and refine the selected strategies
(2)Which goal is established according to the 4 important points? - Answers To own 250 acres
of class 1 farmland in Washington county within 5 years