If you’re raising market livestock, death is a part of the end game. It’s our job as parents and leaders to prepare out youth, or choose another sport.

Exposure to agriculture and people in the industry is key to increasing involvement in urban areas. However, livestock may seem like a low-priority project for urban youth in places where asphalt is more prevalent than farm fields. And while there’s a plethora of other exceptional projects that these organizations offer outside of raising animals for food, youth in urban areas can still experience the thrill and satisfaction that go hand-in-hand with raising and exhibiting livestock – just on a smaller, more economical scale.