The Agricultural Innovation and Commercialization Center at Purdue University has developed this online resource to assist you with making an entry decision into a small scale livestock enterprise. The Comparative Decision Support (CDS) toolkit provides realistic expectations across multiple livestock enterprises by using your input and returning individualized results. The content included in the publication and video demonstration explains the steps involved in using the CDS toolkit.

After completion of this mini-module, users will have evaluated across multiple objectives to make a small scale livestock enterprise entry decision.

This tool package and website were made possible through a North Central Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (NCR-SARE) grant.

To view the downloadable presentation, you need to have Adobe flash player installed; this can be downloaded free at http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/
Once you have downloaded, unzipped and opened the file, the movie and audio will play.

If you have any trouble accessing these materials, please contact our webmaster jgreiner@purdue.edu.

This product was developed with support from the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program, which is funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture — National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA). Any opinions, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed within do not necessarily reflect the view of the SARE program or the U.S. Department of Agriculture. USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

Materials

• Comparative Decision Support Toolkit
  Excel file
• Choosing a Small Scale Livestock Enterprise Publication
  CDS Demonstration Video (Adobe file)
   **NOTE: To view the file, you will need a web browser with Adobe flash installed.
• Choosing a Small Scale Livestock Enterprise Publication
• Enterprise Budget Publications
  • Cow-Calf
  • Dairy Steer
  • Sheep
  • Goat
  • Turkey
• Enterprise Budget Demonstration Video
  Adobe file
  **NOTE: To view the file, you will need a web browser with Adobe flash installed