Skills, Competencies, and Needs of YBFR
The selective codes found that attribute to the skills, competencies, and needs identified in the focus groups were agriculture business management skills, legal knowledge, communication skills, and production technologies. Each selective category and the associated axial codes are described below.
Agriculture Business Management Skills. Emphasis was placed on accounting and record keeping skills needed to help manage expenses, incomes, taxes, and decision making on the farm and ranch. In the first focus group, Jerry supported this by saying,