Agriculture Program: Starting Your Assignment

Things to think about:

What does your instructor want you to accomplish with this assignment?
What topic(s) are you interested in?
Which topics will fit the instructor's criteria as listed in the syllabus?
How many scholarly/peer-reviewed sources will you need?
Are you allowed to also use "other" online sources?
Looking at the timeframe of the assignment, when should you start your research?
Will you need any assistance in either a) doing research or b) writing/editing your paper?