1. SAE Supervised Agricultural Experience

2. All You Need to Know: Why SAE? Types of SAEs SAE Ideas Keeping Records

3. Why SAE? SAE: Supervised Agricultural Experience Apply classroom and contests to real world Learn to keep good records – Activity – Financial Gain experience Earn money Win awards and degrees!

4. Types of SAEs Exploratory Entrepreneurship Placement Research/Agriscience

5. Types of SAEs: Exploratory Research Agricultural Jobs – Job Shadows or other research means Complete during beginning of first year – Helps decide what area your interests are

6. Types of SAEs: Entrepreneurship You own the project Responsibility for all finances – Losses and Profit Can be very large or very small Is GREAT for gaining real world business experience.

7. Types of SAEs: Placement Work for someone else’s business Collect paychecks or other types of compensation Some volunteer work Low financial risk

8. Types of SAEs: Research/Agriscience Perform Research or Experiments Solve Problems Collect Data Improve the way we do things!

9. What type of SAE is it? Provide equine or dog training services

10. What type of SAE is it? Work for a sprinkler installation business

11. What type of SAE is it? Research the best turf grass varieties for your area

12. SAE Source Sort!

13. Not Sure What SAE to Choose? Here are some ideas!! Entrepreneurship: Grow flowers for sale at a local farmer’s market Rent land from a neighbor and grow corn Start your own lawn mowing business Make jams and jellies and sell them at farmer’s market Start a service to grow gardens for the elderly Raise wild game fowl for sale to local hunters Raise Christmas trees and sell at Christmas time Design, build and sell lawn ornaments Build garden sheds for homeowners Design custom computer programs for farmer’s record keeping Buy and show an animal at fairs (beef, swine, poultry, rabbit, etc) Operate a pet-sitting service Provide a kennel cleaning service Provide equine or dog training services Start a service that cleans leaves from gutters Start a leaf collection service in the fall and sell mulch in the spring

14. SAE Ideas!! Placement: Assist a horse group that works with disabled students Work at a horse stable Take care of classroom animals Work as a veterinarian assistant Work at a pet shop Work in a grocery store Work at a garden supply store Work as an intern for the local agriculture department Work at a bakery Work for a guide service as a hunting guide Work for a park service during the summer Work for a sprinkler installation business Work for a lawn and landscape care business Work at a golf course Work in a small engine repair shop

15. SAE Ideas!! Research/Agriscience: Study the change in input costs over time for a given agriculture business Test the strength of different types of welds Study the latest advancements of robotics in agriculture Research the best turf grass varieties for your area Test organic versus inorganic fertilizers on plant development Research your local parks to find out what activities people like and use the most Research the impact of using ATV’s on public lands Conduct a local water quality study Study pollution control practices Interview salespeople at the local greenhouse about customer buying habits

16. Keeping Records The Agriculture Experience Tracker – Keep track of activities – Finances – Supplies