1. What in the world is SAE?

2. SAE Info SAE stands for Supervised Agricultural Experience
SAE is your major project for this class
SAE is completed outside of class time and deals with any division of agriculture, including
Plants
Animals
Agricultural business
Agricultural science experiment

3. Types of SAE There are SIX major types of SAE

4. Types of SAE Entrepreneurship
Planning, implementing, operating and assuming financial risks in an agricultural business or farming activity.
Examples: raising hogs, chickens, or plants to sell, or operating a farm supply store
Record Book: Type of enterprise
Amount of items bought or sold
Expenses
Income
Effeciency factors

5. Types of SAE Experimental
Planning and conducting an agricultural experiment using the scientific process or scientific method.
Example: Comparing different fertilizer rates on plants
Record book: Review of literature
Hypothesis
Data log
Findings
Recommendations, etc.

6. Types of SAE Analytical
Identify an agricultural problem that cannot be solved by experiments and design a plan to investigate and analyze the problem
Example: Make a marketing display.
Record book: Title of activity, identification of problem, background information, steps to solve problem, project log of what was done, results, and recommendations

7. Types of SAE Placement
Placing students into jobs outside the regular classroom hours and may be paid or unpaid work.
Example: Working at a farm supply store, at a greenhouse or for a landscape company.
Record book: Training agreement signed by student, teacher, employer and parent or guardian stating which each will do, record of work, hours & income

8. Types of SAE Exploratory
Helps students learn about agriculture and become aware of possible agricultural careers through short times spent observing, shadowing or helping.
Example: Attending a career day, interviewing a veterinarian or assisting a horse owner.
Record book: date, activity, observation and comments and hours

9. Minor SAE’s Improvement
A series of activities that improves the value or appearance of the place of employment, school, home or community; the efficiency of a business or an enterprise; or living conditions of the family.
Example: Computerizing records, building a fence, remodeling or repairing equipment
Record book: date started, date completed, improvement activity and steps or tasks involved in the project, hours, costs

10. Minor SAE’s Supplementary
Performing one specific agricultural skill outside of normal class time.
This skill is not related to the major SAE but is normally taught in an agricultural program, it involves experimental learning and contribute to the development of agriculture skills and knowledge on the part of the student.
The activity is accomplished in less than a day and does not require a series of steps
Example: Pruning a tree, staking tomatoes or changing oil.
Record book: date, supplementary activities and comments, hours

11. Why should I have an SAE? Develop job skills Earn $$ Win FFA Awards
Develop skills to start your own business
Develop skills and knowledge that are helpful in college
Learn about careers
Keep accurate records
Improve decision-making skills

12. Project Requriements You must keep up with your records
Time
Pictures
See SAE Menu for details about project requirements