1. SAE Program Biotechnology & Agriscience Research I
Unit B – Records in the Biotechnology Industry
Objective , 6.01

2. What is a SAE?
Supervised Agriculture Experiences are conducted outside of the regularly scheduled classroom or laboratory.
SAE makes up the third part in the total agricultural program.
Classroom (laboratory) – Class instruction makes up one part.
FFA – Student leadership organization used in conjunction with SAE and class instruction.
SAE is for every student.

3. Purposes of SAE
1. Provides opportunities to explore a variety of subjects about agriculture.
2. Provides educational and practical experience in a specialized area of agriculture.
3. Provides opportunities for earning while learning.
4. Teaches students to keep good records in a record system (computer where applicable).
5. Win FFA awards (FFA proficiency awards are based on SAE).

4. Types of SAE Main Types Other Types Entrepreneurship Placement
Exploratory
Improvement
Experimental
Analytical
Supplementary

5. Proficiency Awards
When a student selects an SAE, he/she will be expected to fill out a proficiency award application in their particular SAE area.

6. Proficiency Award Areas
Agricultural Education
Agricultural Mechanics
Agricultural Sales
Aquaculture
Beef Production
Dairy Production
Diversified Horticulture
Equine Science
Fiber and Oil Crop Production
Floriculture
Forage Production
Forest Management
Fruit Production
Grain Production
Home/Community Development
Landscape
Outdoor Recreation
Poultry Production
Sheep Production
Small Animal Care
Swine Production
Vegetable Production
Wildlife Management

7. Entrepreneurship
Planning, implementing, operating and assuming financial risks in an agricultural business or farming activity
Examples
creating and selling plant hybrids
breeding livestock for show/sale
Production or Agribusiness

8. Examples of Entrepreneurship
Production entrepreneurship – Raise an agricultural commodity for profit.
Examples are: produce vegetables, grow Christmas trees, raise horses or livestock, or grow field crops or nursery crops.
Agribusiness entrepreneurship SAE – Students buy and sell an agricultural commodity or service for profit.
Examples: pet business, crop scouting service, feed sales, or running a pay to fish operation.

9. Placement
Placing students in jobs outside the regular classroom hours and may be paid or unpaid work such as working at a seed company or animal research facility.
Examples:
Placement in Production – on a farm, ranch, greenhouse, or nursery, etc.
Placement in Agribusiness – at a veterinary center, florist, garden center, etc.

10. Exploratory
Helps students learn about agriculture and become aware of possible agricultural careers through short times spent observing, shadowing, or helping an individual in the field. Career days can also be an example.
Examples: Observing and/or assisting a florist, interviewing a bank loan officer, attending career day, job shadowing.

11. 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 the living conditions of the family
Examples include
building a fence
computerizing records,
remodeling a building
landscaping the home
painting a room
repairing a propagation bench.

12. Experimental
Planning and conducting an agricultural experiment using the scientific process or scientific method such as comparing different levels or protein on animal growth.
MOST COMMON IN BIOTECH
Example: Comparing the effects of various fertilizers on plant growth.
Agriscience Fair

13. Analytical
Identify an agricultural problem that cannot be solved by experiments and design a plan to investigate and analyze the problem such as a marketing display.
Example: Marketing plan for a poinsettia crop.

14. Supplementary
Performing one specific agricultural skill outside of normal class time.
Not related to the major SAE but is normally taught in an agricultural program.
Involves experiential learning and contributes to the development of agricultural skills and knowledge on the part of the students.
Accomplished in less than a day and does not require a series of steps such as pruning a tree, staking tomatoes, or changing oil.

15. Types of Entries
Enterprise— type of enterprise, amount bought or sold, expenses, income, efficiency factors, etc.
Experimental— review of literature, hypothesis, data log, findings, recommendations, etc.
Analytical— title of activity, identification of problem, background information, steps to solve problem, project log of what was done, results and recommendations.

16. Types of Entries (cont.)
Placement— training agreement signed by student, teacher, employer and parent or guardian stating which each will do, record of work, hours and income.
Exploratory— date, activity, observation and comments, hours.
Improvement— date started, date completed, improvement activity and steps or tasks involved in the project, hours, costs.
Supplementary— date, supplementary activities and comments, hours.

17. Record Keeping Asset— something tangible of value that a person owns.
Current— items quickly converted to cash or that will be sold within 12 months—
Examples: cash, checking, savings, stock and nondepreciable inventory of lab supplies, perishables, etc.
Non-current— items that have a useful life of more than one year—
Examples: lab equipment, machinery, breeding livestock, etc.

18. Record Keeping Liability- debts
Current— debts that are due to be paid this year—
Examples: fertilizer and feed bills, lab equipment and building payments and part of mortgage due this year.
Non-current — debts not due this year—
Examples: mortgages not including this year’s payment.

19. Record Keeping New worth = total assets minus total liabilities.
NW = TA – TL
Current assets + non-current assets = total assets.
TA = CA – NCA
Current liabilities + non-current liabilities = total liabilities.
TL = CL – NCL

20. Record Keeping
Inventory— an itemized list of things owned by a business with the beginning value and depreciated value.
Non-depreciable— Items that will be used up or sold within a year—
Example: feed, supplies, etc.
Depreciable— items that have a useful life of more than one year and lose value because of age, wear or becoming out-of-date because of technology advancements. Land is NOT depreciable property.