SAESupervised Agricultural Experience

All You Need to Know:

• Why SAE?• Types of SAEs• SAE Ideas• Keeping Records

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!

Types of SAEs

• Exploratory• Entrepreneurship• Placement• Research/Agriscience

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

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.

Types of SAEs: Placement

• Work for someone else’s business• Collect paychecks or other types of

compensation• Some volunteer work• Low financial risk

Types of SAEs: Research/Agriscience

• Perform Research or Experiments• Solve Problems• Collect Data• Improve the way we do things!

What type of SAE is it?

Provide equine or dog training services

What type of SAE is it?

Work for a sprinkler installation business

What type of SAE is it?

Research the best turf grass varieties for your area

SAESource Sort!

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

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

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

Keeping Records

• The Agriculture Experience Tracker– Keep track of activities– Finances– Supplies