SAE(Supervised Agriculture Experience)

What is an SAE?

• An SAE is a planned practical activity conducted outside of the classroom in which FFA members develop and apply their agricultural skills.

Six Types of SAE

• Entrepreneurship• Placement• Research– Experimental– Non-experimental

• Exploratory• Improvement• Supplemental

Entrepreneurship

• The student plans, implements, operates and assumes financial risks in a farming activity or agricultural business. In Entrepreneurship programs, the student owns the materials and other required inputs and keeps financial records to determine return to investments.

• Examples:– Growing an acre of corn– Operating a Christmas tree farm– Raising a litter of feeder pigs– Running a pay-to-fish operation– Growing bedding plants in the school greenhouse– Owning and operating a lawn care service– A group of students growing a crop of poinsettias

Placement

• Placement programs involve the placement of students on farms and ranches, in agricultural businesses, in school laboratories or in community.

• This is done outside of normal classroom hours and may be paid or non-paid.

• Examples:– Placement in a florist shop– Working after school at a veterinarian clinic.– Working on Saturdays at a riding stable– Working in the school greenhouse after school and on weekends and

holidays– Placement on a general livestock farm– Volunteering at the local animal shelter

Research

• An extensive activity where the student plans and conducts an agricultural experiment using the scientific process.

• There are two major types of Research Projects - Experimental and Non-Experimental.– Experimental Research Examples

• Comparing the effect of various planting media on plant growth• Determining the impact of different levels of protein on fish growth• Comparing three rooting hormones on root development• Determining the strength of welds using different welding methods

– Non-Experimental Examples:• A marketing plan for an agricultural commodity• A series of newspaper articles about the environment• A land use plan for a farm• A landscape design for a community facility• An advertising campaign for an agribusiness

Exploratory

• Exploratory SAE activities are designed primarily to help students become literate in agriculture and/or become aware of possible careers in agriculture. Exploratory SAE activities are appropriate for beginning agricultural students but is not restricted to beginning students.

• Exploratory Examples:– Observing and/or assisting a florist– Growing plants in a milk jug "greenhouse"– Assisting on a horse farm for a day– Interviewing an agricultural loan officer in a bank– Preparing a scrapbook on the work of a veterinarian– Attending an agricultural career day

Improvement

• Improvement activities include a series of learning activities that improves the value or appearance of the place of employment, home, school or community.

• Improvement Examples:– Landscaping the home– Building a fence– Cleaning and replanting the community park.– Overhauling a piece of equipment– Renovating and restocking a pond– Creating a website for an agricultural business

Supplemental

• A supplementary activity is one where the student performs specific agricultural skills outside of normal class time.

• The completion of the skills help to enhance the overall SAE• Supplementary Examples:

– Pruning a fruit tree– Changing oil in a sod cutter– Balling & burlapping a tree– Helping a neighbor castrate pigs– Cutting firewood with a chain saw– Staking tomatoes

Angelina County Youth Fair

• SAE’s here will be shown through the ACYF. There are a wide range of projects you can participate in.

• Projects are judged and placed into a ranking based on their characteristics. The best projects will make the sale.

Angelina County Youth Fair

• Livestock:– Steers– Market Goats– Market Hogs– Market Lambs– Market Rabbits– Breeding Rabbits– Broilers– Beef Breeding– Commercial Heifers– Foal Futurity

• Other Projects:– Ag Mechanics– Fine Arts– Family & Consumer

Sciences

Steers

• Average cost of animal– $2,500

• Will need pen that has shelter and room to move around

• Average feed cost– $15-$25/ bag

• Auction price– $3,000-$6,000

Market Goats

• Average cost of animal– $250

• Will need pen that has shelter and room to move around

• Average feed cost– $15-$25/ bag

• Auction price– $500-$1200

Market Hogs

• Average cost of animal– $300

• Will need pen that has shelter and room to move around

• Average feed cost– $15-$25/ bag

• Auction price– $500-$1200

Market Lambs

• Average cost of animal– $250

• Will need pen that has shelter and room to move around

• Average feed cost– $15-$25/ bag

• Auction price– $500-$1200

Market Rabbits

• Average cost of animal– $40

• Will need cages suspended off of ground

• Average feed cost– $15-$25/ bag

• Auction price– $400-$1000

Breeding Rabbits

• Average cost of animal– $40

• Will need cages suspended off of ground

• Average feed cost– $15-$25/ bag

• Does not sale, but is showed in other shows than just our county show

Broilers

• Cost of pen of 25 birds– $75

• Will need pen that is well insulated to hold heat at about 95 degrees.

• Average feed cost– $15-$25/ bag

• Auction price– $400-$1500

Commercial Heifers

• Average cost of animals– $2000

• Will need pen and pasture available

• Average feed cost– $10-$20/ bag

• Auction price– $800-$3000– Depends on if you decide

to sale the heifers or keep them

Beef Breeding Heifers

• Average cost of animal– Whatever you want to

spend

• Will need pen that has shelter and room to move around

• Average feed cost– $15-$25/ bag

• Does not sale, but is showed in other shows than just our county show

Ag Mechanics

• Build a project in the shop• Does not sale, only receives

a ribbon• Best of Show in each

category receives prizes• Categories

– Ag Machinery and Equipment– Livestock Equipment– Tractor Restoration– Trailer– Home and Recreational Use