Supervised Agricultural Experience

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Supervised Agricultural Experience

• By Johnny M. JessupAgriculture Teacher/FFA
  Advisor

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What was the same in all 3 Ads?

• Each advertisement wanted the person to be
  experienced. People who have experience have the
  edge in landing a job. But
• How do you get experience without first having a
  job?
• How do you get a job without first having
  experience?

Job
Experience
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Gaining Experience!!
SAE

• Question
• How can you gain experience to get a job (or
  prepare for college)?
• Answer
• Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE)

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What is SAE?

• All supervised Agriscience experiences conducted
  outside of the regularly scheduled classroom or
  laboratory.

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Total Agricultural Program

• 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.

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Agricultural Education Model
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Purposes of SAE

• Provides opportunities to explore a variety of
  subjects about Agriscience.
• Provides educational and practical experience in
  a specialized area of agriscience.
• Provides opportunities for earning while learning.

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Purposes of SAE

• Teaches students to keep good records in a record
  system.
• (computer where applicable)
• Win FFA awards
• (FFA proficiency awards are based on SAE)

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Types of SAE

• Exploratory
• Entrepreneurship
• Placement
• Analytical
• Experimental
• Improvement
• Supplementary

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NC SAE Model
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Exploratory

• Short duration usually, fits beginning students
  well.
• Helps students become literate in agriculture.
• Learn of possible careers.

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Exploratory Examples

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

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Entrepreneurship

• Ownership pr part-ownership and assume financial
  risk.
• Develop skills necessary to become established on
  ones business.
• May be production or agribusiness related and
  involved enterprises.
• Specific crops, livestock, activities

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Entrepreneurship

• Production Entrepreneurship
• Raise an agricultural commodity for profit.
• Examples
• Produce vegetables.
• Grow Christmas trees.
• Raise horses or livestock.
• Grow field crops or nursery crops.

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Entrepreneurship

• Agribusiness Entrepreneurship
• Students buy sell an agricultural commodity or
  service for profit.
• Examples
• Pet business.
• Crop scouting service.
• Feed sales.
• Running a pay to fish operation.

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Placement

• Students are placed with an employer
• Full or part-time
• Usually paid an hourly wage.

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Placement

• Placement in Production
• On a farm, ranch, greenhouse or nursery etc.
• Placement in Agribusiness
• At a veterinary center, florist, garden center,
  etc.

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Analytical

• Students choose an agricultural problem not
  easily tested by experimentation.
• Gather evaluate data.
• Example
• Marketing plan for a poinsettia crop.

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Experimental

• Students conduct an agricultural experiment using
  the scientific method.
• Examples
• Comparing the effects of various fertilizers on
  plant growth.

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Improvement

• Activities that are done to improve the
  appearance, convenience, efficiency, safety or
  value of a home, farm, or other agribusiness
  facility.
• No wages
• No ownership
• Benefit by learning skills

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Improvement

• Examples
• Landscaping the home
• Building a fence
• Painting a room

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Supplementary

• Short-term activities conducted outside of
  classroom time.
• Skill specific, non-wage.
• Examples
• Changing oil in a mower.
• Pruning a fruit tree.

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Designed By

• Johnny M. Jessup, FFA Advisor
• Hobbton High School