1. What in the World is SAE?

2. SAE Info SAE = Supervised Agricultural Experience
SAE is your major project for this class. It counts for 30% of your final grade
You must complete 15 hours for your SAE. These hours must be done outside of school time

3. What is a SAE?
A SAE program is a planned practical agricultural activity which supports skill and  competency development, career success and application of specific agricultural and academic skills a student has learned through classroom instruction in agricultural education.

4. What is a SAE?
 A SAE program is the actual, hands-on application of concepts and principles learned in the agricultural education classroom.
Students are supervised by agricultural education teachers in cooperation with parents, employers and other adults who assist them in the development and achievement of their educational and career goals. (National FFA Organization)

5. Types of SAE

6. Types of SAE (Supervised Agricultural Experience)
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.

7. Types of SAE Experimental
planning and conducting an agricultural experiment using the scientific process or scientific method such as comparing different fertilizer rates on plants.

8. Types of SAE 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.

9. Types of SAE
Placement
Teachers aid in placing students into jobs outside the regular classroom hours and may be paid or unpaid work such as working at a farm supply store, at a greenhouse or for a landscape company.

10. Types of SAE Exploratory
helps students learn about agriculture and become aware of possible agricultural careers through short times spent observing, shadowing or helping such as attending a career day, interviewing a veterinarian or assisting a horse owner.

11. 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. Examples include computerizing records, building a fence, growing a herb or vegetable garden, installing a landscape, remodeling or repairing equipment.

12. 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 such as pruning a tree, staking tomatoes or changing oil.

13. 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

14. Why should I have an SAE? You could win a proficiency award!!!
This is an award earned by submitting pictures AND records from an SAE project in one of 51 categories
Recipients of these awards win money/scholarship and can even win a trip to Costa Rica!
For example: For your SAE, you work at a plant nursery. You could enter your SAE Diversified Horticulture or Nursery Operations.
EARN YOUR FFA DEGREES.

15. Greenhand Degree Requirements
Enrollment in an Ag. Class
Ability to explain the FFA motto, salute, Creed, emblem, colors and Code of Ethics and official dress
FFA member
Plans for an SAE Program
This degree is bronze and awarded by the chapter

16. Chapter Degree Requirements
Earned Greenhand Degree
Two semesters of ag. Classes
SAE program
$150 or 45 hours
15 min. group discussion
Demonstrate five procedures of parliamentary law
Satisfactory scholastic record
This degree is Silver and awarded by the chapter.

17. State Degree Requirements
Chapter FFA Degree
Two years of ag. course work and 24 months of active FFA membership
SAE program
$1000 or 300 hours.
Demonstrate leadership ability
Five activities above the chapter level
Satisfactory scholastic record
This degree is Gold and is awarded at the State FFA Convention

18. American Degree Requirements
State FFA Degree
3 years of ag. course work and 36 months of active FFA membership
Graduated from high school for 12 months
Outstanding SAE
$7500 or $ hours
Outstanding leadership ability
High school average of C or better
This degree is a Golden Key and awarded at the National FFA Convention

19. 9/4/13 What are some examples of records that you keep?
Why might we need to keep good records?

20. Record Keeping Keeping a journal of your activities Record when
You do something new
Spend money
Spend time

21. Types of Entries
Entrepreneurship -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.

22. Types of Entries
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.

23. Vocabulary Asset Current Asset
something tangible of value that a person owns.
Current Asset
items quickly converted to cash or that will be sold within 12 months.
Examples: cash, checking, savings, stocks, and non-depreciable inventory of crops, livestock, etc.

24. Vocabulary Non-Current Asset
items that have a useful life of more than one year. Examples: land, machinery, breeding livestock, etc.

25. Vocabulary Liability Current Liability Something you OWE = debts
debts that are due to be paid this year.
Example: fertilizer and feed bills, tractor and greenhouse payments, and part of the mortgage due this year.

26. Vocabulary Non-current Liability Debts not due this year.
Examples: mortgages not including this year’s payment.

27. Vocabulary Net worth = Total Assets minus Total Liabilities
Current Assets + Non-Current Assets
= Total Assets
Current Liabilities + Non-Current Liabilities
= Total Liabilities
Debt-to-Equity Ratio = Total Liabilities/Net Worth

28. Vocabulary Inventory Non-Depreciable Depreciable
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.
Examples: Fertilizer, supplies, feed.
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.
More than $100 in value
Something you would repair
*******Land is NOT depreciable property.********

29. Depreciable vs. Non-Depreciable
Can you think of other examples?