1. Supervised Agriculture Experience Program

2. The Ag. Education Diagram

3. The Ag. Education Triangle
Classroom

4. The Ag. Education Triangle
Classroom
FFA

5. The Ag. Education Triangle
Classroom
FFA
SAEP

6. The application of concepts learned in agricultural education.
What is an SAEP?
The application of concepts learned in agricultural education.
It helps students develop skills and abilities leading toward a career.

7. Four types of SAEP
Placement
Entrepreneurship
Exploratory
Agriscience

8. Placement
Students work for someone other than themselves
On farms, ranches, and agricultural businesses

9. Students work for themselves Own and manage their own enterprises.
Entrepreneurship
Students work for themselves
Own and manage their own enterprises.

10. Exploratory
Provides students with opportunities to creatively explore subjects and careers in agriculture.

11. Students perform a scientific experiment and compile their findings
Agriscience
Students perform a scientific experiment and compile their findings

12. Why should I participate in an SAEP?
Make choices
Decision making skills
Expand ag. competencies
Gain self confidence

13. Why should I participate in an SAEP?
Human relation skills
Explore careers
Occupational experiences
Record keeping skills

14. Why should I participate in an SAEP?
Individualized learning
Responsibility
Ownership
Independence
Work ethic

15. Examples of Exploratory
Observe and/or assist a worker in your chosen career field.
Writing colleges or universities about careers offered in agriculture
Take a personal inventory to determine occupations of interest
Interview a professional in agriculture

16. Examples of Exploratory
Prepare a paper on careers including salaries and educational requirements
Read a book or magazine on the career and write a report about that career
Tour an agricultural operation or business
“Surf” the internet looking for opportunities and information in your career area.

17. Examples of Entrepreneurship SAE
Livestock Production
beef, sheep swine, dairy, poultry, goats
Crop Production
grains, fibers, row crops, fruit
Ag. Processing
cheese, honey, firewood, cedar posts

18. Examples of Entrepreneurship SAE
Agribusiness
turf installation, tree care, telemarketing, small engine repair, bee keeping, worm farm
Recreational or Specialty animals
horses, dogs, cats, ostriches, llamas, pheasants, etc.

19. Examples of Entrepreneurship SAE
Recreational Business
hunting or fishing guide, etc.
Specialty Crops
Animals for laboratories and pet stores

20. Examples of Placement SAEP
Agribusiness
Feed, seed, fertilizer
Equipment, parts, repair
Vet clinic
Lumber yard
Landscape, florist, greenhouse

21. Examples of Placement SAEP
Agribusiness
Milk, meat, feed processing
Conservation, park, or forest service
Auctioneer
Breeding/A.I. service

22. Examples of Placement SAEP
Production
Greenhouse, nursery, turf farm
Aquaculture
Dairy farm or livestock operation
Farms - vegetables, grain, fruit

23. Examples of Agriscience SAEP
Experiment with different seeds to determine germination rates
Determine which feed is best for show lambs
Test different antibacterial soaps

24. What do Improvement Activities have to do with SAEP’s
1. Help to improve the appearance and value of an agribusiness
2. Improve the efficiency of an agricultural operation
3. Make the agricultural operators work more comfortable, safe, or convenient

25. Examples of Improvement Activities
Use of computers to improve efficiency and increase profits
Keep records
Maintain facilities and equipment
Conduct soil tests

26. Examples of Improvement Activities
Improve tool storage/shop efficiency
Build gates, latches, holding pens, etc.
Plan safety practices
Paint, clean-up, control weeds

27. Things to consider when choosing an SAEP
Personal Interest (MOST IMPORTANT)
Background and Knowledge
Finances Available
Facilities Available
Transportation needs and availability
Local Agriculture Dept. Requirements

28. Factors to Consider when planning a Long-term SAEP
Areas of Interest
Occupational objective
Facilitates and finances available
Net income expected
Degree of independence expected
Scope of program in four years
Support of parents or other parties

29. Occupational Objective
A person’s career goal

30. Enterprise One part of the total business for which records are kept
Example: On a farm -- wheat, barley, alfalfa. On a ranch -- cattle, sheep

31. Scope
How many or how much
36 Head, 40 acres, etc.

32. Beginning Inventory
Itemized list of assets and their value at the start of the record keeping period

33. Ending Inventory
An itemized list of assets and their values at the closing of the record keeping period

34. Asset
An item of value that is owned or claimed as part of the business
What you own

35. Liabilities
Financial claims against a business
What you owe

36. Net worth The difference between total assets and total liabilities
What you own minus what you owe

37. Unit
Any fixed quantity, amount, distance or measure used for counting or measuring
Pound, bushels, acres, head, etc.

38. Unit Price
Monetary value assigned to a unit
$4.00/bushel
$.92/pound