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Im never going to get a job!!! At every
interview they want someone with experience! How
on earth am I supposed to get experience without
getting a job first? What can I do?
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S.A.E.
To the Rescue!!!!!
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What or who is an S.A.E??

• An S.A.E. is a cognitive and hands on learning
  experience where students learn, practice,
  expand, and enhance the agricultural and natural
  resources skills learned in the classroom or
  laboratory.

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How will an S.A.E. help me in my FFA chapter?

• An S.A.E. is necessary to advance in the FFA
  program and to obtain most of your degrees.
• To be a National of State FFA officer you need
  your National and/or FFA degrees, which you need
  an S.A.E. to get.
• An S.A.E. can get you proficiency awards and
  money at many different FFA levels.

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How will an S.A.E. help me in life outside of FFA?

• An S.A.E. allows you the opportunity to learn new
  skills and possibly make money at the same time.
• Being in charge of your own S.A.E., can teach you
  responsibility and managerial skills.
• Allows you to prepare to open your own business
  and improves your decision making skills.

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There are different types of S.A.E.s to fit
different types of people.

• Entrepreneurship
• Placement
• Research
• Exploratory
• Improvement
• Supplemental

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Entrepreneurship

• In an entrepreneurship S.A.E., the student is in
  charge of almost anything. The student plans and
  operates a farming activity or agribusiness. The
  student owns all the materials, keeps fiscal
  records, and assumes all of the financial risks
  concerned with their S.A.E.

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Entrepreneurship S.A.E. Examples

• Owning and operating a lawn care business
• Owning and operating a hen house/selling the eggs
• Raising a crop of roses for local florist
• Growing an acre of corn, wheat, soy, etc.
• Owning and operating a small community greenhouse

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Placement

• In a placement program, students can be placed in
  a variety of situations farms, agribusinesses,
  etc. The main purpose of a placement S.A.E. is
  to create a learning by doing environment, and
  can also be done is school or community
  facilities. A placement S.A.E. is not done in
  the classroom and can be paid, but doesnt have
  to be.

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Placement S.A.E. Examples

• Working on a livestock/crop farm
• Interning at a local agribusiness
• Being placed at an outdoors recreation
  park/camping grounds
• Caring for the plants in the local greenhouse

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There are two types of Research S.A.E.s

• Experimental
• Non-Experimental

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Experimental Research

• Experimental research allows students a
  hands-on opportunity in learning new knowledge,
  using the scientific method, and showing
  scientific ideals in agriculture. In
  experimental research, students plan and carry
  out a major experiment in agriculture using the
  scientific method.

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Experimental Research S.A.E. Examples

• Analyzing the effectiveness of different
  fertilizers on plant growth
• Comparing three different plant foods on plant
  development
• Determining which of three weed controls are most
  effective
• Determining what diet for a calf will result in
  the best growth and optimum strength

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Non-Experimental Research

• In a non-experimental research S.A.E., students
  select a problem in the agriculture community
  that does not require experimentation, and make
  plans to investigate the problem to find a
  solution. The student must research data from
  many sources and then present some sort of a
  finished product.

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Non-Experimental Research S.A.E. Examples

• An area use plan for the school greenhouse
• Working out an advertising campaign for the
  county fair
• Working out a recycling plan for your community

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Exploratory

• Exploratory S.A.E.s are primarily for beginners.
  They are designed to help students better
  understand agriculture and become aware of
  careers in the agriculture industry.

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Exploratory S.A.E. Examples

• Assisting on a livestock farm for a week
• Observing a veterinarian at work
• Take an agriculture class in high school or at a
  local college
• Interview an agriscience teacher about their
  experiences in agriculture
• Attend an FFA National Conventions Job Fair

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Improvement

• In an improvement S.A.E., the prerogative of the
  student is to improve the value and/or appearance
  of their workplace, school, home, or community.
  Students can also increase the efficiency of a
  business or the condition of the home life. An
  improvement S.A.E. cannot be done in one day due
  to the number of steps it takes to complete the
  project.

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Improvement S.A.E. Examples

• Building a school or community greenhouse
• Landscaping a community center
• Overhauling a car or tractor
• Reorganizing a garage
• Building and whitewashing a fence

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Supplementary

• A supplementary S.A.E. is always accomplished in
  one day and requires very few steps. The student
  is to perform one specific agriculture skill at a
  time outside of class. This certain skill is not
  a major S.A.E., but involves experiential
  learning and does contribute to the development
  of agricultural skills and knowledge on the
  part of the student.

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Supplementary S.A.E. Examples

• Mowing the lawn of neighbors
• Artificial inseminating a cow
• Pruning a tree or bush
• Planting a tree
• Picking vegetables from a garden

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S.A.E. A Big Part of FFA
Tradition
S.A.E.
Gold
Teaching
Parliamentary Procedure
Agriculture
Self-Improvement
Pride
Contests
FUN!!!!
Blue
Conventions
Public Speaking
Banquets
Making New Friends
Teamwork
Traveling
Leadership