SAE Program
Unit B – Records in the Biotechnology Industry
Objective 5.01-5.02, 6.01
- What is a SAE?
- Supervised Agriculture Experiences are
- SAE makes up the 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.
- Purposes of SAE
- Provides opportunities to a variety of subjects about agriculture.
- Provides educational and practical in a specialized area of agriculture.
- Provides opportunities for
- Teaches students to in a record system (computer where applicable).
- (proficiency awards based on SAE).
- Types of SAE
- Main Types
- Other Types
- Exploratory
- Improvement
- Experimental
- Analytical
- Supplementary
- Proficiency Awards
- When a student selects an SAE, he/she will be expected to fill out a proficiency award application in their particular SAE area.
- Proficiency Award Areas
- Agricultural Education
- Agricultural Mechanics
- Agricultural Sales
- Aquaculture
- Beef Production
- Dairy Production
- Diversified Horticulture
- Equine Science
- Fiber and Oil Crop Production
- Floriculture
- Forage Production
- Forest Management
- Fruit Production
- Grain Production
- Home/Community Development
- Landscape
- Outdoor Recreation
- Poultry Production
- Sheep Production
- Small Animal Care
- Swine Production
- Vegetable Production
- Wildlife Management
- Entrepreneurship
- Planning, implementing, operating and assuming in an agricultural business or farming activity
- Examples
- livestock for show/sale
- Examples of Entrepreneurship
- Production entrepreneurship –
- Examples are: produce vegetables, grow Christmas trees, raise horses or livestock, or grow field crops or nursery crops.
- Agribusiness entrepreneurship SAE –
- Examples: pet business, crop scouting service, feed sales, or running a pay to fish operation.
- Placement
- Placing students in and may be work such as working at a seed company or animal research facility.
- Examples:
- Placement in Production – on a farm, ranch, greenhouse, or nursery, etc.
- Placement in Agribusiness – at a veterinary center, florist, garden center, etc.
- Exploratory
- Helps students and become aware of possible agricultural careers through short times spent observing, shadowing, or helping an individual in the field. Career days can also be an example.
- Examples: Observing and/or assisting a florist, interviewing a bank loan officer, attending career day, job shadowing.
- Improvement
- A series of activities that of the place of employment, school, home, or community; the efficiency of a business or an enterprise; or the living conditions of the family
- Examples include
- building a fence
- computerizing records,
- remodeling a building
- landscaping the home
- painting a room
- repairing a propagation bench.
- Experimental
- Planning and conducting an agricultural or scientific method such as comparing different levels or protein on animal growth.
- MOST COMMON IN BIOTECH
- Example: Comparing the effects of various fertilizers on plant growth.
- Analytical
- that cannot be solved by experiments and design a plan to investigate and analyze the problem such as a marketing display.
- Example: Marketing plan for a poinsettia crop.
- Supplementary
- Performing outside of normal class time.
- Not related to the major SAE but is normally taught in an agricultural program.
- Involves experiential learning and contributes to the development of agricultural skills and knowledge on the part of the students.
- Accomplished in less than a day and does not require a series of steps such as
- Types of Entries
- Enterprise— type of , amount bought or sold, , income, efficiency factors, etc.
- Experimental— review of literature, , data log, findings, recommendations, etc.
- Analytical— title of activity, identification of problem, background information, steps to solve problem, , results and recommendations.
- Placement— 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.
- Record Keeping
- Current— items quickly converted to cash or that will be sold within 12 months—
- Examples: cash, checking, savings, stock and nondepreciable inventory of lab supplies, perishables, etc.
- Non-current— items that have a useful life of more than one year—
- Examples: lab equipment, machinery, breeding livestock, etc.
- Liability-
- Current— debts that are due to be
- Examples: fertilizer and feed bills, lab equipment and building payments and part of mortgage due this year.
- Non-current — debts
- Examples: mortgages not including this year’s payment.
- Net worth =
- NW = TA – TL
- Current assets + non-current assets = total assets.
- TA = CA – NCA
- Current liabilities + non-current liabilities = total liabilities.
- TL = CL – NCL
- Inventory— an by a business with the beginning value and depreciated value.
- Non-depreciable— Items that will be used up or sold within a year—
- Example: feed, supplies, etc.
- — 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.