SAE

An agricultural education program is made up of three integrated parts: Classroom instruction, FFA and Supervised Agricultural Experience aka an SAE.

Students with a SAE learn by doing. With help from their agricultural teachers, students develop and SAE project based on one or more SAE categories: is a hands-on learning opportunity.

Entrepreneurship

Own and operate and agricultural business. Examples of such are a lawn care service, a pay-to-fish operation, or holiday poinsettia production and sales.

Placement

Get a job or internship on a farm or ranch, at an agriculture-based business, in a school or factory laboratory.

Research and Experimentation

Plan and conduct a scientific experiment. Like determining whether the phases of the moon affect plant growth, or test and determine the efficacy of different welding methods.

Exploratory

Explore careers in agriculture by attending and agriculture career fair or creating a report or documentary on the work of a veterinarian.