During the middle of June I had the privilege of doing
something that was brand new to me – SAE visits. SAE stands for Supervised Agriculture
Experience and it is just what it implies.
Agriculture teachers visit their student’s home (or wherever their
project is) and check record books and the progress of the project and
essentially help to monitor their student’s overall experience. Pretty logical and cool – a double whammy
perhaps!
I spent two full days with Mrs. Bier (my cooperating teacher)
traipsing about Shippensburg and learning about some of my future student’s
interests and how to properly conduct a SAE visit. We conducted several visits and below is our
findings.
Visit #1: Ruby
Monn
Ruby Monn spraying fly repellent
on her cattle
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Student’s Name
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Ruby Monn
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Date/Time
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6/18/14 8:00 AM
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Project
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Breeding Beef Cattle, Market Goats, & Market Steers
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Location
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Ruby’s Farm - Shippensburg
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Visit #2 & #3:
Krystal and Christine Helm
Krystal and Christine Helm
feeding their cattle
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Student’s Name
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Krystal Helm
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Date/Time
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6/18/14 8:50 AM
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Project
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Breeding Beef Cattle & Market Steers
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Location
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Helm’s Homestead
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Student’s Name
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Christine Helm
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Date/Time
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6/18/14 9:20 AM
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Project
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Market Steers
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Location
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Helm’s Homestead
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Visit #4: Hattie
Lynch
Hattie Lynch and Mrs. Bier
Mrs. Bier is demonstrating how to properly hold a rabbit.
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Student’s Name
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Hattie Lynch
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Date/Time
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6/19/14 2:00 PM
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Project
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Lionhead Rabbit
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Location
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Hattie’s House
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Visit #5: Kelsey
Myers
Kelsey Myers cleaning out the
goat’s shed.
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Student’s Name
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Kelsey Myers
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Date/Time
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6/19/14 3:00 PM
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Project
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Market Goats and Dairy Beef feeder calves
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Location
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Myer’s Farm
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Visit #6: Sami
Stouffer
Sami Stouffer and her calf
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Student’s Name
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Sami Stouffer
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Date/Time
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6/19/14 3:30 PM
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Project
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Dairy Beef Feeder Calf
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Location
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Myer’s Farm
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Kelsey (left) and Sami (right)
letting their calves out to pasture.
Visit #7: Cody Dunlap
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Student’s Name
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Cody Dunlap
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Date/Time
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6/19/14 6:00 PM
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Project
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Market Goats
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Location
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Dunlap’s Farm
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After visiting seven students and their projects I was
reminded about the exciting adventure ahead of me at Shippensburg. The two days of visits showed me that I am
working with students who are willing to go the extra mile and work hard
towards their goals.
Some of the questions that I heard Mrs. Bier ask students
during each visit were: “Can I see your record book?” “When will your record book be
complete?” “When is the vet coming” “Do you have your fair paperwork in?” “Here is a packet of information for you
about the fair; do you have any questions for me?” “How often do you work with your
animals?” “Are you familiar with how to
show your animals?” These questions and
actually checking the record books helped Mrs. Bier and I better gauge the student’s
understanding and preparedness for the upcoming fair.
Ruby’s Cattle
Hope you enjoyed
reading about my first ever SAE visits as much as Ruby’s cattle enjoy playing
in the water!
