First Ever SAE Visits!

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

Student’s Name	Ruby Monn
Date/Time	6/18/14     8:00 AM
Project	Breeding Beef Cattle, Market Goats, & Market Steers
Location	Ruby’s Farm - Shippensburg

 

 Visit #2 & #3: Krystal and Christine Helm

Krystal and Christine Helm feeding their cattle

Student’s Name	Krystal Helm
Date/Time	6/18/14     8:50 AM
Project	Breeding Beef Cattle & Market Steers
Location	Helm’s Homestead

 

Student’s Name	Christine Helm
Date/Time	6/18/14     9:20 AM
Project	Market Steers
Location	Helm’s Homestead

Visit #4: Hattie Lynch

Hattie Lynch and Mrs. Bier

Mrs. Bier is demonstrating how to properly hold a rabbit.

Student’s Name	Hattie Lynch
Date/Time	6/19/14     2:00 PM
Project	Lionhead Rabbit
Location	Hattie’s House

  

Visit #5: Kelsey Myers

Kelsey Myers cleaning out the goat’s shed.

Student’s Name	Kelsey Myers
Date/Time	6/19/14     3:00 PM
Project	Market Goats and Dairy Beef feeder calves
Location	Myer’s Farm

 

 Visit #6: Sami Stouffer

Sami Stouffer and her calf

Student’s Name	Sami Stouffer
Date/Time	6/19/14     3:30 PM
Project	Dairy Beef Feeder Calf
Location	Myer’s Farm

 

Kelsey (left) and Sami (right) letting their calves out to pasture.

Visit #7: Cody Dunlap

Student’s Name	Cody Dunlap
Date/Time	6/19/14     6:00 PM
Project	Market Goats
Location	Dunlap’s Farm

 

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!