SAE Visit 1
This week I was able to go with Ms. Metrick and complete a few SAE Visits. We visited two entrepreneurial SAE Projects. The first student is conducting a dairy beef cattle project. She has had the calf for a month. This project is housed on the family farm where she also raises other species for fair. Everything looked great! All of the animals were healthy and the barn was super clean. The student was very knowledgable on their project and does a fantastic job of keeping accurate records.
The second SAE project was very similar. The student has a Beef Cattle project and completes the project on the family farm. The student artificially inseminated their cows and then purchased the calf from his parents. This student does an excellent job of recording all of the costs that go into his project. The only thing that he could do to improve would be to do a better job of keeping up with weekly and daily journal entries.
This was all really cool to see how SAE visits are done. Honestly, they are rather simple and straight forward. You are there to make sure the student is not only accurately completing their project but also making sure that the animals are healthy and being well taken care of. That is the top priority. It is also interesting to see all of the steps it takes to prepare for a visit. Forms must go home and be signed so that the parents know that you are coming for a visit. Students receive 1 credit in the grade book for their SAE's. In my future program, I would be excited to conduct SAE visits like these because I did not grow up on a farm or have that experience and I am sure this could be a cool opportunity to see students take the role at teaching through explaining their passions and experiences.
The second SAE project was very similar. The student has a Beef Cattle project and completes the project on the family farm. The student artificially inseminated their cows and then purchased the calf from his parents. This student does an excellent job of recording all of the costs that go into his project. The only thing that he could do to improve would be to do a better job of keeping up with weekly and daily journal entries.
This was all really cool to see how SAE visits are done. Honestly, they are rather simple and straight forward. You are there to make sure the student is not only accurately completing their project but also making sure that the animals are healthy and being well taken care of. That is the top priority. It is also interesting to see all of the steps it takes to prepare for a visit. Forms must go home and be signed so that the parents know that you are coming for a visit. Students receive 1 credit in the grade book for their SAE's. In my future program, I would be excited to conduct SAE visits like these because I did not grow up on a farm or have that experience and I am sure this could be a cool opportunity to see students take the role at teaching through explaining their passions and experiences.
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