Dairy Beef SAE Visit

Supervised Agricultural Experiences are an important component in an Agriculture Program. I had the opportunity to assist Mr. Kalupson on an SAE visit to a Dairy Beef Finishing project. We visited a student that has been in the program for several years and his father had also gone through the program with Mr. Kalupson as his teacher. We visited this student at his property where they house their animals. 

Prior to our visit, Mr. Kalupson had checked record book status to see if entries were up to date. Based on the criteria of record book completion and handling of the animal, I would rate the program as proficient. He had his entries up to date in AET and he could handle the dairy beef well. Recommendations that I would give are to keep feeding it as much as possible to meet weight criteria. Mr. Kalupson gives students grades based upon their record book status and project checks at visits to see if the records match the progress.