SAE, The Work-Based Learning of Ag Ed

The SAE component of Agricultural Education is an important aspect that gives students the work-based experience to develop skills that can be translated into a career after high school. My second SAE visit that I had gone on was a market dairy beef. She works with her animal daily to ensure it is ready for the fair. The visit had occurred at the student's home to weigh the dairy beef to determine its daily growth.

Prior to Visit
Before we went to the SAE site, we reviewed her record books on AET to see if they were up to date and accurate for the time of year. We checked both her journal entries and financial entries. 

Evaluation and Recommendations
We evaluated the weight of the dairy beef to see how much weight was gained since the previous visit. After a little math, we determined how much the daily gain was of the dairy beef. Once we finished weighing both her animals, Mr. Kalupson recommended keeping giving the dairy beef as much feed as possible to keep the daily gain high enough for the sale at the fair.

Overall Observation
I enjoyed watching and helping Mr. Kalupson complete this visit. I had learned a lot about how to use their scale as well as work with students in the unique setting of their supervisor on an out of school experience.