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FFA SAEs preparing members for their future careers

Photo courtesy of the National FFA Organization.

An FFA program is setting up students for career success.

 Supervised Agricultural Experiences are projects that help students to apply their classroom learning to real-world scenarios.

Gracie Sprague, a member of the Genoa-Penta FFA Chapter in Ohio,  was recognized for her SAE in Ag Sales- Entrepreneurship.

“I think SAEs are what happens outside of the classroom,” she says. “It allows for self growth, so looking at my own supervised agriculture experiences with livestock projects and sales projects, you really can set your own pace and determine your goals.”

AUDIO: Gracie Sprague

Hayley Ann Hines from the Paola FFA Chapter in Kansas gleaned a lot from her SAE in Service Learning- Entrepreneurship/Placement.

“Time management is one of the biggest things I learned, because the packages needed to be ready every Friday or Thursday, depending on what days we had for that week,” she says. “Organization was also a big one with to go along with problem solving.”

AUDIO: Hayley Ann Hines

Marshall, Wisconsin FFA member Jack Schuster was also regonized for his SAE in Agricultural Sales- Placement.

AUDIO: Jack Schuster