Agribusiness Interest In A Supervised Agricultural Experience (S AE)

Ideas for developing an agribusiness-related SAE Agribusiness Overview

• According to the National Council for Agricultural Education, Agribusiness Systems (ABS) is described as: … the principles and techniques for the development and management of a business. • A wide range of technical skills and supports nearly all other areas of interest. • Sometimes agribusiness projects are either (1) Products or (2) Service Summary Of Skills Associated With Agribusiness

• Business development through applying principles of supply and demand

• Developing a business plan (SAE plan)

• Management of resources (ex: land, labor, capital and management)

• Record keeping, fnancial statements and inventory management

• Cost of production and measurement of proft

• Marketing and brand development

• Risk management techniques and strategy

• Other skills in technology and math Connect Your Interests To Your Project

Entrepreneurship Placement Research Foundational

An agribusiness learning A business or An agribusiness work A research project related experience or career for-profit venture experience to a business decision planning

Time (Money, if applicable) Time is invested Time is invested Time is invested are invested

Money is invested & Provides opportunity to at risk; Provides opportunity to Provides opportunity to learn about agribusiness or Provides opportunity to learn learn through exploration marketing through a learn and possibly earn a & possibly earn a paycheck or job shadowing research question profit Agribusiness-Related Projects Ideas:

Entrepreneurship Examples Placement Examples

Communications/ Working in lawn care Working for a leadership Landscaping / lawn care advertising consulting business development team

Custom commodity Natural Resources Working for a commodity processing Consulting processor

Outdoor recreation / Custom Harvesting/ Working for a farmers …other ideas where your guide Planting market project is working for a business entity that sells a product or offers a …other ideas where your Working for an agricultural service Selling market or breeding project is a service to or marketing/advertising animals you sell products to others company Agribusiness-Related Projects Ideas:

Research Examples Foundational Examples

Consumer research - Farm management training Attending leadership perceptions of grass-fed at local bank development training beef Corn yield research / Job shadowing a farm crop fertilizer business consultant …other ideas where your Vegetable production on project is a research Farm management and …other ideas where your varying light exposure project related to the marketing project project is learning from a agribusiness industry business that sells products or offers a Student perceptions of Interning for an agricultural service courses in agricultural marketing/advertising business company Does Agribusiness Align To Your Interest?

• Your project should be: 1. Based upon your interests 2. Connected to your agricultural education courses 3. Aligned to your involvement in FFA activities

If YES, continue to the student examples section. Also, complete the “Explore Your SAE” interactive builder tool and finally, develop an SAE Plan draft based on your results.

If NO, explore another area to determine your interests!