SAE Basics
What does SAE stand for?
What is Supervised Agricultural Expereince?
Name one type of SAE program.
What is Exploratory, Research, Placement, or Entrepreneurship.
What does the term “agribusiness” mean?
What is Any business related to agriculture, from production to sales.
What is marketing?
What is Promoting and selling products, including market research and advertising.
Define “commodity.”
What is A raw agricultural product that can be bought and sold (corn, soybeans, cattle, etc.).
Name one purpose of completing an SAE.
What is Gain hands-on experience, apply classroom knowledge, explore careers, or develop skills.
What type of SAE involves starting your own business?
What is Entrepreneurship
Name one agribusiness in your local community.
Any food market, Mill, Farm, or grocery store is an acceptable answer
Why is marketing important for agricultural products?
What is It connects farmers to consumers, helps products reach markets, and increases profits.
Define “supply and demand.”
What is The relationship between availability of a product and how much people want it.
What are the three steps to designing an SAE?
What is Plan-Implement-Evaluate?
Which SAE type focuses on gaining hands-on work experience under an employer?
What is placement SAE?
How do agribusinesses impact the economy?
What is They create jobs, support local businesses, and drive trade.
Give an example of a way farmers market their products.
What is Farmers markets, co-ops, social media, branding, or farm stands.
What does “value-added product” mean?
What is A product that has been processed to increase its value (milk → cheese, wool → sweater).
Give one example of how you would collect data for an SAE project?
What is Record financial logs,, keep journals, track growth rates, or document hours worked.
Which SAE involves research or experimentation?
What is Research SAE?
Explain one role agribusiness plays in society beyond producing food.
What is Providing raw materials, creating careers, supporting rural communities.
What is the difference between advertising and marketing?
What is Advertising = one part (promoting product); Marketing = overall strategy (research, pricing, sales, promotion).
Define “agribusiness management.”
What is Overseeing operations, finances, and planning of agricultural businesses.
Explain how SAE connects classroom learning to real-world experience
What is Students apply agricultural knowledge in practical settings, preparing for future careers.
Explain how an exploratory SAE is different from an entrepreneurship SAE.
What is Exploratory = short-term career exploration; Entrepreneurship = running your own business.
Compare production agriculture and agribusiness. How are they different?
What is Production agriculture = growing/raising products. Agribusiness = managing, processing, marketing, and distributing them.
Explain how consumer demand influences agricultural production.
What is Farmers produce what buyers want, adjusting crops/livestock to trends and market needs.
Explain “vertical integration” in agriculture.
What is When one company controls multiple steps of production (ex: owning farms, processing plants, and distribution).