First SAE Visitation
Abby's SAE takes place on her family's farm, which is roughly 300 acres. Their house and the barn are relatively close together with pasture being across the driveway from the house. Goodenough Farms also has many tractor-trailers available for when they need to ship items to different locations.
Abby's SAE project is raising beef cattle. It started about three years ago with a cow named Eleanor, whom she still has. Abby currently owns three cows related to her SAE of the seven cattle that her family owns. The cattle that she raises are Black Angus, however, her family's bull is a Red Angus crossed with an Akaushi. All of the cattle appeared to be very comfortable with people, including the bull which is important for the safety of Abby and her family.
I would rate Abby's SAE program highly, she has kept the same SAE program going since she started and she has successfully raised multiple calves for the market. Abby has also received a state proficiency in beef production for her SAE. Due to this, I feel that she is doing very well in her SAE.
In regards to recommendations on what she could do differently with her SAE, I asked her what she feels she should have done differently. Her response was to keep better records, which is something that everyone struggles with. She currently uses the AET to keep records but was not always the most proactive in her record keeping. She is now being more proactive in her record-keeping and encourages younger members to do the same.
The FFA advisors at Northern Burlington do not currently grade SAE programs, visits are also difficult for all students. This is due to two reasons, the first is that they are an affiliate school so every student in the Agriculture program is an FFA member and should have an SAE, this is more than 300 students. The second reason is that due to New Jersey's child labor laws traditional SAEs and visits are more difficult.
In regards to recommendations on what she could do differently with her SAE, I asked her what she feels she should have done differently. Her response was to keep better records, which is something that everyone struggles with. She currently uses the AET to keep records but was not always the most proactive in her record keeping. She is now being more proactive in her record-keeping and encourages younger members to do the same.
The FFA advisors at Northern Burlington do not currently grade SAE programs, visits are also difficult for all students. This is due to two reasons, the first is that they are an affiliate school so every student in the Agriculture program is an FFA member and should have an SAE, this is more than 300 students. The second reason is that due to New Jersey's child labor laws traditional SAEs and visits are more difficult.
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