Annalise Watts – Showing Sheep SAE
Students will leap into the world of raising and showing livestock by learning about a sheep focused ownership/entrepreneurship SAE and explore options for their own version of one FFA member's project.
Carson McQueen – Gardening Club SAE
Students will explore the benefits of therapeutic gardening by learning about one FFA member's service learning SAE and how they could create their own version.
Cheyenne, Savannah, Paisley – Dairy Goat SAE
In this lesson, students will explore how an FFA chapter turned a dairy goat SAE into a successful school-based enterprise by processing and selling by-products from their goats.
Lily Carriker, Agricultural Communications SAE
Lily Carriker’s SAE involves the website she created for a local agribusiness in her community. Students will watch a video on Lily’s agricultural communications SAE, spend time exploring different websites and think about how they would design their own websites.
Mount Pleasant Middle School SAEs
It is never too early for students to start learning about how their interests and skills can lead to a future career. At Mount Pleasant Middle School in North Carolina, every student has an SAE that aligns with their interests and helps them prepare for their futures. Students will watch a video about middle school SAEs and complete a scavenger hunt using the SAE Idea Cards.
Mary Kate Okula and Reyna Ramos, Hydroponic Lettuce School-Based SAE
Mary Kate and Reyna manage their school’s hydroponics program, “Jackets for the Future,” which provides fresh lettuce to their school community. Students will watch a video on this SAE and then brainstorm their own ideas and plans for a possible school-based enterprise SAE on their campus using the resources of their agricultural education department.
AgCareers Food and Agriculture Career Guide Implementation Guide 2025-26
This implementation guide will accompany the 2025-26 AgCareers.com Food & Agriculture Career Guide, which will help guide students to career success by learning about tools and resources for career preparation.
