Chapter 3 Agriculture as a Career 105 Copyright Goodheart-Willcox Co., Inc. Examples of SAEs by Type and Category Description Categories Exploratory Research Placement Entrepreneurship Animal Finding the requirements to become a veterinarian Testing which feed makes laying hens produce the most eggs An internship at the local dairy farm Owning and exhibiting a market steer Agribusiness Examining the trends in price for a certain agricultural commodity Conducting market research to decide which product consumers prefer Working for a local agricultural lender Owning a service that completes payroll services for local farmers Leadership, Education, and Communication Looking at which universities offer Agricultural Leadership Degree Programs Experimenting to see if students in agriculture classes with required SAE grades complete more SAE hours Interning at a local radio station Designing and maintaining websites for local agricultural businesses Environmental Service Exploring the number of water pollution complaints in your county Testing air quality at various places in your community Volunteering to help with a community recycling project Running a company that collects scrap metals and brings them to recycling centers Food Products and Processing Determining the requirements for safe food handling in the United States Testing the differences between organic and nonorganic foods Working at a local farmers market Selling homemade jams and jellies Power, Structural, and Technical Finding a two-year certificate program in diesel mechanics Conducting load tests for different shapes of metal roofing Working in a local farm implement dealer service shop Owning a mobile equipment repair company that provides infield service to producers Natural Resources Compiling a list of the most utilized natural resources in your state Conducting soil tests for farms in different locations in your county Interning with the local division of wildlife services Owning a firewood and fence post company Plant Looking at the media for information about how drought affects crops in your area Testing soil amendments to see their impact on corn plants Working for a local farmer to harvest forage crops Owning a landscaping and yard-mowing company Biotechnology Examining the job requirements for becoming a genetic engineer Conducting an experiment to compare the growth of GMO and non-GMO plants Serving as a research assistant in a biotechnology lab Producing GMO crops Goodheart-Willcox Publisher Figure 3-9. Looking at different examples of SAEs can help you understand where your SAE might fit. Do you see an SAE in this table that you might find interesting?