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Agriculture Department Requirements
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Welcome to the Cabot Agriculture Department! We are so glad to have you as a part of our family. The mission of Agriculture education is to prepare students for successful careers and a lifetime of informed choices in the global agriculture, food, fiber, and natural resources systems. We are developing students into the future leaders of our world. We have high standards with great rewards for those who dare to take the challenge. With leadership comes great responsibility. Below you will find the basic requirements necessary to have a fun and successful year in Agriculture!
There are three main parts to any successful Agriculture program. We often refer to this as the 3-circle model in Agriculture. Through agricultural education students are provided opportunities for leadership development, personal growth, and career success.
Agricultural education instruction is delivered through three main components:
1) Classroom/laboratory instruction (contextual learning)
The foundation of Agriculture is the instruction and activities accomplished in the classroom/lab environment. Students will be challenged throughout the program to explore career opportunities and develop knowledge and skills in an interactive learning environment.
2) supervised
agricultural experience programs (work-based learning)
------SAE consists of all the
planned practical activities conducted outside of scheduled class time in which
students develop and apply agricultural knowledge and skills. SAE programs are supervised by teachers,
parents, employers or other adults who assist them in achieving educational
objectives. The SAE may consist of
raising animals, plants, agricultural work experience, home improvement,
etc. Almost anything you do can be
incorporated into an SAE…so don’t stress over finding a project. Your project will be approved by the teacher
and your parents. Try to choose something that interests and challenges
you. Again many of you will already have
a project in place.
----AGRICULTURE EDUCATION
TRACKER (AET): Each
student will be required to keep an online record of his SAE project. Your record book will state how much time and
money you have made or spent on your project.
Keep the online record up to date.
It will be graded by your Agriculture teacher. A complete unit on record keeping and using
AET is taught as a part of each course in the agriculture program. Record keeping handouts will be provided for
each student. There is a link to AET
found on our website under links.
3) FFA (National FFA Organization) We encourage all Agriculture students to become FFA members. FFA dues are $25 and the student is a member of the local chapter, the state association and the national association. Checks should be made out to Cabot FFA. Through this organization students have the opportunity to compete in 7 different leadership contests---Prepared Public Speaking, Extemporaneous Speaking, Creed Speaking, Opening/Closing Ceremonies, Parliamentary Procedure, Agriculture Communications, and Agriculture Discussion Forum. In addition to the leadership contests, students also have the opportunity to compete on 14 different Career Development teams----Dairy Products, Land Evaluation, Agriculture Mechanics, Electricity, Floriculture, Nursery/Landscaping, Agronomy, Poultry, Meats, Food Science, Equine Evaluation, Livestock Evaluation, Forestry, and Farm Business Management. These opportunities along with SAE Proficiency Awards allow our students to compete for over $2 million in scholarships that are awarded annually.
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