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WASHINGTON COUNTY MEAT GOAT ASSOCIATION'S

GOAT-A-RAMA®  2009

Saturday, April 11, 2009

Farm Bureau Ag Center

882 Grady Mertz Road

Tennille, GA 31089

9:00 a.m - 3:00 p.m.

Admission is FREE

EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS

 GOATS <> GOAT SUPPLIES 

 FOOD <> FUN

PROGRAM

 

9:30 a.m. - Economical Fencing for Goats

Bill Mattison, Territory Mgr.,

Ballagher Power Fence, Inc.

 

10:00 a.m. - General Goat Husbandry

Dr. Will Getz, Livestock Producton Systems/Geneticist

Fort Valley State University

Fort Valley, GA

 

11:00 a.m. - Goat Husbandry from a Dairy Goat Breeder's Perspective

Mandy Latimer, Latimer Luck Acres &

Georgia Dairy Goat Breeders Association

 

11:00 a.m. "Best Dressed Goat"

Goat Costume Contest

(in show clinic area)

 

11:15 a.m. - Show Clinic

Ross & Lori Scott

Troy Veal

 

11:30 a.m. Cooking Demo: Using Chevon

 

12:30 p.m. - Cheesemaking Demo - Lori Archer

 

1:00 p.m. - Puppet Show - Mike Stafford

 

2:00 p.m. - Goat Carcass Evaluation: Are my goats

what the market wants?

Charles Batten, Sunbelt Goat Producers Co-op

Dr. Will Getz, Fort Valley State University

 

Throughout the Day:

 

Dairy Goats

Mandy & John Latimer

Georgia Dairy Goat Breeders Association

Demonstrations & Discussions

 

Fecal Flotation Demo

Dee Thompson

 

Early American Artifact Identification

Bobby Strange

Bring your arrowheads, pottery shards, and

other artifacts for free identification

 

 

Fort Valley State University

 

Mobile Information Technology Center

 

This is a high-tech computer classroom housed in a semi-trailer

which can be set up in a variety of field locations.

It will be available all day at the

GOAT-A-RAMA®

 

   “It is designed to provide a… non-threatening environment where users can gain hands-on access to computer hardware and software systems which may be relevant to their individual or group needs.

   “The unit includes a wheelchair lift for physically challenged individuals.  On-board equipment also includes satellite-based Internet access, a 50-inch plasma video display, a video disc player and videocassette recorder, laser and inkjet printers, and other related peripherals.”

 

 

WIN * WIN * WIN

Make a donation to Washington County Meat Goat Association

for a chance to win a

 

KIKO BUCK

 

donated by

Tom & Susan McKinnon

T & S Farm

Albany GA

 

You do not need to be present to win the goat

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FREE

Registration for Door Prizes

 

 

info@goat-a-rama.com

 

 

 

For further information, call

Washington County Meat Goat Association

Patsy Dorn, President (478) 232-0384

Helen Batten, Secty/Treas.  (478) 552-1471

e-mail:  goat_a_rama@yahoo.com

 

Washington County Extension Service

Sidney Law, Agricultural Agent

(478) 552-2011

e-mail: uge3303@arches.uga.edu

 

Farm Bureau Ag Center (April 11th only) – (478) 553-0609

 

Washington County Meat Goat Association,  P. O. Box 934,  Sandersville GA 31082


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