Make plans to attend the Meat and Dairy Goat Judging Program on May 14.  Starting at the 4-H state contest in July of 2011 and the FFA state contest in April of 2012, there will be meat goat classes to judge.  Come to this program to learn the in’s and out’s of Goat selection.  Go to the link for registration materials. https://fyi.extension.wisc.edu/youthlivestock/programs/goat-judging-program/

Following is the newsrelease for the event.  Look forward to seeing you there.

Arlington, Wis.  –   The University of Wisconsin-Extension will hold a Meat and Dairy Goat Judging Program on May 14, 2011 at the Public Events Facility of the Arlington Research Station.  The program is designed to educate youth, fair judges and goat producers on evaluating the utilitarian and aesthetic attributes of goats.  Two nationally recognized goat judges, Dr. Brian Faris and Tom Considine, will lead concurrent educational tracks on meat goats and dairy goats, respectively.  Both sessions will include live animal evaluation of various classes of animals.

The meat goat training will be led by Dr. Brian Faris, the Kansas State University Sheep and Meat Goat Specialist.  Dr. Faris grew up raising registered and commercial Rambouillet sheep and Angora goats in Texas.  He an experienced meat goat producer and has judged meat goat shows throughout the United States.  The dairy goat judge training will be led by Tom Considine, a second generation dairy goat farmer and American Dairy Goat Association senior licensed judge.  Tom has been an ADGA judge for 23 years, judging all over the United States and Canada.  Tom is currently serving ADGA as a Director, a member on the Executive Committee and chairs the Judge’s Training Committee.  The afternoon program will feature talks on the basics of goat rearing and techniques on “How to be an effective judge”.

The program will be held from 8:45 am to 2:30 pm and pre-registration is required by May 6, 2011.  The cost to attend is $25, which includes lunch and educational materials.  Please download a registration form for the event at the Wisconsin Sheep and Goat Extension Website: https://fyi.extension.wisc.edu/wisheepandgoat/programs/ or Wisconsin Youth Livestock Website: https://fyi.extension.wisc.edu/youthlivestock/.  For more information, contact Bernie O’Rourke (608-263-4304) or Claire Mikolayunas (608-890-3802).

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