Master Goat Farmer Classes

[Cannon_Farms]

GEORGIA MASTER GOAT FARMER
LIVESTOCK INSTRUCTIONAL ARENA - ATHENS
Thursdays 6:00-8:30PM
August 4 – September 15, 2011


1.August 4 - Nutrition and Body Condition Scoring – Darrell Rankins
Ruminant Specialist- Auburn University
Pasture Management – Dennis Hancock, Forage Specialist University of Georgia

2. August 11 – Classroom FAMACHA- Dr. Bob Storey, UGA Vet School

3. August 18 – Foot Trimming Demonstration, FAMACHA-hands on and Deworming - Bob Storey

4. August 25 - Goat Handling & Production Equipment - Ricky Josey, UGA Extension, Franklin County
Fencing Display, Lee Brown Power Fence & Equipment
Goat Selection- Will Cabe, Farmer

5. September 1 – Predator Control- Jay Daniel, Berry College
Repro and Kidding- Dr. Will Getz, Fort Valley State College

6. September 8 – Health and Disease- Dr. Kato, Veterinarian
Meats and Cuts- Clay Talton, UGA Extension, Elbert County

7. September 15- Marketing- Curt Lacy, UGA Extension Economist, Tifton, GA
Small Business Plan – Randy Donaldson, UGA , Small Business Consultant

[Cannon_Farms]

Ive been to the horse version of this, and considering I learned a great deal and I worked for an equine vet for 7 years and have had horses my entire life its a great thing for my other Georgians to go to. By the time the classes I want to take come around Ill probably be too pregnant to join but Im going to try to make the last two.

[eclipchic]

too bad its not further north. We have so much to learn, we'd probably take a lot away.

[lambs.are.cute]

talk to your local extension office. I know mine put it on because enough people asked for it. Actually they put on three sets of the program and they still had to turn people away.

[CaliannG]

If you don't have classes such as these nearby, you could get a goat club together and invite speakers from your nearest University. They get a 2 hour break out of their day and a free lunch, and your group gets an 1 1/2 hour talk on the topic.

That's what we do down here. In March, we had the soil/pasture/hay/forage Professor do a talk, then we had the Ruminant Nutrionalist the next month, then we had the Disease Researcher, and then...well, you get the idea.

[Cannon_Farms]

I dont know about the cost but the equine one I took was $100 but they fed you everynight too and provided binders and a great deal of paper info packages

[GeorgiaGirl]

sounds interesting.................would we be the "other georgians?" For real, we definitely need to go to the hoof trimming classes!

[Cannon_Farms]

heck we just got to get together and get it done. Cuddler is almost back to normal fyi, going to try to come over tonight if DH will ever get home hes been working nights on the side and I of course am working 6 days a week..

[BoldViolet]

Oh, wow! Thank you for posting this! I might just have to make the 2 hour haul out to Athens for a few of these.