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Boer Goat Monthly In This Issue National Goat Expo Face-to-Face BOD Meeting JABGA Fundraiser The Boer Goat Announcements Upcoming October Events 4-5: Alabama National Fair (AL) 5-6: Tulsa State Fair (OK) 7-8: Georgia National Fair (GA) 10-11: Arkansas State Fair (AR) 10-12: Southern Middle TN Boer Goat Show (TN) 11-12: Wabash Valley Boer Classic (IN) 18-19: MSU FFA Fall Classic (KY) 18-19: OBGA Fall Classic (OK) 18-19: Southern Middle TN Goat Show (TN) 18-20: Grand National Livestock Exposition (CA) 21-23: North Carolina State Fair (NC) 25-27: KBGA 4th Annual Fall Spooktacular (KS) 25-27: Tri-State Goat Producers Showdown IV (KY) October 2014 Welcome to the October issue of Boer Goat Monthly! Dear Mary Ellen, Welcome to October! Many of you are now in full breeding season. Here is what you need to know for this month as an American Boer Goat Association™ member. National Goat Expo The third annual National Goat Expo was held at the McLean County Fairgrounds in Bloomington, IL., Sept. 25-29. ABGA was at the event as a vendor. Thank you to all of the members who stopped by our booth to pick up materials and say hi!

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Boer Goat Monthly

In This Issue

National Goat Expo

Face-to-Face BODMeeting

JABGA Fundraiser

The Boer Goat

Announcements

Upcoming October Events

4-5: Alabama National Fair (AL)5-6: Tulsa State Fair (OK)7-8: Georgia National Fair (GA)10-11: Arkansas State Fair (AR)10-12: Southern Middle TN BoerGoat Show (TN)11-12: Wabash Valley BoerClassic (IN)18-19: MSU FFA Fall Classic(KY)18-19: OBGA Fall Classic (OK)18-19: Southern Middle TN GoatShow (TN) 18-20: Grand National LivestockExposition (CA)21-23: North Carolina State Fair(NC) 25-27: KBGA 4th Annual FallSpooktacular (KS)25-27: Tri-State Goat ProducersShowdown IV (KY)

October 2014

Welcome to the Octoberissue of Boer Goat Monthly! Dear Mary Ellen,

Welcome to October! Many of you are now in full breeding season. Hereis what you need to know for this month as an American Boer GoatAssociation™ member.

National Goat ExpoThe third annual National Goat Expo was held at the McLean CountyFairgrounds in Bloomington, IL., Sept. 25-29. ABGA was at the event asa vendor. Thank you to all of the members who stopped by our booth topick up materials and say hi!

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29-Nov.1: National FFAConvention (KY)

Full Yearly Schedule of Events

RemindersFairs/LivestockExpositionsIf a show is in conjunctionwith a fair or livestockexposition, ribbons will notbe provided but instead mayqualify for funding. Pleaserefer to show rule #1400 formore information.

The Boer Goat September/October EditionThe September/Octoberissue of The Boer Goat iscurrently being mailed.

Important LinksABGA Board of DirectorsABGA Approved JudgesABGA Region MapABGA AffiliatesThe Boer Goat MagazineShow ResultsBreed Standards Register Goats Forms and FeesRules & Regulations

Connect on FacebookConnect with us onFacebook, and stay up-to-date on everything ABGA.

ABGA™ Office

8AM-5PM CT Mon-Fri

1207 S. Bryant Blvd., Suite CSan Angelo, TX 76903

tel: (325)486-2242

fax: (325)486-2637 www.abga.org

Face-to-Face Board of Directors Meeting The Board of Directors held a Face-to-Face meeting in Oklahoma City,OK, on September 26-27, at the Courtyard Oklahoma City Downtown. At this meeting, several items were discussed. To view the full agenda,click here, and to view the full minutes of the meeting, click here. The next ABGA Board of Directors Face-to-Face Meeting will be heldDecember 5th and 6th in either Phoenix, Las Vegas or New Orleans. Location to be announced at a later date. The next meeting after that will be held March 20th and 21st inOklahoma City, OK.

JABGA FundraisersThe JABGA Board of Directors have decided to host a cookbook! Theyreally want to put an emphasis on goat recipes, and they encouragepeople to send in recipes. Not only goat recipes are needed though.They are accepting recipes of all sorts, and they need as many as theycan get! This is not directed to just ABGA or JABGA members, buteveryone!

Please send recipes to Cindy Dusek, or any other junior boardmember. Cindy's email: [email protected]

Please keep in mind that these cookbooks will be a great fundraiser forthe JABGA, and cookbooks will be ready for purchase by December1st, 2014. The JABGA is also putting together a calendar, and is currently sellingad space. A full page ad is $1,000, a half page is $550, a quarter page is$300, and an eight page is $200. A small ad beside the month is $150, asale date, birthday or anniversary is $15. Please contact Cindy Dusek for more information, [email protected].

The Boer Goat magazine managementThe Boer Goat magazine has successfully been transferred frommanagement by Encore Visions to ABGA. The primary contact for themagazine is Robyn Scherer, Director of Marketing and Communication.She can be reached at [email protected]. The media guide is updated and available by clicking here.Advertisement booking is due by the first of the issue month, soadvertisements for the November/December issue are due by Nov. 1. Did you know? You can list your business card in the classified sectionfor as little as $150 for black and white, and $300 for color. One pricecovers placement in all six issues of The Boer Goat. E-mail yourbusiness card today to [email protected], and be seen by every ABGAmember!

Announcements2015 National JABGA/ABGA ShowThe 2015 JABGA/ABGA National Show will be held in Grand Island,Neb., June 7-12. A full schedule was approved at the last Face-to-Facemeeting and is available at the end of the meeting minutes. Click here to

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go to the minutes.

Urgent contact informationIf you need something urgently from ABGA, please give the office a callat (325) 486-2242. Questions submitted via Facebook are not alwaysseen immediately.

Voluntary DNAThere are only 3 months left of the voluntary DNA Testing program onsires of kids conceived after January 1, 2015 that you are registering. Allother DNA testing through ABGA is on a voluntary basis, includingparent verification.

REMINDERMembers who are sponsoring shows and/or seminars are invited to sendthe information to Robyn Scherer for inclusion in the ABGA EventsCalendars. Applications for show sanctions should be sent to theoffice.

Please look for this email at the beginning of each month to stay up-to-date on everything ABGA! Sincerely, Robyn Scherer, M.Agr. Director of Marketing and CommunicationAmerican Boer Goat Association

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