Michigan Boer Goat Association, Inc.

January 10, 2012

Wow!

Over a third of our membership got together this past weekend for the activities at the Shepherds Weekend. It was great to see you all and I personally thank each of you for putting forth the effort to attend at this unpredictable time of year.

If you were not able to attend, I urge you to give one of these folks a call and hear about the weekend. All of the attendees have updated their contact information with their 2012 membership.

Call and ask what they thought about the guest presenter, Dr Ken Andries. He was sponsored by MBGA; this is an example of your MBGA dollars at work. He has invited all of us to participate in one of his research projects which will help us in evaluating our breeding program; he has also invited us to Kentucky State University on the 3^rd Thursday of October for an educational program and tour of his 300 head goat herd, there at the university. His contact information and other details will be coming to the website soon.

In the conversations and contacts made during this event, another opportunity has presented itself to us: MEAP verification phase 1 class and outreach in your county. There is interest in a meeting for the Jackson county area, and that may happen as soon as next month, so again, keep an eye on the website for details.

I do want you all to know that both pieces of Sydell equipment came home with me, much to my & my hubby’s relief. I only had a 50/50 chance to win the drawing by the time everyone in attendance on Saturday afternoon had put their tickets in the pot! Dr Andries did the drawing for us.

I truly enjoyed the events on Saturday and am interested in what the other folks in attendance thought. We will want to decide early if we should participate again next year.

All my Best to You,

Karen Ibarra