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• Editor Terry Hankins shares his lazy-man goat meat recipes.
• Iowa State grad markets ‘Certified Boer’ goat meat.
• Learn the difference between primal, subprimal and retail cuts.
PLUS:
• Try to purchase breeding stock from producers in your region, says columnist Tess Fetterly.
• Dr. Frank Pinkerton explains the fluctuations in slaughter goat prices in his column.
• Cover Story: Missi Gavin’s goat milk soap-making has grown into a line of all-natural skincare products.
• It's our annual Spanish Goat Edition. Read about the developments at the Spanish Goat Registry in a special section for SGR Breeders.
• A look back on the legacy of Robert and Doris Kensing's goat herd.
This issue includes:
• A three-page Spanish Goat Special that is chock full of goodies for everyone!
• 2021 looks like it's going to be a great year for the goat market.
• Experts offer advice on reducing wasted feed, extending forages plus tips for a successful kidding season.
• Carolina Noya details how her guardian dogs tackle predator problems on the range.
• The Showring Spotlight shines on Maddox Horner of Illinois.
• Plus our regular features: Cuisine, Classified ads, Breeders Directory and more!
This issue includes:
• Selling burgers and kabobs generates up to $42 a pound for home-raised goat meat.
• Eve Williams of Austin, Texas, enjoys her role as an ambassodor for myotonic goats.
• Preparations for kidding season can’t stop for cold weather, say these Northern Maine goat farmers.
• Plus our regular features: Cuisine, Classified ads, Breeders Directory and more!
The March issue is our Annual Homesteader Edition. Hear from these homesteaders:
• The Millers operate their skin care products business from their 1880s Wyoming homestead.
• Marilea & Jay Hussain work toward self-sufficiency in Tennessee.
• Megan Throckmorton loves her North Carolina homesteader’s life and shares her experiences on social media.
• The Crise Crew in Maine is learning to tan their goat hides for their own use and for sale.
USDA goat survey: Inventory down, meat prices up.
according to annual USDA survey.
Showring Spotlight: Hard work and dedication pay off for Rodriguez Sisters.
• Plus our regular features: Cuisine, Classified ads, Breeders Directory and more!
The June 2021 Goat Rancher is our annual Herdsire Edition. This is the special issue that we hand out at the ABGA Nationals. Articles include:
• The importance of structural correctness in your Boer herdsire.
• Spanish herdsires create great momma goats.
• Kikos bucks gain respect with an auction-topping $10,000 bid.
• Sale Reports: Labor Day Classic top seller brings $30,000 at 12th annual sale.
• Who’s buying and consuming all these high-priced market goats? Dr. Frank Pinkerton has answers.
• Vet student Jona Fletcher works with Haitian goat farmers during mission trip.
• Development is under way for the American Reds — a composite production breed.
• Plus all of our regular features.
• Goat specialist Steve Hart offers strategies for battling Barberpole worm.
• Navajo-style grazing solved fence problems for this ranch.
• Nutritionist Gregory Meiss has advice for getting the most out of your feed dollars.
• Learn about the X Factor system of breeding goats.
• The high-seller brings $11,500 at Dots and Diamonds Boer goat sale.
• New program provides scholarships for youth to purchase show stock.
• Goat meat imports surge, domestic slaughter drops, says USDA.
• This is our annual Feed & Forage issue. Managing forage and finding economical ways to make it through the winter are the focus of this special edition.
• Pictorial guide to visually grading your meat goats.
• Cuisine: Crockpot cooking with goat meat.
• Sale reports from the Spanish Goat Gathering, Heritage Kiko Showcase, Platinum Alliance, GOATFEST, Labor Day Classic and the VA is for Boer Goat Lovers.
January is our annual Kidding Special Issue. This year’s articles include:
• Kiko producer tests spring kidding vs. fall kidding in Tennessee.
• Spanish nannies make kidding easy, say producers from across the country.
• Use performance data to decide which kids (and moms) to cull.
• Much of market demand revolves around ethnic holiday calendar.
Also in this issue, 2023 sale plans are announced for Splash of Color, Indiana Boer Goat Classic, American Spanish Goat Association and the Savanna Spectacular.
The June Goat Rancher is our annual Herdsire Special Issue — our largest issue of the year. This issue is filled with articles and special advertising sections for Boers, Savannas, Kikos and Spanish goats:
• Cover Story — Tall Towers Ranch.
• Tips for exporting goats overseas.
• Lacy & Austin Pruitt say Savanna goats helped save their Oklahoma operation.
• New goat producers need to take advantages of the many resources available to them, says new columnist and Kiko producer Tess Fetterly of Georgia.
• Donna Askew has an update on Spanish Goats.
The October Goat Rancher includes sale reports from:
• The Spanish Goat Gathering.
• Heritage Kiko Showcase Sale.
• Heartland Showcase Boer Goat Sale
• VA is for Boer Goat Lovers Sale
• Labor Day Classic Boer Goat Sale
• A Splash of Color Boer Goat Sale.
• American Spanish Goat Association Premier Sale.
Also:
• Editor Terry Hankins’s cover story recounts his admiration for ringmen from the early days of the Boer industry when he traveled to the West Texas Labor Day sales to his most recent trip to A Splash of Color in Tennessee.
• Contributing writer Sarah Fish updates readers on her 20-mineral goat buffet.
• Columnist Tess Fetterly gets her Twisted Horns Farm ready for the upcoming kidding season.
• The Kiko goat world says goodbye to beloved rancher Dewey Short of Short’s Livestock.
Our Annual Kidding Issue with articles to help both new and veteran goat producers. Article include:
• Pregnant and nursing does need proper nutrition for their good health and their kids' health.
• Kidding in the brush lets goats be goats — and makes everyone healthier and happier, says Dr. An Peischel of Tennessee.
• Colorado's Sinclair Livestock is featured in the Showring Spotlight.
• Plus all our regular columnists and features.
This is our annual Fencing & Facilities Issue. Articles in this issue include:
• Pros and cons of various fence types.
• Bedding for your goats is important for many reasons.
• Visit a Florida goat herd that enjoys palm trees for yearround shelter.
• When preserving hardy genetics, sometimes no shelter is the best shelter.
• The Showring Spotlight shines on Hayden Schroeder of Zephyr, Texas.
• Dr. Frank Pinkerton looks at the correlation between slaughter goat weights and price per pound.
HOMESTEADING SPECIAL:
• Deciding which goat breed is right for your homestead.
• Calculate how many acres you need for a homestead.
SPANISH GOATS: Spanish Goat Association and Spanish Goat Conservation Society identify and preserve bloodlines.
SHOWRING SPOTLIGHT: The Bean family expands outside Oklahoma and finds success on the national level.
Plus all our regular features!
• Part 2 of our Spanish goat series looks at the adaptability of this unique breed that can be found from West Texas to the Deep South.
• Making new friends is one of the best parts of the show goat business, say the Orsaks of Sterling City, Texas.
• Wet weather means it’s hoof-rot season, says columnist Gregory Meiss.
• Ethnic buyers are beginning to lean more toward larger carcass weights, says
Dr. Frank Pinkerton.
• Matt and Dianna Kesler and family run a successful meat goat operation in central Utah’s Pahvant Valley.
This is our annual Kiko Edition:
• Vanessa Eggert of Noble Nomad Mountain Ranch in Virginia has been impressed with the Kikos’ motherability.
• Dr. An Peischel of Goats Unlimited in Tennessee brought the first Kikos into the U.S. in 1991.
• Kathy & Josh Crise say their Kikos have thrived in Maine’s harsh winter weather.
• D and J Goat Farms of North Carolina, known for its quality Boer goats, has discovered the benefits of Kikos.
• Plus a listing of more than 700 National Kiko Registry breeders.
SHOWRING SPOTLIGHT — Features Weems Family Show Goats of New Mexico.
FRANKLY SPEAKING — Dr. Frank explains how to successfully produces 3 kid crops in 2 years.
SALE REPORT — Due to Covid 19 concerns, The Other Sale goes online and reports success with the top seller bringing $15,000.
This is our annual Herdsire Edition. Read about:
• North Carolina rancher finds success using myotinic bucks.
• Maintain your buck’s ideal weight during breeding season with proper nutrition.
• A young Spanish buck successfully breeds 185 out of his 200 does.
• Genetics expert explains the difference between breeding correlations and coincidence.
PLUS THESE OTHER FEATURES:
• Thirteen-year-old Brook Locascio is featured in the Showring Spotlight.
• Oklahoma State, Texas A&M and University of Nebraska-Lincoln are coordinating a multi-pronged project to study the benefits of multi-species grazing, pasture management and performance.
• Monthly Calendar of Events and the most extensive Breeders Directory anywhere!
July is our annual CUISINE issue. Here’s what you’ll read:
• In celebration of Independence Day, cuisine columnist Suzanne Stemme tries a recipe handed down by Martha Washington.
• Goat meat is an adaptable and healthy alternative to beef and pork, says columnist Joshua Crise.
• After years of providing offspring, her does’ final job is providing meat for the freezer, says goat rancher Yvonne Zweede-Tucker.
Goat Rancher announces it has a new owner — founder Terry Hankins’ daughter Lindley. Read all about it!
Also, this is our annual Niche Marketing issue. Chris Holland of Covenant Creek goat milk products in Mississippi explains how she is meeting the challenges of marketing in the age of Covid-19.
Body Condition Scoring is an important tool in maintaining good herd health, says Dr. An Peischel.
• Boer goat producer and livestock nutritioinist Gregory Meiss launches his new column.
• Southern Blitz kicks off sale season with $9,000 high-seller.
• It's important to have a good working relationship with a veterinarian.
• Learn how to access funds from the Farm Service Agency.
• freshen-up old pastures with over-seeding.
• Renewed focus on Purebred Kikos.
It’s our annual Kiko issue with feature stories on Tim and Tracy Plaster’s successful meat goat operation in Oklahoma, Christian Cook’s effort to preserve rare Kiko genetics in North Carolina — including the trait for blue-eyed Kikos. Plus the report from the Elite Genetics Kiko Sale, where a pair of very special 2-month-old doelings sold for $7,000.
Also:
• Dr. Frank Pinkerton shares an example of a budget plan for a meat goat operation.
• Boer goat sale reports from the Cowboy Classic, Winning Tradition, Keystone Goat Producers, Splash of Color and the Georgia Peach sale.
• Information from USDA on how to request aid for flood-damaged farms and ranches.
• Showring Spotlight--Tyler Branch of Mississippi.
Our annual Herdsire Issue is packed full of articles regarding buck management.
This issiue features:
• Coverage and photos from the 2019 ABGA National Show.
• Coccidiosis — the nemesis of newly weaned kids. Prevention is the best medicine.
• Calculating your feed costs. Cheapest isn't always the best when you look at the results.
• Update on the new buck performance test to begin in 2020 at Alcorn State university in Mississippi.
• Our annual niche marketing issue. Do yoiu need a private label to sell your goat meat? Learn the do's and don'ts of organic production.
• The Spanish goat is a diverse breed from a diverse set of breeders. Learn the differences.
• Dr. Frank Pinkerton offers advice on determining your break-even point on meat goat production.
• Nutritionist Greg Meiss says this year's crazy weather will impact feed prices, quality and availability.
• This month's Showring Spotlight shines on Lorelai Row.
This is our annual YOUTH EDITION. Read our Cover Story about Emma Rethans of California and how she worked her way to the winner's circle. Also, a special commentary on why it's OK to be sad when you have to sell your market goat. Plus, even if your kids don't show goats, there are plenty of ways to keep them involved on the farm.
Read these, plus: Ken McMillin reviews his graduate students' work with Savanna-cross kids in various management scenarios; Columnist Greg Meiss explains how to read a feed tag and how to use the information to make better buying decisions.
It’s our annual Feed & Forage issue with tips and advice from our experts on how to better manage your pastures and your feeding programs. Articles include:
• Poor quality forage will mean higher costs for protein this winter.
• Producers must watch for poisonous plants in their pastures, says columnist Greg Meiss.
• Test hay before making feed-purchasing decisions, says new ‘Let’s Ruminate’ columnist Josh Crise.

Plus all our regular features, including the meat goat industry’s largest Breeders Directory and the most complete Calendar of Events.
Our annual "All Breeds" issue with special sections on Spanish Goats, Savannas, Kikos and Myotonics.
This is our annual Livestock Guardian and Predator issue. Featured this year is the Akbash dog from Turkey.
There's also articles on predator fencing, socializing and the life of the range dog.
See all this plus our regular columns on nutrition, management, cuisine and more.
• Cooking, instructions for dressing goat.
• Getting buck ready for breeding season.
• Willingham Spanish goats.
• Building winter shelters.
• Visiting Kiko research station in Texas.
• Roundup of various goat breeds.
Profile of Bill & Mary Powis' ABC Green Mountain Farm in Alachua, Fla.
Cooking issue: Recipes and feature on cooking fullblood Boers.
• Coverage of ABGA National Show.
• Interpreting Boer pedigree.
• Gauging reproductive performance of a meat goat herd.
• How to do your own fecal samples.
• Visiting Goldthwaite goat auction.
• Summer health problems: Parasites, Pneumonia and Pasturella.
• Interview with Norman Kohls of N&K Ranches in Eldorado, Texas.
• Raising goats in Indiana.
• Nutritional needs of goats.
• Feeding protein blocks in winter.
• Using pasture management to control parasites.
• Things to think about before building goat barn.
• Crossing Boers with Angoras.
• Running goats with cattle.
• Worming your goats in winter.
• Nutrient requirements of goats in winter.
• Raising goats in South Florida.
• S. African Boer breeder tells how he raises goat.
• How old should does be before breeding?
• Fighting pneumonia in new kids.
• Finding the right grass mixture for goats.
• Raising goats profitably in the Southeast .
• Build a stair-stepper to exercise your show goat.
Boers in the Northwest: Reports from Washington and California.
How to make weaning less traumatic
• Producing the Genemaster from crossing Boers and Kikos.
• Australian Boers grow in popularity.
• Tips for picking a herd sire.
• How to detect and prevent Johne's Disease.
• Eartag system helps keep track of animals.
• Diatomaceous Earth shows promise in controlling internal and external parasites.
• Setting up a Genemaster operation.
• South African Boer standards listed.
• The importance of colostrum.
• Why vitamins & minerals are vital to goats.
• Kikos adapt well in Pennsylvania.
• How to use a drench gun on goats.
• Prices high at first Kiko production sale.
• How New Zealand goat ranchers cope with parasites.
• Okla. rancher uses goats to clear 15,000 acres.
• CL presents challenge for meat producers.
• The dangers of feeding molded grain.
• Crossing Pygmy with Nubians makes new meat goat.
• Tips for selecting right herd sire.
• Facts and fallacies about electric fences.
• Buy used equipment to conduct your own fecal tests.
• Breeding for parasite resistance.
• Research looks at effects of age and gender on growth performance.
• Goat meat production fundamentals, NZ expert Graham Culliford.
• Roundup of Boer production sales
• Winter-Spring grazing critical time for goats
• Selecting for maternal instincts
• How to give injections
• EPD's used to compare genetic performance
• Controlling lice on goats.
• Abortion diseases in goats.
• Simple to make, simple to use hay racks and feeders.
• Training guard dogs (Peischel)
• Coyotes go nationwide/Steps to control coyotes
• Goat polio & listeriosis have similar symptoms
• Kidding Season special section
• Evaluation of Slaughter goat selection and goat meat classification system (Pinkerton/McMillan)
• Where do red Boers come from? (Hauck)
• Raising meat goats in California (Barrie)
• Coccidiosis usually guilty when kid scours (Morris)
• Katahdins prove sheep can thrive on grasslands (Elliot)
• ABGA & IBGA National Shows
• Understanding goat’s rumen (Gasparotto)
• First national Dorper show held in Missouri (Hankins)
• Researchers study the acceptability of goat meat with consumers
• The role of copper in goat health
• The effect of heat on your goats & how to provide relief
• Slaughter goat market
• Importance of tetanus vaccinations
• Labor Day sales report
• Hoof rot and hoof scald explained
• Innovative feeder ideas from Oklahoma breeder
• Hair Sheep Breeds: The Big Picture
• Commercial Seed Stock - Producing Goats for the Real World
• Treating diarrhea in goats
• Herding goats
• Tall Fescue toxicity
• Special Kiko section
• Identifying good Boers - Kids, traits to assess future development (First in a series by columnist Cathie Keblinger)
• Summer Place Legacy Continues - a profile on the new owners
• South African vs. New Zealand genetics - Does it matter?
• Identifying good Boers - Weaning age: Who to cull, Who to Keep (Second in a series by columnist Cathie Keblinger)
• Using a Herd Dog with goats.
• Making the best of pinkeye.
•Identifying good Boers - Mature Boers: Head &
Neck areas (3rd in series by Cathie Keblinger)
• Update on the federal Scrapies program
• Getting your bucks ready for breeding season
• Soremouth
• Identifying good Boers - Mature Boer goats:
Shoulders & Body Structure (4th in a series by Cathie Keblinger)
• Website production sale: How it works
• Why keep production records? (1st of two parts)
• Knots on goats - What are they, what to do
• Texas Fall Production Sale Roundup
• Poisonous Plant Identification
• Selective Breeding key to genetic improvement
• USDA institutional purchase specs
• Ethnic Holiday Calendar
• Medications & how to use them
• Pregnancy toxemia
• Raising Red Boers in Georgia
• Understanding the meat goat market
• Carcass characteristics
• It helps to know your market
• Goat bloat
•Special Kiko section
• Controlling CL with Formulin
• Growing demand for goat meat
• A perspective on New Zealand influence on US Boer industry
• Kentucky offers state support to goat farmers
• Direct marketing your goats (based on the laws of California)
• The importance of trace minerals
• Are your goats getting enough protein
• Figuring your break-even price
• Stomach-tubing
• How much supplementation to give your goats
• Special Report: Myotonic Goats
• 2002 Labor Day Production Sale Roundup
• Producers should focus on rate of growth
• Learn about goats before trying to raise them!
• Goats are pickier eaters than most folks imagine
• Dorpers offer a unique education
• Predator & guard dog special feature
• Feeding peanut hay
• Treating wounds & injuries
• Special Kidding Section
• Investigating your market
• Hair sheep growing in popularity
• Why understanding Scrapie is important to goat producers
• Goat meat imports increase (first in series)
• Bottle babies can grow into productive citizens
• Having “practice” goats makes perfect sense
• Watch for dehydration in sick or injured goats
• Special Feature Section: Kiko Goats
• EGGSfile clones born
• Goat meat imports: Marketing channels and pricing patterns (second in series)
• Coccidiosis can be controlled with proper management
• Prolapse doesn’t have to cause permanent damage to goat
• What is the difference between goat polio and Listeriosis?
• Editorial: Standardizing show formats
• Pregnancy complications
• How do kids perform before performance test?
• Make sure your pen system has a workable floor plan
• Special Section: Buck maintenance
• Goat production and marketing in Australia & NZ
• Help your new goat make the move
• Special report from South Africa: Why do goats prefer browse over grasses
• Body condition scoring as a management tool
• How do you identify a true Myotonic goat?
• Make money by raising ugly goats on ugly pasture
• Rains affect hay quality
• Foot & mouth disease
• Dorper breeding program options
• Dewormer resistance studied in Georgia
• Goat offer many money-making options
• Mites cause problems
• CODI/PCI — Who is this guy?
• Good bucks are investment, not an expense
• Special: Predators & guard dogs
• Meat goat marketing
• Lungworms irritate bronchial tissues
• Annual Kidding Special
• Reproducing disease-free goats worth the effort
• Feeding & hydrating a sick goat
• Tips & equipment to make goat raising easier
• Stomach worms
• Future bright for Dorpers/White Dorpers
• Shelters & Storage import part of goat operation
• Coccidiosis outbreaks demands immediate action
• Texas goat numbers remain stable
• Profile of U.S. Goat Industry
• Who needs to be culled?
• Why do Nannies reject some newborn kids?
• Larger slaughter kids bringing top dollar
• Pneumonia can strike in nice weather
• Special Kiko section
• Parasite Control: A new way of thinking
• Diseases: Prevention, control & management
• Disposing of goat carcasses
• Providing free-choice minerals to your goat herd
• So you think you want to raise goats?
• Urinary Calculi can result from improper diet
• Preserve your best genetics before it is too late
• Successful A.I
• When hauling, think like a goat!
• 20 Truths about raising goats
• Real world brush control: What works?
• Parasite resistance tested in Hair sheep
• Vitamins, minerals play key role in good health
• Use of antibiotics isn’t always the wisest choice
• Use chemical dewormers wisely
• Foraged-based feeding for goats
• Wet weather promotes infections in hoofs
• Livestock Guardian Dogs special issue
• Pneumonia can strike in nice weather
• Kidding Special Section
• Double Eagle Ranch: You can have color & quality
• Where did the term ennobled come from
• Hay can be ideal goat feed
• Tips for culling a meat goat herd
• Book from South Africa illustrates the perfect Boer
• Goat statistics reveal changing market
• Weaning: An important phase for kids
• Myths about non-protein nitrogen
• Mating decisions: Why how, where, who, when?
• Don Smith — Livestock has been his life
• Battling mange mites
• How to read goat market reports
• Poor nutrition cause of reproductive problems
• Kiko Special Section
• Formalin use
• New Australian genetics arrive at Triple C Ranch
• Staph can be problem in wet areas
• Goat herd makes living for Montana couple
• Nutrient management for meat goats in mixed-specie pasture
• Crossbreds — are they right for you
• Nutrient value of wheat grain by-products
• 2005 International BGA National Show
• Are your healthy goats dying? Pasturella vaccinations.
• Butcher finds success catering to ethnic clientele
• Tex-Mex goat recipes
• Feeding soybean hay
• Goat meat industry has challenges, opportunities
• Pasture rotation cuts down on deworming
• Meat goat slaughter process
• If disaster strikes, are you ready?
• Cut costs by feeding what’s handy
• Goat nutrition: What are the best energy sources?
• Sheds and feeders
• T4 Dispersal sale
• Special: Predators & Guard dogs
• Maximize forage & minimize bag feed
• B Vitamins & their importance to goat health
• Special: Kidding Season
• Feeding & management of weaned slaughter goats
• In rare cases, feedlotting works
• Dorpers developed for meat production
• Hardy commercial does
• Clostridium — How we handle this goat killer
• Health problems of pregnant & lactating does
• Are your bucks ready for breeding season
• Grazing lespedeza
• What are reasonable expectations for a start-up goat herd?
• Caring for weak & abandoned newborn goats
• Meat goat industry update
• Long fiber critical to good nutrition
• Find the formula that works for you — Why are you raising goats?
• Frequently asked Katahdin questions
• Annual Kiko Special Section
• Domestic vs imported goat meat
• Figuring your break-even price
• Wether Report: Club goat business is booming (1st in series)
• Drought causes grazing problems
• Watching for health problems in young kids
• Meat goat production economics
• Problems recovering from underfeeding
• Wether Report: Today’s show wethers have a different look (2 of 3)
• Meat goat selection, carcass evaluation & fabrication guide
• Bloat can be serious problem
• Transportation stress affect profitability
• Pursing the perfect goat: parasite resistant genetics
• Copper — How much do meat goats need?
• Wether Report: Marketing those fancy club goats (3rd in series)
• Variations in slaughter goat auction prices
• Imported goat meat: Competitive threat or beneficial supplement?
• How to store goat milk & colostrum for emergency use
• Dealing with drought
• Unpigmented areas susceptible to cancer lesions
• Goats can safely eat properly processed haylage
• Urea used as economical protein source
• New regulations affect farms that sell & ship hay
• How do you know when to give up and put down a sick goat?
• Good fencing a top priority when raising goats
• Goat vaccination questions answered
• Which type of guardian is best for you?
• Goats making do on Corn Gluton and weedy hay
• Feisty fungus eats parasites
• Tips for running sheep and goats together
• Nutrition of the kid: birth to breeding
• Make weaning as stress-free as possible
• Ringwomb rare but causes problems
• Law limits time livestock can be trucked
• Pinkerton Q&A to expensive feed options
• Sheep Scrapie may persist in environment for up to 16 yrs
• Replacement buck selection & line-breeding
• Beginners birthing basics
• How many goats per acre?
• Tips to remember before you next goat-buying trip
• Fundamental principles of successful goat meat production
• Evaluation of distillers dried grains with solubles, soybean hulls & whole corn in diets for growing/finishing meat goats
• Target marketing of slaughter goats
• Bucks require special housing/management
• Holidays where lamb or goat meat is part of the feast
• Pinkeye can be a big problem in goat herd
• How to avoid drug residues in food producing animals
• Picky eaters aren¹t getting enough protein
• Rocking R Dispersal Sale
• Calculating dressing percentage can be tricky
• Forage is best goat feed
• Strategic parasite control in goats
• Building a cooling room to chill slaughter goats
• On farm evaluation of meat goats
• Goats ideal for land reclamation projects
• Environmental factors can affect nutrient requirements for goats
• Kiko Special Section
• Little time-savers make big difference
• Frequently ask questions about soremouth
• Ethanol, politics & forage based meat goat production
• Developing the show circuit
• Hydration & nutrition are basic needs when treating a sick goat
• Buyers prefer fresh meat when available
• Dorper sheep a natural fit for West Texas operation
• Working System Makes Life Easier
• Reflections On Breeds Of Meat Goats
• Performance Comes From Maintaining Records & Testing
• Prevent Problems When Hauling Goats
• CL Unlikely To Be Eradicated Soon
• What Boer Breed Standards Tell Us
• Only Proper Testing Can Diagnose CL
• Round Bales Versus Square Bales Of Hay
• Crossbreeding: Theory And Practice
• Constructing And Using A Stomach Tube For Adult Goat
• Winter Forages For Meat Goats In The Southeast
• No Grain needed With Free-Choice Good Hay
• Goat Polio or Listeriosis?
• It¹s Time For Slaughter Marketing Decisions
• Goats Make Dent In West¹s Invasive Weeds
• Agriculture Needs More Young People
• Fall Production Sale Roundup
• Surviving Drought: Stretching your feed supply; By-product feedstuffs can supplement low-quality forages; Forage management; Culling strategies
• What is off-label/extra-label drug use?
• Starting the next batch of kids
• Making sense of weather and markets
• Producing & marketing show goats/ wethers
• Keep goats healthy on the show circuit
• Using FAMACHA system as management tool
• Raising a better meat goat
• Budget offers financial outline for goat operation
• On-farm slaughter facilities provide opportunities
• Predator & Guardian Special Section
Protected wolves - unprotected livestock
Guardian dogs provide best protection
• Oklahoma forage test results
• Annual Kidding Special:
Is Creep Feeding an economic option
Kidding time is critical to success
Saving a kid from severe hypothermia
Gauging Genetic Improvement/Crossbreeding for Hybrid Vigor
• Improper diet can lead to Urinary Calculi
• Forage-based Goat Production Special Section: Building a Pasture from Scratch; Grazing Clover Successfully; Things you should know about Sericea Lespedeza
• Idea Worth Borrowing: Protecting your Molasses Tubs
• New Australian Boer Genetics
• Order Buyers are the Real Meat Judges
• Parasite Control for Goats: Meet the Enemy, part 1 of series
• Producing Goats in the Ozarks
• Reproductive Performance Key to Making Profit
• Goat Medications and How to Use Them
• Goat Industry Update '08: Statistics & Trends
• Getting a Goat Ennobled takes dedication
• Research Performance History Before Buying
• Parasite Control for Goats: Barberpole Worm, part 2 of series
• Estrus Synchronization: Using Artificial Lighting
• Supplies Every Goat Rancher Needs on Hand
• Kiko Special Section: Why we Raise Kikos
• Profile: Hancock Kiko Farm
• Can Kikos Dominate the Meat Goat Industry
• Parasite Control for Goats: Integrated Parasite Management, part 3 of series
• Low-tensile Electric Fencing
• Flushing as a Herds Management Practice
• Profile: Troy Powell, League Ranch
• Getting Ready for the Big Show
• Direct Marketing of Slaughter Goats from Producer to Packer
• Is Artificial Insemination on your Horizon?
• Parasite Control for Goats: Deworm Just the Goats that Need It, part 4 of series
• Goat Meat: Who Eats it and How to Cook It
• 2008 ABGA Nationals
• Ethanol from Corn: Boon or Boondoggle?
• Pumpkins: Nutritious & Goats Love them
• Parasite Control for Goats: Alternative Dewormers: Do They Work?, part 5-5
• Positive Side of Creep Feeding
• Cooking Cabrito — South Texas Delicacy
• Spanish Goats: The Treasure in Our Own Backyard (Sponenberg/Edmundson)
• Reasons for Breed Characteristics (Keblinger)
• Variation in prices received for Slaughter Meat Goats (Pinkerton/McMillin)
• Direct Marketing Ideal for Small Producers (Miller)
• Handling a Sick Animal at the Show (Lee)
• Fly Control for Goats isn’t the same as for Cattle (Sparks)
• Doing your own research & Fecal Egg Counts, last in 6-part series (Southern Consortium for Small Ruminant Parasite Control)
• Getting a Start in Goat Showmanship (Schlundt)
• Profile: Able Acres Boer Goats (Lee)
• Tips for tapping into Ethnic Markets (Miller)
• Rotational Grazing — On a Budget (Hall)
• Why I Support COOL (Shurley)
• Get Goats Ready for Breeding Season (Sparks)
• Is Forage-Only Program Right for You? (Pinkerton)
• Our Does are expected to kid at 1-Yr-Old (Zweede-Tucker)
• The Pros, Cons & Legalities of Offering On-Farm Slaughter (Miller)
• Doe Maintenance Cost & Reproductively Performance Key to Profitability (Pinkerton)
• Spanish Goat is a Rare Breed Worth Preserving (Zweede-Tucker)
• Reducing Doe Maintenance Cost (Payne, with Pinkerton)
• Finding the Right Meat Processor (Miller)
• Special Predators & Guardians Section: Battle Against Predators is Never-Ending (Keblinger); Bonds Must be Established Early; Using Donkeys to Guard
• Copper Can Create Toxicity In Goats (Sparks)
• The Significance of Being Spanish (Sponenberg/Edmundson)
• Special Kidding Section: Weaning Options (Crawford); Kidding Basics — Make Preparations to Avoid Last-Minute Problems (Mitcham); Buck is Key to Kidding Efficiency (Zweede-Tucker)
• Makin’ Do — Round Hay Bale Feeders
• Goat Nutrition & Common Sense (Sparks)
• EPDs Important to the Kiko Breeder
• Feedlots for Meat Goats – Opportunities, constraints & economics
(Pinkerton/McMillian/Peischel)
• How to Tube feed a weak kid (Sparks)
• Makin’ Do — Hay Bale Feeders (continued from January 2009 issue)
• Closing the Junction (Texas) Sale Barn (Keblinger)
• Cyber Sales: The New Frontier (Miller)
• Selecting your '09 Market Goat (Schlundt)
• 2009 Goat Industry Update – Statistics, trends, commentary (Pinkerton/McMillian)
• Knowin’ when to hold’em & knowin’ when to sell! (Zweede-Tucker)
• Enterotoxemia — know the enemy (Sparks)
• Minimizing neonatal kid losses (Sparks)
• Changing markets call for a new way of thinking (Miller)
• Use TLC to cultivate ethnic customers ((Zweede-Tucker)
• Feasibility of adding ‘carcass component’ to 4-H show (Pinkerton)
• Annual Kiko Special Section
• Goat industry mourns loss of Marvin Shurley
• What is the real story behind the battle over national ID system? (Miller)
• 2009 Goat Industry Update, Part 2 – Goat meat: Where it comes from and where it’s going (Pinkerton/McMillian)
• Caseous Lymphadenitis (CL): Separating fact from fiction (Sparks)
• Wether Report — Curtain drops on another major show season (Henry)
• Show season! So – do you stay at home or hit the road? (Keblinger)
• Carcass evaluation results analyzed (Pinkerton/McMillan)
• What you can do to prevent soremouth (Sparks)
• Summer parasite management (Hart, part 1 of 2))
• Where is the market goat industry headed (Schlundt)
• What are you going to do about worms this summer? (Hart, part 1 of 2))
• Spanish goats: past, present and future (Pinkerton)
• Urinary calculi – the bane of bucks (Sparks)
• The Wether Report – Texas wether forecast is HOT! (Henry)
• United effort created SA Boer goat (Keblinger)
• Prepare now to ensure more kids next spring (Sparks)
• Goat ranching meets today’s ‘green’ criteria (Miller)
• TAMU’s early studies on Spanish meat goats (Pinkerton)
• On-farm performance testing (Pinkerton/Browning)
• We let Mom wean the doelings (Zweede-Tucker)
• A Study of South African Breed Standards (Keblinger)
• Minimizing abortion problems (Sparks)
• Goat producers can lead ‘local’ movement (Miller)
• Utilizing on-farm performance data (Pinkerton/Andries)
• They’re only as good as their feet (Sparks)
• Seven steps to goat-friendly forage
• Exercising your market goat (Schlundt)
• Boer-Spanish crossbreds: Performance evaluation & carcass characteristics - third in a series (Pinkerton)
• Roasting the whole
• A Study of South African Breed Standards – Part 2 (Keblinger)
• Weights, measures and doses. What every stockman should know. (Sparks)
• Second thoughts on Spanish goats & other endangered breeds (4th and final in series/Pinkerton)
• Special Predators & Guardians Section
Exploring the Anatolian Shepherds Turkish roots (Barber)
Karakachan guardian dogs: An ancient breed gains popularity (Kolb)
Keeping your guardian dogs healthy (Sparks)
• Memories of Christmas past (Keblinger)
• Showing goats teaches life’s lessons (Henry)
• Special Kidding Section
- Minimizing kidding problems (Sparks)
- Feeding gestating & lactating does, part 1 of 2 (Pinkerton)
• America needs more goat meat (Hankins)
• $50,000 paid out during Lone Star Elite Jackpot (Henry)
• American Goat Federation (Hankins)
• Foundation preserves heritage breeds
• Feeding gestating & lactating does, part 2 of 2 (Pinkerton)
• Pharmaceuticals for meat goats: Where are we and where are we going? (Sparks)
• American Meat Goat Association shutting down operations (Hankins)
• Goat industry update: Statistics & trends (Pinkerton/McMillin)
• USDA to revise animal ID system (Sparks)
• Recipe for 16% feed (Pinkerton
• Meat goats bring record prices (Hankins)
• Turn old feed bins into goat houses (Lee)
• Green grass can cause digestive problems (Sparks)
• Commentary — Six keys to better Boer goats (Mitchell)
• Goat industry update: Part 2/continued from March 2010 (Pinkerton/McMillin)
• Showmanship — In it to win it! (Lee)
• Time to renew the great worm wars (Sparks)
• Annual Kiko Special Section: Goats offer quick return on investment (Hankins); Goat Hill Kikos: Sparks puts focus on meat goat traits (Parker); Cedar Creek Farm: Kikos on the move in the Northeast (Burke)
• Boers: Making the right choices for your herd (Faris)
• Showmanship — Tips for the showring (Lee)
• Dealing with central nervous system disorders (Sparks)
• Finding Balance — Using a common sense approach to raising show goats (Schlundt)
• Summer parasite problems (Hart)
• Brief history of Savannas in America (Payne)
• 2010 ABGA National Show (Hankins)
• Goat Herd Improvement Program update (Pinkerton)
• What items should be in your cabinet (Sparks)
• Goat Meat: America’s hottest commodity (Pinkerton)
• 2010 International BGA National Show (Hankins)
• Doe reproductive efficiency is key to success (Sparks)
• You can’t judge a goat by its (furry) cover (Zweede-Tucker)
• Questions about sweet vernal hay & Laredo soybeans (Pinkerton)
• Where did all the Angoras go? (Keblinger)
• Don’t be blindsided by pinkeye problems (Sparks)
• Coping with extreme worm problems (Hart)
• What’s a good breeding doe worth? (Pinkerton)
• Changing demographics & goat meat demand (Pinkerton)
• Would AI benefit your goat herd? (Sparks)
• The ultimate working system (Pinkerton)
• Confinement feeding kids and lambs (Pinkerton)
• Diarrhea can lead to dehydration & death (Sparks)
• A four-year-old’s view of shearing (Keblinger
• Annual Predators & Guardians special section: Integrated Predator Management is key to keeping livestock safe (Pugh); Understanding how dog vaccines work; The joy & beauty of LGDs (Zweede-Tucker)
• New Savanna genetics arrive in America (Pinkerton)
• Avoid Band-Aids when it comes to goat health (Sparks)
• Annual kidding special section: Health issues to watch out for (Sparks); Laundry baskets & hot water bottles! (Johnson); Read ingredient label on milk replacer bag closely
• Understanding goat behavior - 1st in series (Hart/Sparks)
• Frankly Speaking (Pinkerton)
• Small ruminants make ideal livestock for small acreage landowners (Craddock/Machen)
• Goat meats — from producer to consumer (Pinkerton)
• Understanding goat behavior - 2nd in series (Hart)
• Performance on Southeastern pasture (Browning/Leite-Browning)
• Preserving original myotonic genetics (Fugatt)
• Safe, effective and responsible goat treatment (Sparks)
• It takes hardy mothers to kid in the brush (Peischel)
• Strong bond with offspring is a behavioral trait of a good doe (Hart)
• Meat goat population continues to decline (Pinkerton/McMillin)
• Why goats are good browsers (Hart)
• Marketing: From farm to consumer (Pinkerton)
• Prepping your buck for performance test (Miller)
• Making the best of bottle babies (Sparks)
• Annual Kiko Special Section
Profile: Ron Polette - Goats save business man during economic slump (Hankins)
Doe’s milk comes in handy (Johnson)
National Kiko Registry provides service to growing Kiko industry (Hankins)
The Kikos of Goat Unlimited (Peischel)
• Goat Rancher 15th anniversary (Hankins & Keblinger)
• There’s a reason goats are sociable (Hart)
• How a girly-girl became a goat girl (Fister)
• Avoid stress & disease when on the road (Sparks)
• It’s OK if your goats are a hobby (Pinkerton)
• What Boer goats tell us (Homeyer)
• Lessons learned from the showring (Keblinger)
• 2011 Goat Industry Update: Part 2 (Pinkerton/McMillin)
• Understanding goat behavior: The goat in love (Hart)
• How are you going to combat parasites this year? (Hart)
• 2011 ABGA National Show Coverage (Hankins)
• Plan now for kidding success next spring (Sparks)
• Missouri family successfully raises winter kids (Keblinger)
• Apple cider vinegar improves herd health (Polette)
• 2011 International BGA National Show Coverage (Hankins)
• You can help goats handle the heat (Sparks)
• Dry spell grows into a drought (Keblinger)
• More buyers want performance data (Pinkerton)
• Organization works to restore rare Arapawa goat herd
• All abscesses aren’t CL (Sparks)
• Frankly Speaking (Pinkerton)
• Labor Day Sales in West Texas (Hankins)
• It all began at Camp Verde (Keblinger)
• Check breeding soundness of your does & bucks (Sparks)
• Simple crockpot goat recipes
• Herding goats the Cow-Boy way (Noya)
Annual Predator and Guard Dog Issue
• Old World solution for New Age Problem (Negri)
• Spiked collars give LGDs an edge (Negri)
• Keeping goats safe on the range (Noya)
Treatment for anemia (Sparks)
Motivated buyers pus Kiko prices to new highs at Cream of Crop Sale. (Hankins)
Annual Kidding Special Issue
• Pregnancy & Kidding: The Basics (Zweede-Tucker)
• Colosturm: Liquid Gold
Diarrhea can be deadly for adults & kids (Sparks)
Frankly Speaking (Pinkerton)
• Fencing & Farm Facility Special Edition
- Exploring your fencing options (Krider)
- Goatherders make use of electric fencing (Noya)
• Why do I need scrapie tags and how do I get them (Sparks)
• Will illness outbreaks mean end to livestock exhibitions ? (Editorial/Hankins)
• Featured section: Goat play key role for Homesteaders
- Working toward self-sufficiency (Edge)
- The accidental farmers (Hankins)
• 2012 Meat Goat Industry Update, Part 1 (Pinkerton/McMillan)
• Mastitis in meat goat does can hurt kids' performance (Sparks)
• Talk about a surprise... Next time we'll get those little bucklings out of the pasture sooner! (Johnson)
• Featured section: Market Wethers
- There's more to a good wether than good breeding (Belcher)
- Building a program from the ground up (Cornelius)
- Coming full circle (Foster)
• Urinary Calculi — The bane of bucks (Sparks)
• Frankly Speaking (Pinkerton)
• Feature Section: Kikos
• California dairy is doing lot of things right (Pinkerton)
• Understanding coccidiosis (Sparks)
• Spring Boer goat sale reports
• Special Herd Sire Edition featuring articles and advertising about bucks
- Proper healthcare for you buck should be a top priority (Sparks)
- "What is the difference between a wether buck and a buck buck" (Foster)
- Herdsires that made an impact (T4 Scorpio/Whitehead & Kaptein/Keblinger)
• 2012 Meat Goat Industry Update: Part II (Pinkerton/McMillan)
• The Amazing Boer Goat. A retrospective look (Homeyer)
• Boer goat showmanship helpful tips (Messer)
• ABGA National Show Report & Photos (Hankins)
• Cuisine Special - Ethinic population fuels demand for goat meat
• Is the new CL vaccine the silver bullet we have waited for? (Sparks)
• Frankly Speaking - Alfalfa works best with goats when limit-fed (Pinkerton)
• Kiko Corner: Sale Reports - Ozark Empire Spotlight Sale, SEKGA Kiko Roundup, AKGA Showcase Sale.
• We're not ruining your goat, Don Smith tell South Africans (Hankins)
• Frankly Speaking (Pinkerton)
- Rancher concerned about using buck that was born as a single
- Measuring doe reproductive efficiency
- Safety of fescue as a forage
• Is your operation ready for assisted reproduction (Sparks)
• International BGA National Show coverage (Hankins)
• Youth Spotlight: Noah Teel (Stoneman)
• Special Youth Features
- FFA Project grows into booming Boer business (May-Proctor)
- With a start in 4-H, Sarah Brend now wants to pursue a career in animal agriculture (Stoneman)
• Forage shortage may present additional nutritional problems (Sparks)
• Frankly Speaking: In real world terms, how much can you afford to pay for a buck? (Pinkerton)
• Tapeworms can cause problems in your goat herd (Sparks)
• Commentary: Search for goats to buy turns up shortcomings in most ranch websites
• Frankly Speaking: Drought spurs hunt for new feedstuffs (Pinkerton)
• Buck performance tests can tell you a lot about your breeding program, plus roundup of 2012 tests
• Frankly Speaking (Pinkerton)
• Goat enjoy our leftovers (Zweede-Tucker)
•Book Review: "Raising Meat Goats in a Commercial Operation" by Greg Christiansen (Hart)
• Annual Predator & Guard Dog issue
- Guarding goats on the open range (Noya)
- Guardian instinct comes naturally (Zweede-Tucker)
- Neighborhood dogs are deadliest predators (Hankins)
• Cuisine
- Cooking a holiday goat (Hankins)
- Cold weather is time for spicey Texas chili (Stemme)
• Frankly Speaking (Pinkerton)
• Annual Kidding Special Issue
- Buck, ranchers & dams work together for successful kidding season (Zweede-Tucker)
- There's rarely a dull moment during kidding season (Noya)
- Good records start at birth (Sparks)
• Buck Performance Tests: While other tests shut down, Maryland expands its program (Schoenian)
• Frankly Speakly: Cottonseed has long history of providing good nutrition (Pinkerton)
• Equipment and Facilities Special
- Homemade alleyway simplifies goat working (Christiansen)
- New rancher wonders who is training whom (Bones)
• Frankly Speaking - Soybean hulls can be a useful feed ingredient (Pinkerton)
• Growing a ranch in a sustainable manner (Renick)
* Why does my Kiko goat look like a Spanish goat? (Hankins)
• 2013 Meat Goat Industry Update, Part 1 (Pinkerton/McMillin)
• When there are no jobs, create your own (Stoneman)
• Unsanitary conditions can contribute to mastitis infections (Sparks)
• Market Wethers: Special Report
- Tips for buying, fitting & showing wethers: An interview with Alexis Briley (Stoneman)
- Spotlight: Casey Simpson, Ky.
• Some advice for making the best of bottle babies (Sparks)
• Cuisine: Bacon-wrapped goat tenderloin (Stemme)
• Kiko Goats: Special Section
• Worms love this warm spring weather (Hart)
• Advantages of assisted reproductive technologies (Smith)
• Urinary calculi: Ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure (Sparks)
• 2nd annual Sire Edition
- Speical Advertising Section
- Teasers aid reproductive efficiency (Sparks)
- After winning the Nationals, then what? (May-Proctor)
- Managing bucks for the show ring/Interview (Stoneman)
• Boer Goat Ancestors (Homeyer)
• Meat Goat Industry Update 2013, Part II (Pinkerton/McMillan)
• ABGA National Show: photos & top winners
• Cuisine - Special section
-Goat can be used instead of beef in many recipes
-Feeding a crowd (Stemme)
-Suggestions for processing and storing goat meat (Sparks)
• Frankly Speaking: Weight, more than age, should determine when to breed doelings (Pinkerton)
• Meningeal worm - Not your normal parasite (Sparks)
• Quest for preparedness included making soap (Robinson)
• Illinois couple educates suburbanites on the health benefits of goat meat (Hankins)
• Abigail, the Darling of Scatchet Head (Uhlig)
• Cowboy Classic sells its final goat (Stoneman)
• Makin Do: Build a homemade milker for around $50 (Hainley)
• Creating relationship between buyer & seller is one step to successful marketing (Hankins)
• Johne's Disease is hard to detect, difficult to confirm (Sparks)
• San Clemente Island Goats (Murray)
• Dilley dispersal boost Main Event Sales (Stoneman)
• Fall Production Sale roundup
• On-farm performance update (Pinkerton)
• Goats need quality forage (Sparks)
• South Mississippi rancher works to extend grazing season (Hesterman)
• Cusine: While in China... why not take a cooking class — Three Color Chevon Stir-Fry (Stemme)
• Kid performance data needed to make sound business decisions (Pinkerton)
• Focus on preventing disease and not so much on medicating goats (Sparks)
• Here's how to keep chevon meatloaf moist (Stemme)
• Goats have connection with special needs (Carr)
• Annual Pedator & Guardian Issue
- Using guardian dogs on the range (Noya)
- On guard! (Hesterman)
- The benefits of using sibling guardian dogs (Negri)
• Is rabies a concern in goats? (Sparks)
• Tourist now gather where thousands of cattle once sold - A look back at the San Antonio Stockyards (Keblinger)
Annual Kidding Special Issue
• Kids learn from mommas how to thrive on the range (Noya)
• Contagious ecthyma: The face only a mother could love (Sparks)
• Imprinting: A secret to successful marketing (Rieder)
Frankly Speaking: The Meat Goat Industry: Myths and reality (Pinkerton)
• Fencing & Maintenance Special Feature
- When building a fence, do it right the first time (Hankins)
- You can't over-build fence when trying to keep goats in (Keblinger)
- Good working system reduces stress on both man and beast (Sparks)
- Protect fence from lightning damage (courtesy of Kencove Fence)
• Breeding Meat Goats: Function over form, or not? Part 1 (Pinkerton)
• Can new cottonseed pellets be substituted for whole cottonseed? (Pinkerton)
• Homesteading Special Section
- My quest for independence and sustainability (Rieder)
- Nubian goat herd provides meat, milk and extra income (Pierson)
- 5 Acres and a dream - Working toward self-substaining goatkeeping (Tate)
• Helpful books for beginning goat producers or homesteader (Sparks)
• Meat Goat Industry Update 2014 - Part 1 (Pinkerton/McMillan)
• Breeding Meat Goats: Function over form - or not? Part II (Pinkerton)
• On a mission to save the Arapawa (Paul)
• South Africa's rugged Boer meat goat alive and well in West Texas (Keblinger)
• Breeding Meat Goats: Function Over Form, Or Not, Parts III & IV (Pinkerton/Payne)
• Goats provide important life lesson for Alabama youngster (Weatherford)
• Abortions can bring devastating emotional and economic impact (Sparks)
• Kiko Goat Special Feature
- Stories & submissions from Kiko Producers
• Showstopper Done! Report (Hankins)
• How will you manage worms this year? (Hart)
• JABGA Report (Dusek)
• Special Herdsire Issue
• Fodder for Thought: Yesterday's headlines work just fine today (Hankins)
• Good records help ranchers make good management decisions (Johnson)
• Researcher encourages Goat Herd Improvement through on-farm testing (Andries)
• Accelerated Breeding Program: Here’s how you can make it work and make money (Pinkerton/Amsberry)
• Don't forget the bucks when making herd health checks (Sparks)
• Meat Goat Industry Update 2014, Part II (Pinkerton/McMillin)
• 2014 ABGA National Show Report (Hankins)
• JABGA National Show & Report (Dusek)
• Foot problems are no fun for man or beast (Sparks)
• Raising Boer goats in West Virginia (McClung)
• Cuisine - The secret to perfectly smoked goat meat (Fleming)
• Frankly Speaking (Pinkerton)
• Fodder for Thought: DNA-testing can bring peace of mind (Hankins)
• How to use dewormers properly (Hart)
• Anemia can still kill your goat even after worms are gone (Sparks)
• Goat 'hobby' has turned into family business (Holland)
• Cuisine: My souvenir from Hawaii: a Portugese goat meat recipe! (Stemme)
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• Mixed Specie grazing for small-scale enterprises Part 1 (Preface/Pinkerton; Article/Phifer)
• Study looks at carcass types headed to market
• Does cottonseed hurt doe fertility? (Pinkerton)
• From soldier to goat rancher... (Johnson)
• Sale reports (Main Event/Next Generation/Elite Coalition/Smith)
• Frankly Speaking (Pinkerton)
- No summer slump this year in slaughter goat prices
- What determins birthweight?
• Multi-species grazing: Making it work for you, 2nd of 2 parts (Phifer)
• Fall Sale Reports (Color Connection, Platinum Alliance, Labor Day Classic, Crossroads, Kentucky Performance Invitational, Oklahoma Hills Kiko Invitational)
• Diarrhea in goats can become deadly (Sparks)
• Cuisine: Inspiration from the Old Southwest (Stemme)
• What you can learn from the eating behavior of goats (Noya)
• Frankly Speaking (Pinkerton)
• Sales Reports: Sale of Stars, Appalachian Kiko, KikoFest, Tri-State Boer Genetics, Cream of the Crop Kiko Sale.
• Livestock Guardian Special Issue
- Llamas ideal for those who don't want dogs (Nulf)
- Fluffy to the rescue (Brabyn)
- Akbash: A hardworking breed (Reece)
- Motherhood and guarding goats sometimes can be conflicting jobs (Sparks)
• Late baby gets special attention (Keblinger)
• Crossbreeding goats: Why and how? (Pape)
• Frankly Speaking (Pinkerton)
• Annual Kidding Special Issue
- Create newborn nutrition plan in advance
- Tough decisions sometimes necessary in tough terrain (Noya)
- Bottle babies make great ambassadors (Zweede-Tucker)
• Find a veterinarian you can work with (Sparks)
• Australians develop vaccine to combat stomach worms in Sheep (Pinkerton)
• Fencing Special (Rieder)
• Johne's Disease draws concern as producer awareness grows (Sparks)
• ABGA president ponders future with an eye on performance testing (Pinkerton)
• Idaho family gets into Savannas in a big way (Beckstead)
• Fodder for thought: Performance data - how reliable is it and how do you use it? (Hankins)
• Meat Goat 2015 Industry Update (Pinkerton/McMillin)
• What should be in your goat supply cabinet? (Sparks)
• Homesteading
- Starting at zero! (Linahon)
- Small Goats for small acres (Mann)
• Photo essay: Goat raising easier with the right barn (Rieder)
• Frankly Speaking: Meat goats on Western range face many challenges (Pinkerton)
• Data gives goat producers a look at whole package (NSIP)
• Multi-species grazing can improve health of animals and pasture (Sparks)
• Cuisine: Five-Hour Goat recipe (Stemme)
• Kiko Goats Special Issue
- Building their dream farm (Payne)
- Goat were the last things on their mind! (Minton)
- Twenty years and counting: The Goats Unlimited herd (Peischel)
- Making a better Kiko: Kiko pioneer develops Kikonui(TM) breed in New Zealand (Pinkerton)
• Spring Sale Reports
• What the heck is CDT and why do we vaccinate for it? (Sparks)
• Can you make money with goats? Maybe! (Sparks)
Annual Herdsire Issue
- Wether Style bucks have traits that make them unique (Scherer)
- Plan now if you want to use artificial insemination this fall (Sparks)
- Preparing your buck for semen collection (Carwell)
- Now that you have that expensive buck — what do you do? (Homeyer)
- What to look for when selecting your new herdsire (Browning/Browning)
• Meat Goat Industry Update 2015, Part II (Pinkerton/McMillin)
• Where are the U.S. and Canadian meat goat industries? (Pinkerton/McMillin)
• Boers always love their mothers (Keblinger)
• Color is nice by not necessary (Johnson)
• Sales Reports: A Bar Dispersal, Winning Tradition, Premiere Alliance, Tri-State Genetics
• 2015 ABGA National Show (Hankins)
• As summer heats up, so do water toxicity problems (Sparks)
• Correlations between a goat's hair & skin color and their productivity, carcass merit and profitability (Pinkerton/McMillan/Payne)
• Sales Reports: Wild & Wonderful Boer Goat Sale, True Colors Sale, NKR Spotlight Kiko Sale, SEKGA Roundup Sale.
• Try adapting your favorite recipes to use goat meat (Stemme)
• Keeping wethers healthy in hot weather (Scherer)
• Deciphering terms like 'cwt' and 'Selection1': A closer look at how to read Market reports (Hankins)
•Wethers are an important aspect of meat goat goat industry (Scherer)
• Sore mouth is difficult to avoid (Sparks)
• School vists spur students' interest in farm animals (Johnson)
• Proposed study would look at motherability of Boer nannies (Pinkerton)
• West Texas Goat Sale ~ A trip to the Mills Co. Commission Co. in Goldthwaite, Texas (Hankins)
• Are you and your bucks ready for breeding season (Sparks)
• Buck's economic impact on herd (Andries)
• Semi-confinement meat goat production — feasible or not? (Pinkerton)
• Wether Report: Record keeping helps youth develop budgeting and organizational skills (Scherer)
• Sales Reports: Best of Both Worlds (Hankins); Main Event; Next Generation
• Sales Reports
- Labor Day Weekend/San Angelo, TX (Hankins)
- Labor Day Classic
- Heartland Classic
- Oklahoma Hills Invitational Kiko Sale
- Bluegrass Performance Invitational
• Reproduction efficiency key to goat ranching success (Sparks)
• Success in the show ring requires preparation at home (Scherer-Carlson)
• Update: Joshua arrives safely from China (Cover)
• Diversity in meat goat breeds means there's something for everyone's management style (Hankins)
- Savannas: Hardy Import adds muscle to meat herds (Luton); Big leap into Savannas paying off (Beckstead); Savannas are part of retirement plan (Brooks)
- Pygmy Goats: Little goats are big fun! (Webb)
- Myotonics to improve Australian feral goats (Cotten)
- Spanish goats have stood the test of time in our meat operation (Zweede-Tucker)
• Making strides in goat reproduction (Hardin)
• Kiko bucks need a little more TLC at collection time (Carwell)
• It's important for judges to handle wethers to determine true muscle (Scherer-Carlson)
• Practicing safe, effective and responsible goat treatment (Sparks)
• Some things to do - and not to do- to sell your goats (Keblinger)
• Sales Report: Tri-States Genetics
• Sales Report: Cream of Crop Kiko sale
• Sales Report: IKGA KikoFest
• Sales Report: Appalachian Kikos
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• Annual Predator & Guardian Special Issue
- Guardian dogs don't follow the pack (Noya)
- Keeping your working dogs working (Sparks)
- That could be coywolf hybrids killing your goats
• Managing wethers in winter conditions (Scherer-Carlson)
• Here's how the Hayres manage Texas' largest meat goat operation (Pinkerton)
• Annual Special Kidding Issue
- Tips to make kidding season a little easier (Falcon Soeder)
- Two days of snow can cause a problem (Noya)
- Cleanliness can go a long way in solving neonatal problems (Sparks)
- Kidding season can be a humbling experience (Keblinger)
- Chart helps exhibitor know when to kid for major market goat show (Scherer-Carlson)
• On-farm stats five snapshot of herd reproductive efficiency (Pinkerton)
• Ga. producer builds buck collection facility (Carwell)
• Frankly Speaking: USDA now provides monthly grass-fed sheep & goat report. U.S. consumers prefer fresh goat meat (Pinkerton)
• Fencing & Facilities: Is it time to re-evaluate your crazy-quilt fencing? (Soeder)
• Preparation important for major shows (Scherer-Carlson)
• Visiting the birthplace of Kiko goats (Stemme)
• We must use antibiotics wisely today to avoid more restrictions in the future (Sparks)
The January Goat Rancher is our annual KIDDING SPECIAL ISSUE.
• Read about Dani and Dalton Stearns’ management during weather extremes on the Wyoming-South Dakota border.
• Columnist Tess Fetterly shares her ideas for being ready BEFORE the kids begin arriving.
• From kidding to weaning — life on a Montana goat ranch.
PLUS:
• Chase Hummel of Hummel Livestock in Ohio wins national FFA honor.
• Baby formula supply-chain problems put new focus of goat milk options.
• Breeder Profile: Mackale and Travis Lovett of Georgia.
• Feature: Homesteading
- Sometimes we just don't appreciate benefits of growing up on a homestead (Hankins)
- What do you call what you do? (Soeder)
- Goats 101 - and beyond: Never stop learning? (Soeder)
- Moving a farm (Linahon)
• Using contract grazing to improve the land (Noya)
• Diet of high concentrates can cause urinary tract problems for male goats (Sparks)
• Wether Report: Texas' Aspen Martin three-peats at Denver's National Western Stock Show
• Bump gates: You bump them - sometimes they bump you (Keblinger)
• Why your farm should be certified (Phifer)
• Meat Goat industry Update 2016 (Pinkerton/McMillan)
• Fodder for thought — Low-maintenance is not the same as no-maintenance (Hankins)
• Frankly Speaking (Pinkerton)
• The thrifty goat — who do you cull? (Soeder)
• Survey highlights challenges for meat goat industry (Pinkerton/McMillan/Gilespie)
• Cuisine — Let's put a Cajun spin on the goat meat recipe (Stemme)
• Meat goat queen goes to Harvard (Haines)
• Tips for selecting the show wether that's right for you (Scherer-Carlson)
20th Anniversary issue
- After humble beginning, magazine hits 20-year mark (Hankins)
- Unique partnership emerges to keep Goat Rancher running (McDonald)
-New magazine helped Texas goat ranchers at a crucial time (Keblinger)
• Happy trails... Dr. Dave Sparks signs off (Sparks)
• Health goat herd depends on healthy teats (Soeder)
• Purchasing replacements for your comercial herd (Pinkerton)
• Make sure your new show wether has a safe and healthy welcome (Scherer-Carlson)
• Sales Reports: The Other Sale, Main Event, Splash of Color, Elite 50 & Smith Glenn Dispersal
• Kiko Goats Special Issue
- The value of performance testing and record-keeping (Murphy)
- Record-keeping provides a pathway to herd improvements (Peischel)
- NKR offers cas awards for top tested bucks
- Boer Breeders like maternal instincts of Kikos mommas (Lee)
- A rancher can do a lot in a year! (Payne)
• New options for animal ID system (Rieder)
• Annual Herdsire Special Issue — Incuding information and advertising celebrating Boer, Kiko, Savanna & Myontic bucks
- Semen in the tank: Your best insurance (Carwell)
- Many factors go into selecting the right sire for your herd (Brown)
- Promote your buck if you're serious about the goat business (Newby)
- Wether Report: Points to consider when prepping wether sire for breeding season (Scherer-Carlson)
- Amassing a 'buck arsenal' (Payne)
• Fodder for Thought: ABGA National Show has been my summer tradition for 20 years (Hankins)
• The CODI/PCI Savannas (Ballif)
• Boer Goats to Market Goats — the U.S. industry from here to there (Homeyer)
• Meat Goat Industry Update 2016, Part II: Imports drop for the first time in a decade (Pinkerton/McMillin)
• Data shows Boer influence can improve carcass grade (Pinkerton)
• 2016 ABGA National Show report & photos (Hankins)
• Understanding footrot & foot scald (Brown)
- Simple hoof-trimming goes awry (Renick)
• Frankly Speaking: Hobby goat games: Raising kids and children altogether (Pinkerton)
• Prepping wethers for jackpot season (Scherer-Carlson)
• Sales Reports: True Colors, D&J Goat Farm Spring Fever, Color Connection, Wild & Wonderful Sale, National Kiko Registry's Spotlight Kiko Sale, SEKGA Roundup Kiko Sale
• Knowing your enemy is important when dealing with intestinal parasistes / Part 1 (Brown)
• Are you a holistic herbalist and didn't know it? (Soeder)
• South Dakota goat producer reports on doe herd efficiency (Pinkerton)
• Goat breeding: Business vs Hobby (R. B. Dicks, CPA)
• County and state fairs offer exhibitors opportunity to educate public about goats (Scherer-Carlson)
• It wasn't easy, but goats make it to Hawaii (Cantine)
• Strategic control measures for Haemonchus contortus (barberpole worm) (Brown)
• LSU study will look at value-added prospects for goat meat (Pinkerton)
• Recognizing when your wether isn't feeling well (Scherer-Carlson)
• Border Collies — They do a lot more than just herd goats (Rackley)
• Goat industry lost a mentor — many of us lost a friend (McDonald)/Dr. Dave Sparks was a promoter as well as an educator (Hankins)
* Fodder for Thought — This year I conducted by own unscientific performance test (Hankins)
• Goat meat market may be trending toward a larger carcass (Pinkerton)
• Find the dewormer that works on your farm (Brown)
• Protect your family, farm & reputation (Soeder)
• Cancer drugs could be produced from goat milk
• Wether Report: Watch for these troublesome aliments (Scherer-Carlson)
Special Feature — A look at "The Other" Meat goat breeds
— Fodder for Thought: Meat goat producers make good use of "other" breeds (Hankins)
— Myotonics: Meat-to-bone ratio hard to beat (Soeder)
— Savannas: Commercial breeders like hardiness and muscle definition (Brooks)
— Nigerian Dwarf: Children can safely help with the goats (Jones)
— Kinder goats: Compact goat is ideal for homesteaders (Beck)
• Menigeal worm problems erupt when white-tailed deer are present (Brown)
• Frankly Speaking: Use caution when moving goats from one region to another (Pinkerton)
• Sales Reports:
— Cream of the Crop Kiko Sale
— Appalachian Kiko Invitational
— Tri-State Boer Genetics Fall Sale
Buck Performance Tests
• Maryland buck test take hiatus; Kentucky State planning test in 2017
• Maryland & Oklahoma 2016 test results
• Livetcok Guardian Special Issue
- Myths & misinformation about working LGDs
- Keeping goats out of the dog feed
- Peace in the pastures... (Zweede-Tucker)
• Managing the breeding doe now will help insure healthy kids in the spring (Brown)
• Wether Report: Reproductive technology used by wether breeders to improve quality & consistency
• Kiko Corner: Goat ranching has its many joys to help offset the bad days (Payne)
• Cuisine: Make goat meat part of your holiday plans, with recipe for Taco soup.
• Annual Kidding Special Issue
- It's important to keep kids dry in cold weather (Soeder)
- Wether Report: Does need your care and attention pre-kidding as well as post kidding (Scherer-Carlson)
- Kidding season is when you can really get hooked on goats (Payne)
• New rules take effect January 1 for some drug additivesin feed (Brown)
• Factors affecting meat goat prices in San Angelo, Texas (Pinkerton)
• On-farm production records are key to herd improvement (Brown)
• Tips for shining at showmanship (Scherer-Carlson)
• Wet mash, soaked grains & sprouts (Soeder)
• Every branding iron has a family story to tell (Keblinger)
• Sometimes it takes ingenuity as well as wire to build a goat fence (Payne)
• No winter kidding in this climate (Noya)
Homesteading Special Section
- Homesteading: Giving a rundown farm new life (Linahan)
- The Homestead: How to get started (Soeder)
• Abortion in goats: An overview (Brown)
• Cathie says it's time to hang up her ink pen — but not her saddle (Keblinger)
• Wether Report: Setting your goals can set you up for success (Scherer-Carlson)
• Meat Goat Industry Update 2017 (Pinkerton/McMillin)
• Vaccinations for meat goat herds — what, when and why (Brown)
• Goats + cows equals a winning strategy (Noya)
• Protect your investment with fences and dogs (Soeder)
• More ranchers selling their products straight to consumer (Pinkerton)
• Hay feeder seems expensive until you start losing high-dollar goats (Payne)
• Mixing and matching for a better meat goat never gets boring (Loos)
• Today's Savanna goat in America (Part 1 of 3) (Brooks)
• Goat Producers canlearnm from declining sheep industry (Part 1 of 2) (Pinkerton)
• Preparing for the auction block (Scherer-Carlson)
• Annual Kiko Goat Special Issue
- Fodder For Thought: My Kiko Adventure had its start 20 years ago (Hankins)
- Successful kid crop is no accident (Simms)
- Genetics, nutrition & management all play a role in sucessful Kiko operation — A conversation with Chris Patrick, Ragn' Rivers Kiko Farm (Payne)
- Bucks had their own plans last fall (Johnson)
• Coccidiosis can be deadly threat to young kids (Brown)
• Facebook attempts to ban sale of animals (Soeder)
• Part 2 of 2: Learning from the declining sheep industy (Pinkerton)
• Home away from home: Warm weather means it's time to move out with the goats (Noya)
• Sales Reports: Georgia Peach. Spring Cowboy Classic. The Other Sale. Splash of Color.
• Passion and drive can make you a winner in the showring and in life (Scherer-Carlson)
• Today's Savanna goat in America Part II (Brooks)
• Fodder for Thought: Goat breeders' preferences don't always follow herdbook's rules (Hankins)
• Caprine arthritis encephalitis can hide in your herd for years (Brown)
• Your pasture needs parasites susceptible to dewormers (Pinkerton)
• Use a teaser buck to improve your next kid crop (Stemme)
• 2017 ABGA National Show: Commentary & Photos (Hankins)
• Kiko Sales Reports: NKR Spotlight Sale and SEKGA Roundup Sale
• Fodder for Thought: Researchers making strides in reproductive technologies (Hankins)
• Is you doe herd cost-effective (Soeder)
• Understanding the different classifications of dewormers (Brown)
• Sometimes it's hard to find that silver lining (Payne)
• NEW! Showring Spotlight: With family's help, Okla. youth works to become a winner (Finch)
• Mommas need special skills on the range (Noya)
• Cuisine: Slow Cooker Goat (Stemme)
• Fodder For Thought: Creative right-hand man makes life easier — even after he is gone (Hankins)
• Not all knots are caseous lymphadenitis so have your goats tested for the disease (Brown)
• Frankly Speaking: There's money to be made with new demand for heavy wethers (Pinkerton)
• Fundamentals of goat nutrition, Part 1 of 3 (Pinkerton)
• Showring Spotlight: Despite tragedies, this family never gave up (Basford)
• Special feature: Hurricane Harvey strikes meat goat community
- Texans rally to help in Harvey's wake (Edwards)
- USDA makes allowances for hurricane victims
- How not to survive a hurrican (Koloseik)
• Pumpkins a good winter supplement (Soeder)
• Doe reproductive efficiency is key to successful herd management (Brown)
• Understanding a goats' nutritional requirements for winter feed. Second of three parts. (Pinkerton)
• Showring Spotlight
- Junior showman now building her own herd (Holtgraver)
- I'm 14. I think I can handle it! (Steinke)
* All Breeds Special Issue
- Raising crossbreds can be a profitable venture for beginners (Hankins)
- Shop carefully regardless of your breed of choice (Soeder)
- Spainish goats another link in meat production (Payne)
- Spanish goats have proven their productivity and longevity here (Zweede-Tucker)
- Savannas: ITF Development of a Savanna goat farm (Edwards)
- Myotonic goats: Registry's goal is to preserve the breed (Lawrence/Soeder)
• Johne's could be hiding in your herd (Brown)
• Late gestation does and early-lactating does must have sufficient nutrition (Third of three parts) (Pinkerton)
• Annual Guardian & Predator Special Issue
- LGD pups need supervision (Soeder)
- Strategies for controlling predators
- Guardians work as a team to protect herd (Thornton)
- Don't skimp on the guard dogs wihen it comes to protecting your herd (Payne)
• Colostrum and its importance to kids (Brown)
• Plastic scrapie tags no longer free
• Sales Reports: Cowboy Classic Customer Appreciation, Texas Tradtions Sale, Winners Circle, Splash of Color
• It's all about logistics — there's a way to get those goats delivered (Renick)
• Family flees Wine Country fires (Henry)
• Texas A&M researcher studies trends at San Anglelo Sale (Pinkerton & Redden)
• Annual Kidding Special Issue
- Colostrum critical for newborn kids (Nix)
- Prevention and treatment of pregnancy toxemia (Hart)
- New repo technologies available (Carwell)
• Mineral nutrition important in early pregnancy (Nix)
• Boer pioneer Don Smith dead at 87
• Showring Spotlight: Hummel Livestock produces a legacy of championships
• Pa. rancher builds first-class housing and pasture system (Hankins/Klinger)
• Will winter cold kill worms? (Hart)
• Making management-intensive meat goat production a reality (Pinkerton)
• Cuisine: Persian Split Pea and Rice with Goat Meatballs (Stemme)
* 2018 Meat Goat Industry Update: Meat goat numbers stabilize (Pinkerton/McMillan)
• Canadians getting new Australian dewormer; not available in U.S. (Hart)
• Showring Spotlight: Jessica Simpson, Simpson Show Goats
• Right spices make the difference in this tasty goat and rice dish (Stemme)
• Goat ranching is good way to teach values and work ethic to your children (Payne)
* Junior ABGA — It's not all about showing in the ring (Hankins)
• Goat meat demand may prompt closer look at confinement feeding (Pinkerton)
• Scratching can be a sign of lice or mites (Johnson)
• Cuisine: When things get busy on the farm, here's a quick and easy recipe (Stemme)
• Showring Spotlight: Passion for goats started at an early age for Florida teen (Raulerson)
• Kiko Special Issue
- Goldmine II made a lasting impact at Egypt Creek Ranch (Hankins)
- It takes the right management and the right goats when you have a high stocking rate (Payne)
- Hemi brought toughness to the M.R. Goat herd (Renick)
• Sales Reports: The Other Sale; Cowboy Classic; Georgia Peach;Best of the West; Buckles and Banners and Elite Genetics Kiko Sale.
• IVF research leads to kids and lambs on the ground (Carwell)
• Vaccinate for enterotoxemia (Van Metre)
• Goat Meat Appetizers (Stemme)
• Big plan under way for meat goat confinement operations (Pinkerton)
Herdsire Special issue
• Spanish: America's oldest meat goat breed (Askew)
• Don't underestimate how important a good buck is to your herd (Payne)
• Showring Spotlight: Children, grandchildren inherit love of goats and showring (Boyd)
• Goat meat imports increase as U.S. production remains level (Pinkerton/McMillin)
• Breakthrough in parasite control: Fungus works by attacking larvae in pasture (Hart)
• Cuisine: Simple tips to keep you goat dishes moist and delicious (Stemme)
• Weaning: Try to avoid separation anxiety in kids (Hart)
• ABGA National Show Coverage (Hankins)
• Frankly Speaking: Can producers make a profit in this age of high-priced replacement does? (Pinkerton)
• How are you going to stop those worms from killing your goats this summer? (Hart)
• Frankly Speaking: Australian goat meat exports up as demand grows in United States (Pinkerton)
• Even Kikos deserve a break in this excessive summer heat (Payne)
• Breeders working to preserve and utilize Spanish meat goats (Askew)
• Cuisine: A day in Casablanca packed with more than we imagined (Stemme)
• A geneticist's thoughts on Kiko goats (Sponenberg)
• It takes time to find the right ratio of goats to acres of land (Hankins)
• Getting the most from low-quality forage (Courtesy of BioZyme)
• ...and the goats should be carrying most of the workload (Grzeskiewicz)
• LSU professor leans more details about the Australian goat industry (McMilian)
• Showring Spotlight: Bree Coxbill - My best advise: Set Goals!
Sales Reports:
- Color Connection Labor Day Sale
- Labor Day Classic
- Appalachian Kiko Invitational Sale
• Other Breeds Special Edition
- Mixing it up with Savannas and Kikos (Payne)
- Spanish goats and the conservationists (Askew)
- Sharing a common interest at first Spanish Goat Gathering (Askew)
• Sales Reports: Born to Perform; Grand Drive Sale; Midwest Madness Sale; Music City Boer Bonanza: Cream of the Crop Kiko Sale
• Frankly Speaking: Feedlot management and marketing of slaughter goats post-weaning, Part 1 (Pinkerton)
• Even football rivals find common ground at snack time (Goat skewers with herb sauce recipe) (Stemme)
• Showring Spotlight: Having supportive parents helped Minnesota teen achieve her goals (Nelson)
* Annual Guardian & Predator Special Issue
- Predator control is essential (Ziemer)
- Guardian sticks with wayward herd (Short)
- What? Using coyotes to protect livestock?
- Guardian dogs on high alert - even if they look asleep (Zweede-Tucker)
• Feedlot management and marketing of slaughter goats post-weaning, Part 2 (Pinkerton)
• Cuisine: Nourishing soups and stews can be made ahead of time (Stemme)
• Sale Reports: Winners Circle; Cowboy Classic Customer Appreciation; Heart of Dixie; Splash of Color; Texas Traditions; D and J; Fall in Colors; SEKGA Fall Roundup Kiko Sale.