MDGS - Annual Spring Goat Day @ MSU is March 14th

INFORMATION from their website... www.mdgs.org


Annual Spring Goat Day

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This popular event, hosted by the Society, is held annually, on the 2nd Saturday in March.

The day features many educational & fun classes, contests, and seminars pertaining to dairy goats and their products, for the enjoyment of our members, and others interested in goats.

In addition to the guest speakers, various vendors selling goat related wares, the day also includes a Silent Auction, and the Annual MDGS Meeting where the general membership has the opportunity to vote for new Board Members and other Society issues.

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PLAN TO ATTEND ~ 2nd Saturday in March!

• Youth Representative Contest

• Food Products Contest

• MDGS Annual Meeting

• DHIA Dairy Scale Certification

• Pot Luck Luncheon

• Silent Auction

• GoatNews Cover Auction



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ADMISSION FEES:

$5.00 per person - $15.00 per family

CHILDREN UNDER 9 - ADMITTED FREE

VENDOR FEES: $15.00



GO TO www.mdgs.org for more information.

GOAT FUN DAY

Goat Fun Day is March 21, 2009

The registration form for Goat Fun Day is now avaiable. See the LINK under 2009.

Lowell Youth & 4-H Goat Show

The Lowell Youth & 4-H Goat Show is June 13, 2009.

The registration form & sponsorship letters are now available under the 2009 LINK.

If you have any questions please eMAILKate B @ rodtenabartholom@earthlink.net

Quiz Bowl Team

Next meeting is February 21st. Check the Quiz Bowl Team LINK for additional information.

We still have room for 1 more Jr quiz bowl member - age 9-14 as of Jan 1st.

Michigan Livestock Expo - coming July ;09

http://milivestock.com/milivestock



Debuting in July 2009

The Michigan Livestock Expo is a multi-species livestock event including beef, sheep, swine, and goats, designed to enhance the livestock industry, educate youth and showcase Michigan's agriculture industry. The dairy industry will also be holding the Michigan Dairy Expo simultaneously at the MSU Pavilion. Champions in each species will be sold at a special evening industry celebration.

Early Sponsors
Michigan Farm Bureau
Michigan Department of Agriculture
GreenStone Farm Credit Services
Michigan State University
Michigan Milk Producers' Association

The Goal
To be Michigan's premier livestock and dairy exhibition event

Proposed Rules
Michigan Livestock Expo Rules
Species Superintendents
Species Superintendents
Fairground Rules
Ingham County Fairground Rules

Contact Information
Contact Ernie Birchmeier at Michigan Farm Bureau

OR call Scott Acker at (989) 681-2191

GLOM

FYI.... here is a post regarding the NEXT GLOM MEETING on February 7th.


"folks-in addition to the email that Linda Kast sent out regarding the
upcoming GLOM meeting on 2/7 at 7:30 in the Community room at the Shiawassee County Fairgrounds- --as Linda said, Dr.Judy Marteniuk will be there. Also as well as Judy, there will be two other resource people there---Heather Schroeder who raises a large herd of Boer goats and Dawn Reha who also raises over 50 head but these are Nigerian Dwarf's. They are both experienced with multiple births-including up to 6 at a time for the Nigerians. There part of the program will be on the supplies you need to have on hand to handle these types of emergencies and answer any questions they can for you. Hope we have a large turnout. This is your chance to hear for extremely, hands on, knowledgeable people. Bring your questions."