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August 2021 Volume 25, Number 8


ABGA/JABGA NATIONAL SHOWS After cancelling the


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INDEX


Breeders Directory....................29 Business Directory....................34 Calendar...................................10 Classified Ads...........................35 Cudzoo........................................39


Breeders Directory ON THE COVER


The 2021 American Boer Goat Asso- ciation National Grand Champion buck is Triple M Ranch Doc Holiday, exhibited by Noah Teel of Claremore, Okla. See Pages 17-20.


Photo by Next Level Images


Goats may have been first domesticated 10,000 years ago in present day Iran.


Goat Rancher magazine is owned by Goat Rancher LLC, 457 Hankins Road, Sarah MS 38665, and is published monthly. Permit 014957 (ISSN 10925058) periodical post- age paid at Sarah, Miss., Post Office 38665, and additional mailing offices. Postmaster: Send address changes to 457 Hankins Road, Sarah MS 38665. Subscriptions are $35 a year (12 issues). Opinions expressed in Goat Rancher are not necessarily the opinions of Goat Rancher LLC, Goat Rancher or its advertisers. Medical and manage- ment advice offered may not work for all individuals; please consult your veterinarian.


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14 14 HURRICANE SEASON


USDA provides help for farmers and ranchers before and after a storm.


SALE REPORTS


Prices for Kiko breeding stock remain high at Heartland sale in Kansas.


28 28 29 Cuisine


Cuisine........................................38 Frankly Speaking........................21 Gregory Meiss...........................15 Let’s Ruminate............................36 Smoke Ridge Diary.....................12


38


2020 show, “Friends Re- united” was the theme of this year’s national gathering in Nebraska.


MANAGEMENT 8


17 17


Guest contributor Michael Whedbee calculates how to quickly recoup your meat goat investment.


Columnist Gregory Meiss looks at the pros and cons of linebreeding.


15 15 GOAT HISTORY 13 13


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