Don’t miss Oklahoma’s NEW Green Country
Invitational Kiko sale By Bill Francis
After many years of hard work and service, Wayne Simms (SSK) and Dennis Thorp (WOK) have retired from the Oklahoma spring sale. They have passed the baton on to Kisa and me (Bill) Francis of Stoney Creek Kikos (STO), so we called on our friends, Mike & Jessie Brust of Square One Kikos (SQF) to come on board with us as host farms. We are proud and excited to introduce the New Green Country Invitational, NGCI! This year the sale will be May 2-3 in Okmulgee, Okla., at the county fairgrounds. We have 27 consignors representing 13 different states; 100 live lots and 12 semen lots. We hope to see everyone in person, but if not, Top Livestock will have the auction live to take online bids.
One of the first things I get asked is, “What has changed from
the past sales?” And the biggest thing is it has gone from a 2-day sale, to a 3-day event with consignors checking-in on Thursday and having a conference Friday with availability to see the goats all day as well as Saturday morning.
On consignors, there are several that have been invited back that have supported the old sale well. We have also made a few changes and we have several new consignors to this sale and have rotating guest consignor spots too.
“How do I become a consignor?” is another that has come up
frequently. Come to the sale, introduce yourself and ask, “What can I do to help?” is first the step.
Some of the questions we will be asking potential consignors: • Are you a National Kiko Registry client in good standing? • How long have you raised Kikos?
• Have you ever consigned to the NKR Spotlight Sale? We are looking for people to with good attitudes, be willing to help out and bring their best purebred or New Zealand does to con- sign.
On Friday, May 2, we will have the Kiko Meat Goat Conference that is open and free to the public. Our keynote speaker, Dr. Santiago Saavedra Botero, will begin at 10 a.m. He is speaking on in vitro fer- tilization (IVF) procedures and practices.
That afternoon beginning at 1p.m. there will be several speakers from the Farm Services Administration (FSA) and Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) offices talking about farm loans and other programs that each organization offers.
Later in the afternoon we have a Producers Panel table-top dis- cussion so be sure to bring your questions.
That evening we will host a social with catered barbecue, music and entertainment. On Saturday, May 3, the barn will be open all morning for public viewing and the sale will start at 1 p.m. right after some very cool give-a-ways and announcements. Our concession stand this year is being operated both days by
the American Legion Auxiliary Unit 10. All proceeds go their organ- ization.
The conference speakers will be broadcast live on our New Green Country Invitational Facebook page. Also look there for up- dates and information. For all updates, information, maps, digital cat- alog and anything NGCI related, you can find us on the web at
https://newgci.com/. n
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