Calendar of Events


July 5 — Firecracker Buck & Show Doe Sale; Danville Auction, Danville, OH. Contact Cheryl Miller at 419-352- 6192 for information.


Aug. 1-2 — Heritage Kiko Showcase. Carroll County Ag Center, Carrollton, GA. FMI contact Rich Davis, 770-630- 5634, or Josh Headden, 843-908-4128. E-mail heritageki- koshowcase@gmail.com. Aug. 16 — American Spanish Goat Association Premier Sale. Hyder-Burkes Ag Pavilion, Cookeville, Tenn. Contact Sherry Stivender at 843-830-2562 or sherry@american- spanishgoat.com. Sept. 12-13 — Appalachian Kiko Invitational. Appalachian Fairgrounds, Gray, TN. For more information, visit aki- sale.com.


Sept. 13 — Savannas Building The Future Sale, Shawnee Expo Center, Shawnee, OK. Information at savannashow- stoppers.com. E-mail savannashowstopper@yahoo.com. Sept. 20 — Oklahoma Hills Kiko Invitational Sale. Okmul- gee County Fairgrounds, Okmulgee, Okla. For information contact Cooper Sherrill at 580-352- Sept. 20 — A Splash of Color Fall Boer Goat Sale. Hyder- Burks Agricultural Pavillion - Cookeville, TN. FMI: Perry Troutman, 803-242-3531 or pmtroutman@gmail.com. Sept. 26-27 — Artificial Insemination Clinic hosted by Dr. An Peischel and Tanner Herring. Sessions in Chapmans- boro, Tenn., on Friday and Ashland City, Tenn., on Sat- urday. Online registration: bit.ly/aiclinic2025. For more information: 615-772-7467 or goatsunlimited@gmail.com. Sept. 27 — Autumn Classic Invitational Boer Goat Sale; Danville Auction, Danville, OH. Contact Cheryl Miller at 419-352-6192 for information. Sept. 27 — 5th Annual New River Valley Sheep and Goat Festival, New River Valley Fairgrounds. For more infor- mation call 540-392-6067 or visit www.nrvsheepandgoat- club.com.


Oct. 3-4 — 8th Annual Spanish Goat Gathering. Lane Agri Park, Murfreesboro, TN. For more information contact Donna Askew at spanishgoatsllc@gmail.com or 828-329- 5350.


Oct. 4 — Cream of the Crop Kiko Sale. Harrison County Fairgrounds, Corydon, Indiana. Contact Kendell Barnes, 859-749-7584, or barnes_4@bellsouth.net; or Christian McGill, 317-376-0951, or christianmcgill4@gmail.com. Website: www.cocsale.com. Oct. 18 — Big Bred Doe Sale; Danville Auction, Danville, OH. Contact Cheryl Miller at 419-352-6192 for information. Oct. 31-Nov. 1 — 4th annual Carolina Kiko Classic, West- ern North Carolina Ag Center, Asheville, N.C. For more in- formation e-mail: carolinakikoclassic@gmail.com. Website: www.carolinakikoclassic.com.


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30 Goat Rancher | July 2025


Officials want to cull goats


that are destroying island An army of 800 wild goats, which have devastated an Italian island paradise, may be shot as frustrated politicians recruit hunters for a major cull after efforts to capture the animals failed. The goats have devoured vegetation and destroyed ancient dry-


stone walls on Alicudi, a stunning volcanic island off Sicily, where residents take shelter in their homes as the horned animals, weighing up to 260 lbs., rampage through their gardens. Giovanni Dell’Acqua, a Sicilian rural development official, said: “They eat everything, they are dangerous and a cull is the only solution left.”


After a few goats escaped from captivity on the island 20 years ago, they have multiplied fast, reaching a headcount of 600 in 2023 and 800 today, far more than the human population of 120. While gobbling their way through cacti, olive trees and caper plants, the goats move in herds along the island’s steep narrow paths, scaring off hikers.


The invasion triggered bold plans last year to get rid of the goats


by offering them to anyone who turned up on the ferry with a lorry, prompting 25 requests.


Farmers said they were a rare type of goat that produces a del- icately flavored milk. A company was hired to round them up but with no roads on the island, just foot paths and rocky, mountainous terrain full of hiding spots, the firm gave up after a week. “Bringing a live goat down 1,000 steps to the port was never


going to be easy, the firm threw in the towel and we cancelled the contract,” said Dell’Acqua.


Since then, no companies have shown interest in the job. n


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