Calendar of Events
May 1-2 — The NEW Green Country Invitational Meat Goat Conference & Sale. Sequoyah County Fairgrounds, 464101 E 1070 Rd, Sallisaw, Okla. For more information, contact Bill Francis 918-752-7829 or e-mail
thenewgci@gmail.com. Website:
www.thenewgci.com. May 15-16 — NKR’s Cumberland Meat Goat Conference & Spotlight Kiko Sale. Hyder-Burks Ag Pavilion, Cookeville,Tenn. Contact Dana Barnes, 859-749-1893, e- mail
dgbarnes74@yahoo.com,
kemmerauctioneers.com, to-
plivestock.com. May 16-17 — Kentucky Sheep & Fiber Festival. Masterson Station Park, Lexington, Ky. More info:
www.kentuckyshee-
pandfiber.com. May 23 — Mountain Premier Invitational Kiko Conference & Sale. Fairlea, WV. Contact Mike Renick, 304-657-0456, or visit
www.mountainpremierkiko.com,
kemmerauctioneers.com,
toplivestock.com. May 28-June 6 — 2026 ABGA & JAGBA National Show, Fonner Park, Grand Island, Neb. Watch
www.abga.org/na- tional-show and the ABGA Facebook page for details. June 6 — Bluegrass Performance Invitational Kiko sale. Lakeview Park, Frankfort, Kentucky. For more information, contact Pat Larr,
pattylarr@gmail.com, or visit
www.bluegras-
sperformanceinvitational.com. June 27 — Southern States Dorper Show and Sale, 12 p.m. CDT, TTU Hyder Burke Ag Pavillion, Cookeville, TN. Info: Karla Blackstock 210-305-2565,
dorpersheep.org, kemme-
rauctioneers.com,
toplivestock.com. July 24-25 — American Boer Goat Foundation 2026 ABGF Educational Summit, Kansas City, Kan. For more information:
www.americanboergoatfoundation.org/summit- 2026. Aug. 1 — Heritage Kiko Showcase Sale, 1 p.m. EDT, Carroll County Ag Center, Carrolton, GA. Contact Rich Davis 770- 630-5634, Laura Davis 770-870-8583,
pleasantridgegoats@gmail.com,
kemmerauctioneers.com,
toplivestock.com. Aug. 8 — Carolina Peach Show and Boer Sale, 5 p.m. EDT, Cleveland Co. Fairgrounds, Shelby, N.C. Info: Kaycee Woodliff Wooten, 704-813-4100,
kemmerauctioneers.com. Aug. 15 — Heartland Kiko Production Sale. Douglas County Fairgrounds - Lawrence, Kansas. Contact Wes Pinneo, 785- 204-2353, or visit
www.heartlandkikosale.com. Aug. 15 — American Spanish Goat Association Premier Sale. Hyder-Burkes Ag Pavilion, Cookeville, Tenn. Contact Sherry Stivender at 843-830-2562 or sherry@americanspa-
nishgoat.com,
kemmerauctioneers.com,
toplivestock.com. Aug. 22 — Platinum Alliance Boer Sale, 1 p.m. EDT, Shelby County Fairgrounds, Sydney, Ohio. Info: Phil Grover, 740- 505-3498,
platinumalliance.com,
goatpromoter.com, kemme-
rauctioneers.com. Sept. 5 — VA is For Boer Goat Lovers, 1 p.m. EDT, Rocking- ham County Fairgrounds, Harrisonburg, VA. Info: Amy Bat- son, 304-668-8141,
goatpromoter.com,
kemmerauctioneers.com. Sept. 11-12 — Appalachian Kiko Invitational. Appalachian
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Fairgrounds, Gray, TN. For more information, visit
akisale.com. Sept. 18-19 — Oklahoma Hills Invitational Kiko Sale and meat goat conference. Sequoyah County Fairgrounds, Salli- saw, Okla. Contact Bill Francis, 918-752-7829. Website:
www.oklahomahillsinvitational.com. Sept. 19 — A Splash of Color Fall Boer goat sale. Hyder- Burkes Ag Pavilion, Cookeville Tenn. Contact Perry Trout- man, 803-242-3531 or
pmtroutman@gmail.com. Sept. 25-26 — Savanna Spectacular. Ozark Empire Fair- grounds, Springfield, Mo. For more information: https://sa-
vannaspectacular.com Oct. 3 — 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. 31 — 5th annual Carolina Kiko Classic, Western North Carolina Ag Center, Asheville, N.C. For more information e- mail:
carolinakikoclassic@gmail.com. Website:
www.caroli-
nakikoclassic.com. Nov. 6-7 — NKR Harvest Moon Sale. Christian County Agri- cultural Expo, Hopkinsville, Ky. Contact Dana Barnes, 859- 749-1893, e-mail
dgbarnes74@yahoo.com.
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