MPWV Meat Goat Producers Association

 

 

 

Conference Information

Please join the MPWV Meat Goat Producers Association and the University of Maryland Cooperative Extension Services

When: April 26th

Why:  For a fantastic line-up of speakers for an educational seminar and field day

Location:  Carroll Community College

                1601 Washington Rd

                 Westminster, MD  21157

 

Time:  Registration 9:30

           Education sessions 10:00–1:00

                       (3 different tracks plus a youth track designed for those 18 and under)

     Lunch and Field Day 1:30–3:30

      (To be held at Bridgestone Manor Farms - about 10 minutes away)

 

To register, please complete this form

 


Cost:  $15/person or $25/family

                     (paid by April 19, 2008)

          $20/person or $30/family

                     (if paid at the door)

Lunch is included in the registration fee.

For more information, contact:

Pam Adams at (443) 802-3734 or pamela.j.adams@eds.com

Willie Lantz at (301) 334-4121 or wlantz@umd.edu

Brenda Maresh at hawksmeadow1@msn.com

 

 

MPWV Spring Educational Conference

Carroll Community College

1601 Washington Rd, Westminster, MD 21157

 
The MPWV1 Meat Goat Producers Association will be holding an educational seminar on April 26th at Carroll Community College in Westminster, MD. The seminar will be held at the college from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m before moving to Don and Pam Adams' Bridgestone Manor Farm for lunch and a field day from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.

Seminar topics will include: traditional veterinary and health care; selling your goats; pasture and nutrition; non-traditional goat health care; and the pros and cons of registering your goats. Field day topics will include: getting ready for the show: trimming hooves and clipping goats; animal health: giving shots correctly and evaluating goat health. A separate educational track for youth is being planned. It will cover selecting, raising, and getting your kid(s) ready for the show and sale. Speakers will include veterinarians, extension agents, and experienced goat producers.

The day will begin with a business meeting and discussion of upcoming events: Western Maryland Pasture-Based Meat Goat Performance Tested Buck and Invitational Doe Sale; WV Purebred Sheep Show & Sale (which includes goats); Washington County Ag Expo Open Class Goat Show; and plans for the 2009 conference.

The cost is $15 per person or $25 per family (paid in advance) or $20/person and $30/family (if paid at the door). Lunch is included in the registration fee.

For more information, contact:

Pam Adams at (443) 802-3734 or pamela.j.adams@eds.com.

Willie Lantz at (301) 334-4121 or wlantz@umd.edu

Brenda Maresh at hawksmeadow1@msn.com


The MPWV Meat Goat Producers Association was organized to promote the meat goat industry and provide its members with information to help them breed and market high quality meat goats. The association includes members from Maryland, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. Membership dues are $35 for the first year and $20 for subsequent years.

 

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MPWV Meat Goat Association membership application

 

Please send attached registration form with check made out to MPWV to 400 Bridgestone Drive, Eldersburg, MD 21784 no later then April 19th, 2008.

 

 

 

MPWV 2008 Spring Conference

Carroll Community College / Bridgestone Manor Farm

April 26, 2008

Tentative Agenda

 

Morning session (at the college)

 

9:30 – 10:00 Registration

 

10:00 - 10:20

Welcome

 

MPWV meeting

-   Membership Report

-   Treasurer's Report

-   Secretary's Report

-   Election of Officers

 

10:20 – 10:50

Discussion of upcoming events

 

Western Maryland Pasture-Based Meat Goat Performance Test (June 6) and Sale (Oct 4)

WV Purebred Sheep Show and Sale - May 30 & 31 http://www.sheepwv.org/WVPSBA.html 

Washington County Fair Open Goat Show

Pennsylvania Show - end of May www.lhboergoatshow.com

Appalachian Grazing Conference will be held on March 6 & 7, 2009 in Morgantown, WV

 

10:50 – 11:05  You can't eat the papers - so why register them?  Discussion on the benefits of registering your goats versus not

 

 

11:05 – 11:15 - Break

 

Educational Conference

 

11:15 - 12:00 (All attend)

 

Track 1 - Veterinarian/Heath Care

11:15 - 11:45   Traditional Veterinarian Care for Goats / How to work with your Vet  -

11;45 – 12:05   Non-Traditional Goat Health - Gatorade and Pepto-Bismol?  Non-Traditional Goat Health Remedies Round Table discussion

 

12:05 – 12:15 Break

 

12:15-1:05 (Choose one)

 

Track 2 - Selling your goats

12:15 - 12:40 Marketing your goats

12:40 - 1:05   Selling your goats the USDA

1:05 – 1:10    Complete Seminar Surveys

 

 

Track 3 - Pasture and Nutrition Management

12:15 - 12:40 Nutrient Management 

12:40 - 1:05   Pasture Management

1:05 – 1:10    Complete Seminar Surveys

 

 

Youth Conference Track 

 

11:15 - 11:35   Selecting your 4H/FFA kid

11:35 – 12:00  Raising your kid for the local 4H/FFA fair

12:00 – 12:05  Break

12:05 - 12:30  How to get your kid ready for the big day

12:30 - 1:00    What to expect from the 4H/FFA livestock sale

1:00 – 1:10  Complete Seminar Surveys

 

1:10 – 1:30  Leave college and drive to Bridgestone Manor Farms (10 minutes from college)

 

1:30 - 2:00 Lunch served at Bridgestone Manor Farms

  

Afternoon field day (at Bridgestone Manor Farms)

 

2:00 - 3:30 How do I get the best animal?  Choosing the right goat for breeding, commercial use, or show reasons – How to determine the best selection for the right purpose –

 

Track 1 - Getting ready for the show - Barn 1

3:00 - 3:15 Trimming those hooves properly

3:00 - 3:30 Shearing your goat for the show

 

Track 2 - Animal Health - Barn 2

3:00 – 3:15 Giving those shots correctly

3:15 - 3:30  Parasite Detection using FAMACHA© Evaluation and Selective Deworming Techniques – Speaker – Jeanne Band-Dietz Many Rocks Farm – Hagerstown Maryland

 

 

We are also going to have Sheepman's Supply in Frederick to set up a display with items for sale for the afternoon.  Please refer to their website at http://www.sheepman.com/default.asp for a list of items that they have available.   If there is a particular item that you would like them to have, please let them know so that they may ensure that they have it available for you to pick up and save on shipping charges.