August 9, 2025 8:30AM- 3:30 PM Mary will be leading a workshop about goat rental and raising meat goats. The workshop will be at the SAVE Farm 9680 N. 52nd St, Riley Kansas. Registration is required but there is NO Cost to this workshop. Please register with Mary Howell : mary@kglc.org or call or text 785-562-8726.
The schedule for the day :Agenda
8:30-9 Turn goats out & talk about goats with goat owner & setting up fencing as people are finishing signing in. Q & A about fencing.
9-Noon.
- Goat Rental Introduction- How Mary got into goat rental
- Worms- worm load was not going away even with de-worming regularly.
- Rotational grazing benefits saved the herd.
- Why consider goat rental?
- Basics of goat rental- an Over view (Power point)
- Experiences- types, ages, sizes, sex
- Q & A
Lunch & Break to observe what goats have accomplished ( may have some goat trivia)
1PM – 3PM or as time required
Goats 101, Accounting, Budget and Goat Reality
The Code of the Doe -Kidding season
Realistically planning to own goats
Prepare first buy goats later (commercial herd vs registered herd)
Importance of mentors for emergencies, breeding stock selection & more
Don’t get too big too fast!
Basic costs to consider-
Fencing, Housing, Transportation & Land
How much land needed for your operation
Importance of having a good relationship with a Vet
Nutrition- Types of feed & hay
Nutrient requirements of bucks, does, Kids and pregnancy
Health- Worms! The killer of goats.
Goats do die! Sometimes by worms and sometimes by stupid things.
HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!
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