FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 5, 2005
Contact: Katara Williams
Office of Public Relations
Southern University Ag Center
P.O. Box 10010
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70813
(225)771-2242 / (225) 771-4374 Fax
www.suagcenter.com
Southern University Ag Center to hold
First Annual Goat Field Day
The Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension Center is planning the First
Annual Goat Field Day for Saturday, April 9, 2005 at A.O. Williams Hall located on the campus
of Southern University. This event is being held in conjunction with the training for the
producers participating in the IFAFS (Initiative for Future Agriculture and Food Systems)
goat project.
The Goat Field Day will be open to all interested producers, as well as
those interested in the goat industry, in the state. The field day will involved expert lead
discussions in the areas of starting a goat business, parasite control, pasture/forage
management, forming a co-op of producers, and recording keeping and marketing.
An afternoon session, to be held at the Experiment Station in Baker, LA,
will offer participants to learn about live evaluation for marketing and body condition
scoring, hoof trimming and administering medications, and general kid management. This
gathering is designed to not only educate the producers in the; but also to enable the
producers to network among themselves to expand their knowledge and strengthen the goat
industry in Louisiana as a whole. For more information please contact Dr. Sebhatu Gebrelul
at (225) 771-2262 ext 212, or via e-mail, sebhatu_gebrelul@suagcenter.com.
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