Meat Goat Marketplace
A list of the best resources for raising and marketing meat goats

 

 

INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

International Boer Goat Association
www.intlboergoat.org/home.asp
(877) 402-4242, intlboer@intlboergoat.org
Provides information on associations, breeders, titled animals, and more.

International Goat Association
www.iga-goatworld.org
Provides information on small ruminant research, goat meat and human nutrition, and sustainable development.

 

NATIONAL BREED ORGANIZATIONS

American Kiko Goat Association
www.kikogoats.com/AKGA.HTM
Brinson Taylor: (229) 244-6074, jtfmkiko@surfsouth.com
Provides resources on breeding, raising and registering Kiko goats.

The Boer and Meat Goat Information Center
www.boergoats.com
This site has more than 80 categories of information, including links to goat breeders, Extension resources, genetics, marketing, parasite control, and sale reports.

 

OTHER NATIONAL MEAT GOAT RESOURCES

American Meat Goat Association
www.meatgoats.com
Marvin Shurley: (915) 387-6100, marvin@sonoratx.net
AMGA promotes meat goats as a viable source of long-term, stable income in agricultural operations and works to enhance consumer demand at the retail level.

 

Appropriate Technology Transfer for
Rural Areas

www.attra.org/attra-pub/meatgoat.html
Linda Coffey: (800) 346-9140, lindac@ncatark.uark.edu
Site offers handbook on sustainable meat goat production.
Goat Rancher magazine
www.goatrancher.com
888-562-9529, gogoats@gmi.net
Goat Rancher reports the latest news in production, health and management and marketing, as well as timely tips and advice from long-time producers of Boers, Kikos, Spanish and Tennessee Meat Goats.
  Goat World
www.goatworld.com
Site provides current news about meat goats, along with message boards and chat rooms.

 

REGIONAL RESOURCES

Agricultural Utilization Research Institute
www.auri.org/research/goatmeat/
meatindu.htm

Site explores the feasibility of meat goats in Minnesota.

Arkansas Boer Goat Association
http://home.earthlink.net/
~arkansasboergoatassociation

Jerome Gentry Jr.: (501) 882-0181
The group offers goat shows, information on goat supplies, newsletters, and Boer goat clinics by professional goat ranchers from around the world.

 

East Texas Goat Raisers Association
www.etgra.com
James Kyle: (903) 586-2919
The group provides information on marketing, feeding, medications, worming, and genetics.
 

Empire State Meat Goat Producers Association
www.esmgpa.org
and
www.ansci.cornell.edu/extension/
meatgoat3.html#cal

John and Pat Bloomer: (607) 546-2825
bloomer@empacc.net
This is an organization of meat goat producers dedicated to the development of stable, prosperous meat goat enterprises under humane and environmentally sound conditions in the New York state region.

 

Florida Meat Goat Association
http://fmga.nasumilu.com
Richard Touchstone: (386) 496-3166
diana3166@alltel.net
Provides information on upcoming meetings and events, along with resource links.
 

Fort Harrod (Kentucky) Goat Association
www.kygoat.com/fh
(859) 865-4022
gardengoats@yahoo.com
Gil Myers: (270) 324-3811
gmyersph@scrtc.com
Site provides a calendar of events and links to other Kentucky meat goat resources.

 

Georgia Meat Goat Association
http://members.tripod.com/gmga
Ginny Skinner: (770) 725-7926
GaMeatGoats@juno.com
Site provides information on popular meat goat breeds and more.
 

Gulf Coast Boer Meat Goat Association
www.gcbmga.com/gulfcoastclub_001.htm
John Rothermel: (409) 925-2733
JohnR254@aol.com
Site includes a breeders’ list, information on goat sales, and show photos.

 

Iowa Meat Goat Association
www.iowameatgoat.com
Eric Finch: 641-493-2203
edfinch@fbx.com
The group offers a list of upcoming events, classified ads, and information relating to meat goat production.

 

Jack Mauldin Boer Goats
www.jackmauldin.com
Jack & Anita Mauldin: (512) 930-4980
jack@jackmauldin.com
Site features a listing of breeder Web sites, goat health information, and tips on cooking with goat meat.

 

Kansas Meat Goat Association
www.kmga.net
Pam Sanford: (620) 251-5784
dededoacres@yahoo.com
Provides information on goat meat exports and production of “the other red meat.”
 

Langston University, E (Kika) de la Garza Institute for Goat Research
www.luresext.edu/goats/index.htm
(405) 466-3836
Goat nutrition research from the Institute is incorporated into fact sheets that are distributed by the university’s goat Extension program.

 

Maryland, Pennsylvania, West Virginia (MPVW) Meat Goat Producers Association
www.meatgoat.biz
Dick Dixon: (304) 825-6421
Dixon@dixonboergoat.com
Site includes sample budgets, along with information on shows, sales and conferences.

 

  Missouri Meat Goat Producers Association
www.meatgoatproducers.com
Neal Brewer: (417) 282-7239
The group offers marketing news, as well as assistance in locating livestock for breeding or slaughter.

New Jersey State Meat Goat Association
www.njsmga.com
Don Karnas: (845) 856-1709
tdkarnas@frontiernet.net
The group helps farmers provide a viable goat-meat market for the ever-changing marketplace.

 

  New Mexico Meat Goat Association
http://goatranchers.com/newmexico.html
Gretchen Fuchs: (505) 384-4145
foxstonefarms@hotmail.com
The group sponsors sales, clinics, shows, newsletters, and educational presentations.

North Carolina State University Extension meat goat information
www.cals.ncsu.edu/an_sci/extension/animal/
meatgoat/ahgoats_index.html

Dr. Jean-Marie Luginbuhl: Extension meat goat specialist, (919)515-8743
jean-marie_luginbuhl@ncsu.edu.
The site includes information on marketing, management, health, nutrition and reproduction.

 

  North Carolina Meat Goat Association
www.ncmga.com
Betty Herring: (910) 590-1058
betty.herring@ncmail.net
Group provides educational resources for potential, new and experienced breeders.

Northeast Sheep and Goat Marketing Program, Cornell University
www.sheepgoatmarketing.org/sgm/
index.html

Tatiana Stanton: (607) 254-6024
tls7@cornell.edu
Site offers ideas on improving the goat meat industry in the northeastern United States by improving producer access to markets and building regional capacity to supply the growing consumer demand for high-quality lamb and goat meat.

 

 

Oklahoma Meat Goat Association
www.oklahomameatgoatassociation.com
Jim Daniel: (405) 664-8329
blueribbonboers@aol.com
Site has information on buck feeding tests, breeders and judges, and classifieds.

Pennsylvania Meat Goat Producers Association (PMGPA, Inc.)
www.pmgpa.org
Julie Maxwell: (717) 365-3574
pmgpa@yahoo.com
A non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the meat goat industry and the education of meat goat producers.

 

 

Rocky Mountain Meat Goat Association
http://members.aol.com/PatWebb/
herit10.html

Pat Webb: (970) 669-9046
PatWebb@aol.com
Group offers information on marketing, weed control, and goat shows.

South Carolina Meat Goat Association
http://scmga.tripod.com
Jerri McDonald: (803) 897-3078
Site provides information on goat facts, along with activities and events.

 

  Tennessee Meat Goats
www.tennesseemeatgoats.com
Suzanne Gasparotto: (325) 344-5775
Site offers a wealth of information on Myotonic meat goats.
University of Maryland Small Ruminants
www.sheepandgoat.com
Susan Schoenian
sheep and goat Extension specialist
sschoen@umd.edu
Site provides extensive resources on goat health, feeding and nutrition, breeding, reproduction, marketing, and international trends in the meat goat business.
 

Virginia Meat Goat Association
http://members.aol.com/vmgalink
Jesse Hodges: jehmih@aol.com.
Group offers information on current events, goat books for sale at Amazon.com, and ethnic holiday markets.