
Last updated April 28,2008
AKGA will be holding the 2008 National Convention and Showcase sale at the Bourbon County Fairgrounds in Ft. Scott Kansas on June 20 and 21st. AKGA has lined up excellent speakers, a cooking contest (everyone gets a taste), a Jr. member art contest and the Showcase Sale. This will be the second year that AKGA will offer it's showcase sale of top quality Kikos in an auction format. Last years gathering was a big success and we expect this year to be even bigger. Plan now to attend this informative and fun event. See you in Ft. Scott!
Registration fee: $10 per person
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$25 per farm
(this would include family members
or staff that reside at your farm)
Friday Dinner: $10.50 per person
CLICK HERE TO GET YOUR REGISTRATION FORM.
First 50 registrations will receive a gift bag so get yours in today!
This event was formally known as the AKGA Field Day.
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Who
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the Showcase Sale?
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JUNE 20, 2008
Registration - 10:00 a.m. -
3:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. Break 1:15 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Parasite Workshop Part I: The life and Times of the Barber Pole - Dr. Steve Hart 2:00 p.m.-2:15 p.m. Break 2:15 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Parasite Workshop Part II: De-worming options To keep You in Business Dr. Steve Hart 3:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. Parasite Workshop Part III: Optional Hands on FAMACHA Training for Certification (all three parts of the parasite workshop must be attended for certification). Dr. Hart, Dr. Wells & Dr. Sparks. 4:00 p.m. Cooking contest winner announced
5:00 p.m. AKGA Dinner -
catered by the Two Sisters Cafe
JUNE 21, 2008 Registraion 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. 9:00 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. Setting the Stocking Rate for YOUR Farm - Bob Woods 9:45 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Break 10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Suitable Forage Management - Dr. Ann Wells 10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. Break 10:45 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Better Health with Few Needles - Dr. Ann Wells 11:30 a.m. - 12:00a.m. Forage and Health Management - Panel
12:30 p.m. Showcase Kiko
Sale- To find out information about buying, selling
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Dr. Steve Hart earned his B.S. and M.S. in Diary Science at Texas A & M and his Ph.D. in animal nutrition from Virginia Tech. He joined the goat program at Langston University in 1990. Dr. Hart has been involved in a number of goat nutrition studies over the years and has conducted a number of studies with goats from vegetation control in many different areas of Oklahoma. He gives talks on a variety of goat topics in Oklahoma and other states. Dr. Hart actively conducts farm visits and responds to producer's goat questions. Most of his research in the last several years has focused on controlling worms (internal parasites) in goats with pasture management. He is actively investigating alternative dewormers such as lespedeza, copper oxide wire capsules and herbal dewormers.
An is a veterinarian with over 15
years experience in organic livestock production, including producing and
selling organic lamb herself. In private practice for 11 years and
working on the ATTRA project for 9 years, she now has her own business
working with producers and educators across the country on developing
sustainable animal health management plans. Her philosophy is to focus
on the health of the animal through controlled grazing management and stress
reduction techniques and strategies. She feels very strongly that the
health of the animal is tied to the health of the soil and plants and that
decreasing stress is important in enhancing health. She also believes
that controlled (management-intensive) grazing is the best way to achieve
health of all three components.
Bob grew up on a small
cattle and sheep operation (and a few goats) in Payne County near Cushing,
Oklahoma. He obtained an Associates Degree from NEO & A & M at Miami,
Oklahoma, and his B.S. degree in Animal Science from OSU. After
working as a 4-H agent in Pontotoc County, he returned to Stillwater for an
M.S. degree in Agronomy specializing in forage management. He has
since worked as a County Ag Educator in Seminole County, IPM Agent in Grady
County working with alfalfa, and since 1980 has been the Area Extension
Agronomy Specialist in Northeast Oklahoma. As area Agronomist his
primary role is the development of educational programs in the areas of
pasture and range management, and crop production.
Stefanie earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Animal Science at Cal Polytechnic State University, San Louis Obispo. While her emphasis was in equine sciences, she was educated in all aspects of livestock husbandry and production. She attended graduate school at the University of California, Davis and earned a Masters degree in Animal Science and a PhD in Physiology. Stefanie’s graduate research and dissertation focused on the maternal immune response to hybrid and interspecies pregnancy failure between the sheep and goat. This work involved embryo manipulation, cryopreservation and transfer. She worked on the creation of transgenic swine and goats during her post-doctoral training. After graduating, Stefanie took a position at the UC Davis Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital’s Small Animal Nutrition Service. Stefanie is currently a DNA analyst for the UC Davis Veterinary Genetics Lab and is responsible for parentage analysis and reporting for a variety of species including goat, sheep, cattle, bison, beefalo, alpaca, llama, elk, and deer.
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Shelby Acres Okie Dokie Kikos Comanche, OK |
Kentucky Hills Farm Monticello, KY |
Leatherwood Kiko Goat
Ranch Summersville, MO |
Blu Sky Kikos Prague, OK |
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Goat Hill Kikos Porum, OK |
Diamond Acre Ranch Yellville, AR |
Horseshoe Canyon Ranch Jasper, AR |
T & S Farms Albany, GA |
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Middlebrook Farms Ironton, MO |
War Lance Farm Schell City, MO |
Double S Livestock Kincaid, KS |
The Kiko Corral Nowata, OK |
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Cowpony Ranch Kikos Cowely, WY |

Sazerak NZ Buck
Owned by Leatherwood Kikos - MO
(reference only)
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Main AKGA Convention
Motel |
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The places listed below are
other accommodation options. There have not been any rooms held for AKGA at
these locations.
There are also accommodations available in Nevada Missouri (approx. 20 min.
away) or Pittsburg Kansas (approx. 30 minutes away).
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Super 8 Motel
2301 E. Austin
Nevada MO. 64772
417-667-8888
(30 rooms held)
CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT FORT SCOTT KANSAS AND IT'S ATTRACTIONS.
American Kiko Goat Association

Rowdy Foundation
Owned by Southeaster Savanna Ranch - AL
(reference only)
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See you in Ft. Scott, KS