Training a New Breed of Boer Goat Farmers

Seminars, Workshops, and Livestock Shows

Training a New Breed of Boer Goat Farmers

Seminars, Workshops, and Livestock Shows

Improve the Way You Breed Your Boer Goats With Our Help

Our Mission

The Boer Goat Association of North Carolina (BGANC) is organized to:
a. Foster the education of all interested citizens in Boer Goat animal husbandry.
b. Develop protocols and methodology to improve quality of the Boer Goat, and
c. Pursue strategies to enhance the advancement and marketing of the Boer Goat.

Our GOAL

Our main focus is to promote the Boer Goat through:

1. Education
2. Goat Husbandry
3. Sales & Marketing
4. Commercial Goats
5. Show Goats
6. Continue strategies and protocols to improve the overall quality of the Boer Goat
7. Assist County Agricultural Extension agencies with training opportunities
8. Educate the general public

Upcoming Events

BGANC Production Goat Field Day

Dallas, NC

Date: June 26, 2021 Presentations beginning at 1:00 p.m. Southern States Coop 3148 Dallas High Shoals Rd, Dallas, NC 28034
The first 10 fecal samples brought that were properly collected and transported samples and brought early(~12:00 p.m. ) will be ran as a courtesy.

Schedule Presentations begin at 1:00 p.m.:

Nutrition Seminar, Speaker is Dr. Emily Cope

Fecal Egg Count..Why is it important Speaker is Kelly Olson

Free fecal egg counts for the first 10 samples that are properly collected and transported.

Please come early if you intend to bring in a sample. Only 10 samples will be ran.

2021 BGANC Boer Goat Blitz

Smithfield, NC

Date: April 23-24, 2021 Johnston County Livestock Arena 520 County Home Road, Smithfield NC

Schedule:

Show A Friday 04/23/2021 6:00 p.m. Judge is David Carwell
Show B Saturday 04/24/2021 9:00 a.m. Judge is Sherri Stephens
Show C Saturday 04/24/2021 3:00 p.m. Judge is Tom Redden
Youth Market and Showmanship 04/24/2021 12:00 p.m. Judge is Sherri Stephens

Information:

Check-in for ABGA Open Shows is from 3:30-5:30 on Friday 04/23/2021. No goats accepted after 5:30 p.m. for the 04/23/2021 Show A.
Check-in for ABGA Open Shows B & C is from 7:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m. on Saturday 04/24/2021

Youth Check-in is from at 9:45 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. Saturday 04/24/2021.

All out of state participants will need to bring a current health certificate!