2012 Nebraska Sheep & Goat Conference

Plans for speakers, demonstrations, and tours are in the works. This year, the conference will be held in Eastern Nebraska and the Nebraska Sheep & Goat Producers is hard at work planning a joint event with the Nebraska Dairy Goat Association. Watch the website, or sign up for the newsletter, for more information as it becomes available.

Seeking: Board Member

There is an open position on the Board of Directors for the Nebraska Sheep & Goat Producers in the Western District. Candidates must live in the Nebraska Panhandle, and will need to become a voting member ($45 per year) of the Nebraska Sheep & Goat Producers. The position has a three-year term. If interested, e-mail the association.

2011 Annual Meeting

The 2011 annual meeting was held during the 4S Goat Expo in Lexington, Nebraska, in early October. The full minutes of the weekend are available here, but some of the highlights include:

• The NS&GP voted to join the We Support Ag effort, a coalition of Nebraska agricultural groups banding together in opposition of the anti-agricultural animal welfare movement led by such groups as the Humane Society of the United States.
• The NS&GP is donating $1,600 toward the Nebraska Make It With Wool contest, which promotes the use of wool.