Calendar of Events

Date Event Contact
February 1, 2010 Illinois
4-H / FFA Quality Assurance and Ethics Clinic Web Site

 

 

Available ONLY until June 9 for horses
Available ONLY until July 1 for Beef, Sheep, Swine, Dairy, Goats and Poultry
.  Remember, you cannot show at the Illinois State Fair if you have not completed the Quality Assurance and Ethics http://web.extension.uiuc.edu/qaec/

Be sure you complete BOTH sections of the test and print off the forms.  If you have any problems, call your extension office - there are NO EXCEPTIONS to this - you will not be allowed to show if it is not completed and you do not have the forms to prove it!
Every
Weekend
In
March
and
April
Windy Hill Farm
Wethers and club Does
Kewanee, Illinois
The kidding barn here at Windy Hill Farm will be open for visits every month in March and April.  Please give us a call if you'd like to stop in.  We are only five miles from Black Hawk College if you are attending the judging competition in March 2010.

Burt (309) 853-6988
Nan (309) 525-0033

All of our wethers will be sold with application to register in the ABGA - An ABGA  Certificate of Pedigree (cost $7) is required to show a wether in the 2010 ABGA National Junior Wether Show in Louisville, Kentucky in June, 2010.  Visit the ABGA website for more information about the 2010 ABGA Nationals and Jr. ABGA Nationals!
March 26 and 27
2010
Dereu Show Goats
Atkinson, Illinois
www.dereushowgoats.com

March 27, 2010
7:00 p.m.
Wethermania II
Greenfield, Indiana
http://www.wethermania.com/consignors.html
Sunday, March 28, 2010  All Star Meat Goat Wether Sale & Clinic
Indiana
http://snafarms.com/2009salewethers.html

Indiana
     

Sat April 17, 2010
Tri State Spring Sale
Youth Club Doe and Wether
Breeding Stock Sale

 wether sale 10am

 Breeding stock sale 1pm

If you wish to phone bid on one of our consignments, please contact us 24 hours in advance of the sale.  Cell phone service in the barn is very sporadic,and a land line phone is needed for phone bidding.  For more info:  Visit www.tristateboergenetics.com

The sale is broadcast live via the internet at www.dvauction.com - you must register in advance to bid online.
June 7 thru 12, 2010 ABGA Nationals
ABGA Jr. Nationals
Kentucky Expo and Livestock Center
Louisville, KY
June 26 and 27, 2010 Henry County Fair Boer Goat Connection
ABGA Show
2 day show
Show information will be available
www.henrycountyfairillinois.com

Contact:  Vicki or Pete Stich (309) 521-7192

or Nan and Burt Walker (309) 853-6988 or (309) 525-0033

June 5, 2010
2010 Goat Extravaganza
Tall Corn Meat Goat Wether Ass'n, Inc. & H & S Feed & Country Store, Inc.
Powesheik County Fairgrounds
Grinnell, Iowa
Preventative Herd Health, Fencing & Facilities, Fitting & Showing
For More Information, contact Susan Thorp - 641-660-1388

 

June 8, 2010
Effingham County Goat Workshop

Effingham County Fairgrounds

Altamont, IL

RSVP by May 25

For more info, contact Lynn Wolff - 618/483-0001 or chef_wolf@altamont.net

Effingham Co Goat Workshop

 

June 24, 2010
Southern Iowa Fair ABGA Open Meat & Boer Goat Show
Judge Day 1:  TBA
Southern Iowa Fairgrounds, Oskaloosa, Iowa
For More Information, contact Susan Thorpe - 641-660-1388
NeverThorp@aol.com

 

June 26 & 27, 2010
Henry County Fair ABGA Boer Goat Show
Judge Day 1:  Frank Craddock
Judge Day 1:  Terry Burks
Henry County Fairgrounds, Cambridge, IL
For More Information, contact Nanette Walker - 309/525-0033

 

July 1, 2010
Schuyler County Fair ABGA Boer Goat Show
Rushville, IL

Show to start at 10 AM

Check in after 4 PM Wednesday

Judge : Doug Glosser

For more information:  Schuyler County Fair

 

July 17, 2010
2010 WIU Buck Test
Western Illinois University
Macomb, IL
Pre-registration due June 1st

2010 Buck Test Entry Form

 

July 17-18, 2010
Mid-American Boer Goat Classic
Bureau County Fairgrounds; Princeton, IL
2 ABGA Shows
Entries Due: July 9; Late Entry Deadline: July 16
Entry Fees: 1 show - $15.00, both shows - $25.00; Late entry - $20/show
No pen fees but pens must be cleaned before leaving
Saturday Judge: TBA
Sunday Judge: Doug Glosser

Seminar on Saturday evening

Pen Sale to be held in conjunction with shows. $8.00/head fee for IMGP members, $10.00/head fee for non-members
For more information

 

July 24, 2010
Prairie Thunder ABGA Open Boer and wether show
Perfect Storm Jackpot Showback
Iroquois County Fairgrounds
2 miles north of Crescent City, IL
Check-in 4-8PM Friday July 23 and 6-8:30 Saturday July 24th
Show starts with wethers at 9AM Saturday Morning
Judge - Sherri Stephens
Contacts: Rodney Meyer hillside@hillsideboergoats.com or 815-791-5088
                 Debbie Gullquist  815-325-1029

Rules

Class List

Entry Form

 

July 25, 2010
Rock Island County Fair ABGA Boer Goat Show
Rock Island County Fairgrounds
East Moline, IL
Judge: Doug Glosser
For More Information, contact Matt Chumbley - 309/314-4189

 

July 31 & August 1, 2010
Adams County Fair ABGA Boer Goat Show
Judge Day 1:  TBA
Judge Day 1:  TBA
Adams County Fairgrounds, Mendon, IL
For More Information, contact Greg Thompson - 217/653-3982

 

August 7, 2010
Judge: TBA
Washington County Fairgrounds, Washington, IA, IA
For More Information, contact Vern Thorp - 641/660-1390
www.meatgoatwether.com

 

August 8, 2010
2010 Tall Corn Meat Goat Jackpot Show
Only wethers purchased at the Tall Corn Sale on April 24, 2010 are eligible to show.
Judge: TBA
Washington County Fairgrounds, Washington, IA
For More Information, contact Vern Thorp - 641/660-1390
www.meatgoatwether.com

 

August 8, 2010
Open show follows the Tall Corn Jackpot Show
Judge: TBA
Washington County Fairgrounds, Washington, IA, IA
For More Information, contact Vern Thorp - 641/660-1390
www.meatgoatwether.com

 

August 14, 2010
Illinois State Fairgrounds; Springfield, IL
Judge: TBA
For More Information, contact Durinda Kirby - (217)782-0786
durinda.kirby@illinois.gov
Illinois State Fair

 

September 11, 2010
IMGP Fall Goat Gala
Illinois State Fairgrounds; Springfield, IL
2 ABGA Shows in 1 Day!!!
Morning show begins @ 8 AM8 AM
Entries Due: September 3rd; No Late Entries
Entry Fees: 1 show - $17.00, both shows - $30.00
NO PEN FEES!!!
PM Judge: Larry Epting
Pen Sale to be held in conjunction with shows. $8.00/head fee for IMGP members, $10.00/head fee for non-membersbers

Class List

Entry Form

Entry Form

     
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