Upcoming Events
Commonwealth Goat Club Winter Meeting
Goat Dairies of France
Sunday, January 15, 2012
11am, Business Meeting; Noon, Potluck Lunch; 1-3pm, Educational Program.
Madison Co. Extension Office, War Memorial Building, 4 Church Street, Madison, VA
Join us on Sunday as Sarah Thionville takes us on her recent visit to France where she was able to explore several goat dairies. This interesting and informative program will introduce us to the joys of goat keeping in France. Please arrive early and enjoy friendship and food, but be ready to start promptly at 1 pm!
The program is free and open to all.
Commonwealth Goat Club Fall Meeting
Topics in Reproduction
Sunday, October 30, 2011
11am, Business Meeting; Noon, Potluck Lunch; 1-3pm, Educational Program.
Madison Co. Extension Office, War Memorial Building, 4 Church Street, Madison, VA
If you want to understand caprine reproduction, this is the meeting for you! Dr. Garvin will start us out with a wetlab on the reproductive anatomy of the doe! (Yep, right after lunch! Yummy!) He'll discuss basic anatomy and physiology with a brief overview of herd health and reproductive diseases. Once we have a firm understanding of the natural process, Sue Garvin will give a quick overview of artificial insemination (AI) using natural heat cycles. The AI portion of the program will cover basic equipment and techniques of caprine AI. During our second hour, Dr. Pat Comyn will introduce us to the world of assisted reproduction. He will address heat synchronization, AI, superovulation and embryo transfer techniques in goats. Dr. Comyn can also field questions about difficult to settle does. Dr. Comyn has extensive experience in bovine reproduction and has recently expanded his practice to caprine reproduction! We'll have A LOT of information to cover in just two short hours! So, please arrive early and enjoy friendship and food, but be ready to start promptly at 1 pm!
The program is free and open to all.
Commonwealth Goat Club Summer Meeting
Hay there!
Saturday, August 6, 2011
11 am, business meeting; noon, potluck lunch; 1 pm until 3 pm, educational program.
Madison Co. Extension Office, War Memorial Building, 4 Church Street, Madison, VA
This program is designed to assist goat producers with hay selection. Brad Jarvis, VCE, will discuss differences between types of hays, how to select for quality, how to decipher hay analysis numbers. He will also cover safe storage of hay.
The program is open to all.
Commonwealth Goat Club Workshop
An Introduction to Cheesemaking
Saturday, June 25, 2011
10 am until 4 pm, 1 hour lunch on your own
Madison Co. Extension Office, War Memorial Building, 4 Church Street, Madison, VA
This workshop is designed to introduce participants to basic home cheesemaking skills. We will be making chevre, mozzarella and ricotta during the workshop. Milk sources, cheesemaking supplies, suppliers and reference books will all be discussed. We will also troubleshoot common problems. At the end of the day, we hope to encourage and inspire participants to try cheesemaking at home.
$25 registration fee
The workshop is limited to the first 25 paid registrations.
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