Meeting Minutes for 12 Mar 2011
Meeting called to
order by President Janene Jones. Attending were Wayne &
Lindy Gifford, Judy Novak, NancyJoy Craig, John & Cheryl
Sargent and Marilyn O’Leary. Minutes of last meeting
were read by Secretary Clara Askew and approved.
Treasurer’s report given, we have $2048.74. The bank
has been charging us a monthly service fee for use of
credit cards at the September sale. I’m working with
the bank to get them to refund it. If I can’t get it
refunded, we may have to take it out of my wages.
Old Business:
Youth Committee:
Lindy Gifford said one of our participants in the
Doeling Program, Dallen Johnston, doe had triplets.
Judy Novak said we need to have applications for the
doeling program put on the website. Also she suggested
we change the link name from Doeling Program to Youth
Activities so that it will be more evident this is a
youth program. She also suggested it would be nice to
have a link on website for Youth Program with a sublink
for the doeling program with pictures of the kids
participating in the showmanship class.
Marketing
Committee: Evelyn Simon was not able to attend the
meeting because she is in the middle of kidding. But
she sent a report on her local market. At the Twin
Falls Auction, 6 Alpine bottle bucklings sold for $20 to
$27.50 each, 3 Boer bottle bucklings, same age as
alpines (1 week max) sold for $50 to $60 each. Boer and
Boer cross wethers, young does, good butcher goats,
under one year, $130 to $150; Commercial Boer cross
does, $125 to $140; commercial dairy does, $95 to $125;
Spanish cross does, $90, some of these were pretty nice
looking; Spanish cross does with kids, $130 to $140;
Pygmy/Boer cross withers/does/yearling size $75; Pygmy
little bucks/wethers/kids $10 to $15, none of these
were nice, just kinda rough; and a horned Alpine buck
$85.
She also said she
has been taking a weekly workshop at the U of I
extension in Twin Falls and learned that if you are
audited by the IRS for not showing a profit year after
year, it will help validate your efforts as a business
if you have a Business Plan. There’s a great website to
create one,
https://www/agplan.umn.edu.
Also, you should have a separate checking account for
the business, it can help to show you are acting as a
business, not just an expensive hobby.
Wayne Gifford
reported that there are 2 men buying cull goats and
butchering them at home illegally to sell. They are
undercutting price that the buyers who are using USDA
butchers have to charge. So if someone comes to your
farm wanting to buy your culls, kind of question whether
they are going to be for home consumption or for sale
because this hurts all of us on our marketing. He also
reported that Del Treasure is paying about 90 cents less
than the Caldwell auction.
Show Committee:
Judy Novak on the June Show – It will be 2 IBGA Shows,
so all registrations will be accepted. Everyone is
encouraged to attend. It is a very nice show for
smaller breeders. Dates are 25th and 26th
of June. Entry forms will be on the website. Deadlines
will be on website also. There will be a raffle. A
quilt for each day, with IBGA colors. Weather vanes
with goats on them. Sponsors for classes will be
accepted. Ads will be full page $20, ½ 12.50 (4x7).
Business card $7.00. Full page back cover $40.00 (first
come first serve for first 2 (for each days program)
Food will be provided, Friday night will be potluck.
Saturday and Sunday will have hamburgers and hotdogs for
donation. Breakfast, biscuits and gravy and sweet
rolls. Also donations. Need a board with each class
designated for the winners to hold when their pictures
are taken. Entries deadline 6/10.
May Show:
Judges John and Jackie Edwards from Texas, $1500 total
for their fee. There will be no sale pens this year.
If you have an animal for sale, just put a sign on the
pen. As this is an ABGA sanctioned show, only ABGA
registered goats can be entered. Ads and award
sponsors and entry fees are due by 4/25. The
Showmanship classes will be open to any youth. The fee
is $2 and it will be the first class each day. The VFW
will not be have their food booth open this year. So,
Friday evening dinner will be crockpots with stew,
soups, anything that can be eaten in a bowl and dinner
rolls. There will be a hospitality table with hot water
for cocoa and tea, coffee, muffins, cookies, chips, etc
for both Saturday and Sunday. We will accept donations
for these items. Saturday evening we will have a
collection for pizza for anyone interested. Lunch break
will be 1 hour and this will give everyone time to get
their own. A list of available restaurants and their
locations will be posted. Set up will be on Thursday
evening, May 5, before the show. It was decided an
evening set up would allow more members to come and
help. Everyone is encouraged to buy ads and sponsor
awards as this helps pay for the show.
Sale Committee:
Sale Date September 10, 2011. Consignors have to be
Association Members. Anyone interested in consigning,
contact Clara Askew,
foxtailfarms@hotmail.com.
No decision has been made about numbers yet until we see
how much interest there is. The final deadline to
submit paperwork on consignments will again be July 15,
2011. So, start making your plans.
Next meeting will be
in June 4 in Jerome at Judy Novak house. A reminder
will be sent out with the time and address.
Don’t forget 2011
Association dues, $20 for individual, $25 for two and
$40 for farm. If you no longer wish to be a member,
please let me know and I'll take you off the mailing
list.
Clare Askew
Secretary/Treasurer
