Meeting called to order
by President Ryan Kish.
Treasurer's Report given
by Sec/Treasurer Clare
Askew. After the show
and all expenses, we
have $1980.00 in the
bank. That includes
profit from show and
raffle.
Old Business: Emails
and survey sheets
regarding the sale were
passed around to the
members at the meeting.
Most of the feedback was
positive. Suggestions
from buyers were made
about limiting the
number of animal from
any one breeder and
having birth and weaning
weights at least for the
bucks sold. It was also
suggested we serve goat
meat at the next sale.
We can do so, but we
can�t charge for it
unless we pay a $125
vendor fee. But, we
could give it away and
ask for donations. The
fact that the restrooms
are so far from the
sales pen was brought up
and it was suggested we
look into renting
port-a-potties or using
the sheep barns and the
south arena for the
show. Also it was
suggested we have a
hospitality table with
coffee and hot water for
hot chocolate and tea
and some snacks. We can
have a donation jar for
anyone who wants to
donate for the goodies.
The 4-H club that served
food at the sale didn�t
sell as much as they
expected, so have frozen
hamburger patties
available for sale.
Anyone interested in
purchasing some of the
patties, contact Wayne
Gifford. It was also
suggested we have an
information table with
info about the meat goat
industry. Don Sperry
and June Lee will look
into purchasing panels
so the club will have
its own and not have to
borrow them or improvise
for pens next year. We
need pens that are easy
to get in and out of if
we are going to have a
show. A motion was made
and seconded to have
Policies and Procedures
for next years sale put
in writing by the Sale
Committee, Wayne
Gifford, Gary Custer,
Lynn Fowler, Janene
Jones and Clare Askew
and presented to the
general membership to be
voted on at the next
meeting. The reasons
for this would be so
everyone will know
exactly how the sale
will be run, how much
fees will be, how many
animals each seller will
be allowed, how many
does vs bucks there will
be, or anything else
that the membership
feels needs to be in the
policy.
Junior Members: June
Lee has several
applications for junior
members that would like
to participate in the
doeling project. Linda
Hernandez volunteered to
be a mentor, but more
are needed. Linda, Don
Sperry, June, Joanne
Stoneman and Lindy
Gifford volunteered to
inspect the premises
where the does will be
going to make sure they
will be properly cared
for.
New Business: The
motion was made and
seconded and passed by
voice vote to have a two
day show May 3 & 4 at
the Payette County
Fairgrounds in New
Plymouth, Idaho. It
will be called the Cinco
de Boer Show or the Boer
de Mayo. It would be
ABGA sanctioned. Anyone
wanting to sell animals
would be able to do so
private treaty. (Post
the fact the animal is
for sale and the price
on the pen. There would
be a pen fee, the amount
to be determined).
There will be a wether
lottery, with the
wethers priced at $75 to
$100. The 4-H members
would draw numbers to
determine the order in
which they could pick
show wethers. One judge
suggested was Fred
Homeyer, his charge is
$800.00 for the
weekend. That includes
a clinic. Everyone is
urged to contact vendors
to sponsor prizes and
for ads in the program.
The charge will be
$25.00 which includes a
business card ad in the
program. Rules for
showing are on the ABGA
website under ABGA
Sanctioned Show Rules.
Entries in the show will
cost $5 per head per day
for early entry and
$8.00 per head per day
for late entries up to
the day of the show.
Ads in program will be
$10.00 for business card
size, ¼ page will be
$25.00, ½ page will be
$50.00 and full page
will be $100.00.
Mark Harbaugh, a new
member from Ashton,
Idaho, gave a talk about
using goats in the state
noxious weed program.
He is a member of the
Cooperative Weed
Management Area. There
is $455 million in grant
money available. There
are 8000 acres in
Fremont County and
20,000 acres in Lemhi to
be cleared at $40 per
acre. The website for
information about the
program is
www.agri.idaho.gov/Categories/PlantsInsects/NoxiousWeeds.
The email address is
weeds@agri.idaho.gov.
Phone number is (208)
334-2840. Grant
requests have to be in
by November 20, 2007,
but you won�t know until
April whether or not you
would get the grant you
apply for. Every County
gets $10,000 for weed
control from the State,
plus there is usually a
portion of your property
tax that goes for weed
control. You can
contact your county
extension office to see
how that money is spent
and if there is any
available for private
use. Anyone wanting to
talk to Mark about the
program, contact him at
(208) 652-7070 or email
mark_harbaugh@patagonia.com.
Our next meeting
will be December 1st,
at 1 pm at the Hampton
Inn, north of Exit 38 in
Nampa. This is the
first Nampa exit, the
one where all the car
dealerships are and the
Idaho Center.
It was decided to try a
regular meeting room
rather than a restaurant
so we could conduct the
meeting better. The
price is $75.00 which
includes setting up the
room and having coffee
and water service. The
association can pay for
it or we can take
donations from the
members.
I would like to
encourage all of our 43
members to attend the
next meeting. Decisions
will be made about the
show and next years
sale. If you did or
didn�t like the way
things were done and you
have suggestions for the
future sale and ideas
about the show, the only
way your opinion will be
heard is if you come and
make it known at the
meeting. Also, election
of new officers will be
held at this meeting.
These will be the
members who will help
guide the association
for the next year, so
it�s important that
everyone have their
say. Dues for 2008 will
be due in January.
Anyone who paid from
September 2007 on will
be prorated at $1.50 per
month. So if you joined
for the sale, you will
only owe $14.00 for next
year.
Please visit our website
for current membership
list and other
information about the
association. We want to
thank Becky Gates for
doing such a beautiful
job on it. It is
www.srmga.com
Thanks and see you all
at the next meeting.
Clare Askew
Secretary/Treasurer
