Welcome to the Kewaunee County Goat Project
Below you will find information about upcoming goat meetings, project information, and goat resources. We will continue to add more information as it becomes available.
Youth Officers
President: Kenzie D.
Vice President: Raechelyn J.
Treasurer: Carli R.
Secretary: Anna P.
2023 Meeting Dates for Goat Project
All meetings will be on the following Tuesdays at 6:30 PM:
November 15, 2022 at fairgrounds
January 17, 2023 at fairgrounds
February 21, 2023 at fairgrounds
March 21, 2023 at fairgrounds
April 18, 2023 at fairgrounds
May 16, 2023 at livestock barn
June 20, 2023 at fairgrounds
Goat Project Essay Questions
2023 GOAT Essay Questions – PDF
2023 GOAT Essay Questions – Word
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Meeting Minutes
March 2022 Goat Project Meeting Minutes
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Bylaw change will require two goat meetings in the Project year, one of which is the mandatory May meeting. Meeting dates will alternate between Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Goat Project Bylaws, Updated 2019-2020
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Rules and Requirements: 2023 4-H Auction Procedures and Qualifications
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Goat Project Worksheets
Workbook link: https://njaes.rutgers.edu/pubs/publication.php?pid=4H245
Complete pages 1, 12-16, and then the specific page 17 that applies to your goat, as follows:
17A for dairy goats
17B for meat goats
17C for fiber goats
You can print and do any of the other pages you want, as well.
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Goat Resources
UW-Extension Goat Publication by Aerica Bjurstrom and Dave Wachter
https://4h.extension.wisc.edu/opportunities/projects/large-animals/dairy-goat-project/
Goat First Aid A resource compiled by 4-H Project member Autumn L.
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Dairy Goat Resources
Wisconsin Dairy Goat Association Website
American Dairy Goat Association Website and Registry
Dairy Goat Forum: a forum that discusses dairy goats
Dairy Goat Journal: a dairy goat magazine website
Dairy Goat Breed Websites
Toggenburg
Oberhasli
La Mancha
Saanen
Dairy Goat Books Recommended by our County Goat Leaders
Dairy Goats for Pleasure and Profit by Harvey Considine
Dairy Goat Judging techniques by Harvey Considine and George W. Trimberger
The Illustrated Standard of the Dairy Goat by Nancy Lee Owen
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Kewaunee County Goat Leaders
For more information about the goat project please contact the Extension office or one of these leaders:
Debra Ahrens – farmngardenmom@gmail.com
Renee VanDonsel – rvandonsel06@gmail.com
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STAFF
Extension Kewaunee County
Mariah Vandertie – 4-H Program Educator
625 Third St.
Luxemburg, WI 54217
Phone: (920) 3887185
mlvandertie@wisc.edu
Erin Dahle – Program Assistant
(920) 388-7141
erin.dahle@wisc.edu
Goat Project Essay Questions
2023 GOAT Essay Questions – PDF
2023 GOAT Essay Questions – Word
_________________________________________________________________________________
Meeting Minutes
March 2022 Goat Project Meeting Minutes
_________________________________________________________________________________
Bylaw change will require two goat meetings in the Project year, one of which is the mandatory May meeting. Meeting dates will alternate between Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Goat Project Bylaws, Updated 2019-2020
_________________________________________________________________________________
Rules and Requirements: 2023 4-H Auction Procedures and Qualifications
_________________________________________________________________________________
Goat Project Worksheets
Workbook link: https://njaes.rutgers.edu/pubs/publication.php?pid=4H245
Complete pages 1, 12-16, and then the specific page 17 that applies to your goat, as follows:
17A for dairy goats
17B for meat goats
17C for fiber goats
You can print and do any of the other pages you want, as well.
_______________________________________________________________________________
Goat Resources UW-Extension Goat Publication by Aerica Bjurstrom and Dave Wachter
https://4h.extension.wisc.edu/opportunities/projects/large-animals/dairy-goat-project/
Goat First Aid A resource compiled by 4-H Project member Autumn L.
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Dairy Goat Resources
Wisconsin Dairy Goat Association Website
American Dairy Goat Association Website and Registry
Dairy Goat Forum: a forum that discusses dairy goats
Dairy Goat Journal: a dairy goat magazine website
Dairy Goat Breed Websites
Toggenburg
Oberhasli
La Mancha
Saanen
Dairy Goat Books Recommended by our County Goat Leaders
Dairy Goats for Pleasure and Profit by Harvey Considine
Dairy Goat Judging techniques by Harvey Considine and George W. Trimberger
The Illustrated Standard of the Dairy Goat by Nancy Lee Owen
_________________________________________________________________________
Kewaunee County Goat Leaders
For more information about the goat project please contact the Extension office or one of these leaders:
Debra Ahrens – farmngardenmom@gmail.com
Renee VanDonsel – rvandonsel06@gmail.com
_______________________________
STAFF
Extension Kewaunee County
Mariah Vandertie – 4-H Program Educator
625 Third St.
Luxemburg, WI 54217
Phone: (920) 3887185
mlvandertie@wisc.edu
Erin Dahle – Program Assistant
(920) 388-7141
erin.dahle@wisc.edu
