4S Goat Expo, for producers in producers in Colorado, Nebraska , South Dakota, Kansas and Iowa, offers an educational seminar, show and sale October 6 and 7 in North Platte.

Speakers and topics are:

1) What is the Value of a Good Buck – Kenneth Andries, Animal Science Specialist, Kentucky State University Cooperative Extension

2) Nutritional Needs, Requirements and Physiology of the Ruminant Meat Goat - Ivan Rush, PhD University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension Beef Cattle Specialist Emeritus and President Western Nebraska Sheep & Goat Producers Association

3) By-Product Feeds and Using Computer Tools to Reduce Your Feed Costs - Randy Saner, Extension Educator, Lincoln, Logan and McPherson Counties, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension

4) What Can I Plant to Have Forage Available in the Fall and Spring Before the Grass Greens up - Doug Anderson, Extension Educator, Keith, Arthur and Perkins Counties, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension

5) Co-Grazing and Drought Management Strategies for Goats – Kenneth Andries

Goats will check in Saturday from 8:00 to 11:00 AM with the seminar starting at 1:00 PM. The show will start Sunday at 9:00 AM and the sell at 1:00 PM. The program will be held at the Lincoln County Fair Grounds located at 5015 West Highway 30, North Platte Nebraska. Goats selling will be similar to the one pictured.

This would be a good place for a 4-Her to pick –up breeding stock. We have 35 head registered for the sale at this time.