Presidents Page Hello Iowa Meat Goat Association Members: The IMGA had a busy month in April with events that “Promote the Goat!” On April 13 th, the IMGA held its first Youth Project Sale. The sale was very well planned and provided a great foundation for us to build upon. I want to thank Board Members, Kelly Adey and Shawna Fetters, for having the entire process so well organized. I also want to thank Joel Edge, the auctioneer who did a tremendous job and Dr. Aimee Rueber, DVM for processing the health papers. Also, special thanks to IMGA members Rick Johnson for his help with setup and to Jay Lampe for getting the goat burgers delivered to the event! Of special note, the goat burgers were so popular that the Devries food stand sold out! And, several of the people in attendance shared that it was the first time they had eaten goat. The Iowa Meat Goat Association also enabled many people to taste goat for the first time at this year’s Iowa State University VEISHEA celebration in Ames. Susan Krummen (standing on the left of my children, Allison and Andrew) did a great job organizing our display for the Power Up for Protein tent. Visitors to the tent were asked to complete a quiz related to the information provided by the commodity groups as part of the process for successfully completing a VEISHEA wide scavenger hunt. The question on the quiz about goat meat asked, “How many calories were in one serving of goat meat?” The goat meat was so popular they ran out of samples! I am encouraged by the fact that demand for goat meat continues to increase. Recently I met with IMGA member, Larry Rasmussen, owner of Midwest Pack in Nevada. Larry is doing a great job to “Promote the Goat” and will be supplying an ethnic grocery store in Des Moines with a steady supply of goat meat on a weekly basis. If you are interested in supplying Larry with goats throughout the year to meet this demand, please give Larry a call at 515-382-2435 to learn more. In May, the Youth Points Chase (Y{C) program kicks off on the 18 th at the Corydon Spring Fling in Corydon, IA. Thanks to the show organizers for implementing another show in the state and especially for letting the IMGA promote it as a participating YPC show. For a current listing of the YPC shows, please click on the Youth Points tab on the IMGA website. If you are interested or know of business that may be interested in sponsoring the YPC program, please let us know. Finally, in June, the IMGA will again “Promote the Goat” on the 8th of June during the Iowa Sheep and Wool Festival by hosting the first ever Goat Meat food stand at the Festival. We are excited about the traction we have gotten at these events and are always looking for volunteers from the Association membership wanting to get involved in these fun events. Please let one of the Wylde Green Acres board members know if you would like to participate. Rob, Molly, Allison, Andrew Vincent
Rob Vincent, IMGA President
3077 NW 126th Ave Polk City IA 50226
515-971-1949
rmvincent@isualum.com
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