2016 Ambassador to the Breed

Jim and Lynn Farmer began in Boer Goats in 1993 with a couple of early purchases and then in what proved to be a very good move Lynn and Jim in a joint venture with Dr. Thian Hor Teh produced Mojo Magic *Ennobled in 1995. Mojo Magic *Ennobled was responsible for 462 ABGA registered progeny, they racked up more than 1,000 ennoblement points, an ABGA National Overall Grand Champion doe and 11 Ennobled progeny. Mojo Magic’s most famous son, HMR Sumo *Ennobled, was raised by Jim and Lynn’s son, Dr. Steven Farmer.

Shortly thereafter, the Framers hit pay dirt. The doe they wanted got out of the pen and was sold out of order in the Jorgen Shultz’s dispersal. Jim and Lynn secured this young escape artist doe kid at a great price that always made Lynn smile. The doe they purchased was a Kaptein daughter by the name of Francis *Ennobled. To say she was the goose that laid the golden egg would have been an understatement. When paired Mojo Magic and Francis created many fantastic animals that included some of the following names you may recognize: JLF Dello *Ennobled “NGC 00”, JLF Rambo *Ennobled, JLF Amelo “Precious Perfect” *Ennobled, JLF Pillio *Ennobled, FSE Mr. Mo *Ennobled and FSE 9130 Passion *Ennobled.

Teresa Turner and the Farmers teamed up in 1998 and brought a large number of embryos into the USA from Nico Botha of South Africa. The goats produced from this partnership were listed as Silver Exchange Boer Goat Company (SEBG). One of the most famous of this set was SEBG Nico Botha Highlanders 104 *Ennobled, who sired FSE High Magic Dreamer “NGC 04”, FSE 0036 *Ennobled, and FSE 0022 Highlander Karen *Ennobled. This was followed by yet another wave of success when the Farmers combined the Nico Botha genetics with the progeny from the “Mojo Magic x Francis” cross. These matings generated animals like FSE 9122 Blue Chip *Ennobled and FSE 9050 Nasdaq * Ennobled.

The FSE prefixed goats have continued to win shows year after year. For example, they won the Overall Grand Championships at the NAILE and Fort Worth in 2008, Fort Worth and the JABGA National in 2009 and again at the NAILE in 2010. If we even tried to calculate all the champions that have been generated when their line was combined with others the number would be simply overwhelming. This FSE line is alive and well. A recent example of how this line has continued through outside breeding to stand the test of time would be as follows: the 2009 ABGA National Overall Reserve Grand Champion doe was out of a straight Farmer bred doe, she through her son produced the 2014 ABGA National Overall Res Grand Champion doe. To take it out yet another generation, a granddaughter produced the 2015 ABGA National Overall Grand Champion buck. To date, 2420 animals have been bred by Jim and Lynn Farmer and registered with the ABGA under the FSE and JLF prefixes. Lynn served on the ABGA board of directors and is a certified Boer goat judge. If you ever had the opportunity to visit the Farmers in Mullen, TX, you would have had to notice that Jim worked nonstop taking care of what was one of this countries’ largest fullblood Boer goat herds. Lynn, who put in considerable hours, was the PR person of this operation. In their heyday, they might have had to deal with three-to-five visitors per day. Lynn was always more than willing to take time to share her views on the different Boer goat lines and to recount her visits in South Africa. I, like many others, have spent many an afternoon sitting on the back porch or a big rock talking Boer goat history with Lynn. Through their combined efforts, Jim and Lynn Farmer have played a major role in the promotion of the Boer Goat breed helping to make it what it is today. Congratulations to both Jim and Lynn Farmer on a job well done at the Farmer Stock Exchange! 2016 National Grand Champion Best Percentage Doe Pair These 2 does sell at the Show-Me Iowa Sale. November 19 | Des Moines, Iowa Lamoni Farms Boer Goats 641.223.0023 Kim Maurice & Kim Erwin 641.223.0376 Maurice Davis City, Iowa