JABGA Update

On behalf of the JABGA Board of Directors, thank you very much for your participation in the 2016 JABGA National Show. We are extremely grateful for your generosity, and the National Show was a huge success due in part to your participation.

The auction was, once again, a huge success. The donations for the silent auction and live auction were amazing. Included in the donations was a quilt, made by Vicki Stich, which was made using many of the past National’s t-shirts.

These donations help support our youth throughout the year. Part of the proceeds also go to support the JABGA scholarships. The recipients for 2016 are listed below. These young adults are well on their way to success and we wish them all the luck in their future endeavors. We also hope they continue to be a part of the Boer goat industry.

Thank you again for your continued support and we look forward to working with you for years to come.

Sincerely, Aaron Gillespie

ABGA Youth Coordinator

2016 Adam Segura Memorial Scholarship Recipient

Morgan Bridges

2016 JABGA Scholarship Recipients

Cali Harper Carlee Critchelow Dani Mangus Hunter Martin Jenna Jordan Mikayla Winter Morgan Bridges Paige Pitick Taeah Fisher Trevor Clemens

JABGA 2016-2017 Directors

Area 1- Maddie Fenton

Area 1- Cole Melgar Area 2- Trevor Clemens

Area 2- Mikayla Wetherell Area 3- Frank Burner Area 3- Seth (SJ) Goodwin Area 4- Morganne Savage Area 4- Isaac Ridings Area 5- Sydney Baty Area 5- Clint Demmitt

Meet Your 2016 National Show JudgesKathy Daves Carr - Summerton, SC | Eddie Holland - Bluffton,, Texas | Doug Glosser - Blakesburg, IA

Kathy Daves Carr lives in Summerton, South Carolina and is co-owner and operator of Palmetto Moon Boer Goat Farms. “I also am a partner with my Dad, Larry Daves of L and M Farms,” Carr said. “We started out with Nubians in the late 90’s and transitioned into the Boer goats in the early 2000, putting on several shows and showing our own stock.”

Carr said it didn’t take long for her to realize that she wanted to be in the ring more often. “Shortly after the show bug bit, I became a certified judge with the ABGA,” she said. “I judge multiple species of animals now. I love to farm, and it was very important for my children to have the roots of raising livestock and swimming in a pond and getting dirty -- now we start with a grandson.”

Carr recognizes that the industry is growing by leaps and bounds. “At every corner you turn there is a new little farm popping up seeking guidance and knowledge,” she said. “I see big things happening in the goat world from fullbloods to commercial herds, prices continue to raise and stay steady. ”

As for judging Nationals with the new scorecard system, Carr says there are some room for improvements.

“The scorecard placement system was not difficult to use. With a little more practice at a few open shows it could be a useful tool,” she said. “Sorting through the animals to get to your number 6th placement was the most time consuming, but once you reached the 6th placement, you could speed up with evaluating the remaining animals.”

However, Carr said that she felt like there was some lost excitement in the process. “I would like to see more excitement with the placement of the animals. I think it left all of us somewhat empty with excitement of the final out come with your first place winner, division drives and champion drives,” she said. “This is Nationals and we need people excited to be there, excited to compete and excited to win,” she said.

“For every judge sorting through the quality of animals at the Nationals is an honor. Hard decisions have to be made, until you find that one animal as we call it having NO HOLES, the best of the best, your first place animal. It was exciting seeing animals from all over the country, seeing the love of the breed we carry in the exhibitors and breeder’s hard work show casing their dedication and farms. Was it easy, NO, but I would do it all over again, tomorrow and for that I thank all of you.”

Eddie Holland also said that using the scorecard system limited the excitement for spectators and exhibitors.

Holland is no stranger to the National Show Ring. He also judged the National Show in 2007, 20210 and 2013. Holland ranches in Llano County, Texas, after a 31-year career as a County Extension Agent, serving as President of both the Texas County Agricultural Agents Association and the National Association of County Agricultural Agents.

Holland said, “I think the scorecard worked out with the top goats placing well, but I did not feel like there was much excitement during this process.”

Holland went on to say, “The quality was great as usual, the sorting process worked very well. It is such a great honor to be selected to judge the ABGA National Show. The future looks bright with the prices for registered and commercial goats holding extremely well. As I travel judging shows across the country, the quality keeps getting better and better.”

Doug Glosser from Blakesburg, Iowa, started K Lane Farms raising dairy goats in 1978 with his wife Ronda. Glosser said, “Through 4-H, maintained a show string of cattle, sheep, goats, horses , rabbits, poultry and dogs for obedience.” “Our children thrived in the show ring,” he said. “And, I began judging 4-H shows in 1987 in many species of livestock. In 1994, I coached a very successful livestock judging team for three years.”

Adding Boer goats to the farm in 2003 was a highlight and in 2005 Glosser became certified as an ABGA judge. He also became certified as a rib-eye ultrasound technician for goats in 2013. In 2014, Glosser was inducted into the Iowa 4-H volunteer Hall of Fame.

“Judging goats is my passion,” Glosser said. “The boer goat industry is ever evolving, and we have made great strides in improving the breed since my involvement in 2005. I am excited about the future of the industry is the ever increasing demand for Goat drives our industry to new levels. The future holds so much promise; I’m excited to see where we go!!!”

As for judging Nationals, Glosser said, “The three of us, working together, pulled our first line in the timely manner, but we became bogged down in the process of replacing the 6th and 7th animals. We each had a different view of what we felt was a more important cull factor. After all we were sorting through some awesome animals the best of the best.” “We need to create an element of surprise and anticipation as the audience and exhibitors wait for the final placings.”