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March 02, 2010

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ELMORE COUNTY TO HOST SHEEP & GOAT EXPO MARCH 13

Debra Davis (334) 613-4686

March 02, 2010

The Elmore County Farmers Federation will host a Sheep and Goat Expo March 13 at the Elmore County Ag Center on Queen Ann Road in Wetumpka.

The program begins at 9:30 a.m. with a photography contest. Other activities that day include a dairy goat display, sheep shearing, goat and sheep cook-off, cheese making and the Alabama Youth Born and Bred Market Meat and Breeding Doe Show.

Speakers and topics will include: Dr. Boyd Brady of Auburn University on dairy goat production; Dr. Darrell Rankins of Auburn on nutrition and feed; Dr. Sandra Solaiman of Tuskegee University on dairy goats versus meat goats; and Robert Spencer of Alabama A&M University Extension on value-added dairy goat opportunities.

For more information contact Edie Grover at 334-514-0495 or email her at egwildwind@aol.com.

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