Certified Master Goat or Sheep Producer Program for beginners or experienced producers. Small ruminant Productions, management, & marketing updates. Class will be held at UF/IFAS Polk County Extension Service, 1702 S Hwy 17S., Bartow, FL 33831. Cost is $50 for full program or $25 per day. There are 15 participants registered now but CLASS WILL BE CANCELED IF WE DON’T GET AT LEAST 25 PARTICIPANTS since presenters must travel from Tallahassee. If you planned to register at the last minute, please do so today. Contct Mary Beth Henry at 863-519-8677 x110 or mbhenry@ufl.edu.
DECEMBER 7, 2011 – COTTAGE FOOD LAW WORKSHOP
LAKE CITY, FL — The UF-IFAS Columbia County Extension Offfice is presenting and educational workshop for smalll farmers and farmers market vendors on Wednesday, Dec. 7th, from 5:30 to 6:30 pm. The theme of the wokshop is: Cottage Foods 101: Navigating Florida’s New Regulations for Small Producers.
Jenny Jump, Columbia County Ext. Family and Consumer Science Agent will present information on the Florida Cottage Flood Law Requirement. Linda Landrum, UF-IFAS Marketing and rural Development Extension Agent will present information on the Florida food permit requirements for a certified kitchen. Derek Barber, Columbia County Livestock Agent will present information on livestock requirements, such as poultry, that are allowed.
Please call 386-752-5384 and leave your name and number and how many will be attending in your party so we can plan. There is no fee for attending this worksshop.
DEC. 10th – YOUTH MEAT & DAIRY GOAT SHOWMANSHIP CLINIC
There will be a youth dairy and meat goat showmanship clinic December 10th, beginning at 10am at the Marion Co. Extension Ofc. in Ocala FL.
The clinic is free and open to all youth. For complete details go to www.Seyfair.com.
FMGA CONFERENCE FEBRUARY 25, 2012
President, Andrea Salzedo, and her conference committee are putting together a superb conference — one you don’t want to miss. It will be held at the Bartow IFAS center. If you already have goats or are just thinking about getting into goats there will be much valuable information presented. Watch for the agenda & early registration forms. They will be put on the website soon.
COUNTRY STORE IS BETTER THAN EVERY NOW
FMGA’s COUNTRY STORE still has the shirts, caps, cups & books it had before and there will be breed specific T-Shirts soon. There are the two books, “HOW TO RAISE GOATS” by Carol A. Amundson and “THE FIELD GUIDE TO GOATS” by Cheryl Kimball, C.V.T. The first book tells you everything you ever wondered about when it comes to raising goats and the second book has many color pictures that show nearly every breed of goats in the world.
JUST CLICK ON COUNTRY STORE AND ORDER ON LINE TODAY! We now have PayPal for your convenience You can purchase these items at the FMGA’s Conference on February 25, 2012 but why wait. Order NOW. The books, or T-shirts, would make good gifts. .
