July, August and September are three of my favorite months around the farm, not because of what I have going on at home, but because it’s the time of year that 4-H and FFA members around the country get to showcase all of their hard work and dedication. County fair is the highlight of the year for many youth who show livestock. They may not be able to travel to open jackpot shows or make national shows, but they can make the fair and for many, this is their only opportunity to show off. Usually a week-long event, the fair gives youth the opportunity to show in showmanship, breeding and…

This last weekend, I had the opportunity to attend another goat show, the Tri-County Goat Show, which was held at the Boulder County Fairgrounds in Longmont, Colo. This was my third time attending this show, and the more shows that I attend, the more people I get to know. Each show is more fun for me than the last, due mainly to this fact; I love meeting new people, and listening to their stories about how they got started raising goats, and how they got to where they are now. I know what I need to do before each show, and I know that all over the state there were…

We have officially made it through spring, and are now into the summer, which for me means show season, as well as more dairy kids. Our next kids will arrive at the end of June, with my Nigerian Dwarf doe Mattie. I am hoping for blue eyed doelings, but you never know what you will get until they are on the ground. We also have several shows coming up, with the next one being the Tri County Goat Show in Longmont at the Boulder County Fairgrounds at the end of June. We will be taking several doelings and one milker, so it should be an exciting show. The month of May has not been uneventful,…