Defra Funded Goat Welfare Meetings
I am pleased to enclose an invitation to the first
Defra-funded meetings on goat welfare.
There will be 6 meetings throughout England during late January
and February 2012.
ADAS have campaigned hard for funded meetings for the
minority livestock sector and the levels of attendance and the feedback
received will be reviewed and details will be submitted to Defra at the
end of this series. We would
really like as many people as possible to attend in order to make these
sessions a success.
If you have any further ideas on how we can build
awareness of these meetings and encourage attendance, please contact me.
We look forward to your help in this matter and hope
to see you at one of the meetings.
Thanks and regards
Odelle Walker
Livestock Consultant
Agriculture England
ADAS
e-mail:
odelle.walker@adas.co.uk
Tel/fax:
01377 219171 -
07989 348137
www.adas.co.uk
http://aplus.adas.co.uk
Defra hobby pig keeping workshops at:
http://aplus.adas.co.uk/Services/AHW/Health-and-welfare-workshops-hobby-pig-keeping.aspx
Defra Goat Welfare Workshops at:
http://aplus.adas.co.uk/Services/AHW/Health-and-welfare-workshops-goat-keeping-in-2012.aspx
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All members are cordially invited to the Annual
Farm Visit and BBGS AGM on 16th October 2011, at Chestnut Meats,
Radmore Green Farm, Tarporley Cheshire, by kind permission of Tim
and Marnie Dobson.
This is turning into a popular event and a great
day out or weekend away, with the location different each year. It is an
ideal opportunity to meet other members and Boer goat breeders and to
have a look round a farm and see how other people do things. And maybe
also put a few faces to names.
Below is the programme of events for the 2011 AGM
day
Sunday 16th
October 2011
British Boer Goat Society Meeting and AGM
Venue: Tim and Marnie Dobson's,
Chestnut Meats,
Radmore Green
Farm,
Radmore Green,
Spurstow,
Tarporley,
Cheshire
CW6 9RL
We have a fully packed varied programme for the
day!
10.00am - Arrival
10.15am - Tour of the farm (A commercial
Meat Goat farm) - an ideal chance to look round a goat farm and
discuss all things goat.
11.30am - Talk by Marnie Dobson (a Nuffield
scholar) on "How to grow a niche market"
Afterwards if there is time Marnie will show us
some slides of her recent visit to research goats and goat meat in
Texas, including visits to some top studs.
12.30pm - Lunch - spit roasted goat
2.00pm - AGM
4.00pm - close and depart
To help with the catering please can we have an
idea of numbers - so if you intend to come please contact Marnie and let
her know asap on 01829 260437 or e-mail marnie@chestnutmeats.co.uk
Also, as some people may travel up the night
before there will be an opportunity to get together for anyone
interested on the Saturday (15th Oct) evening 8.00pm onwards at The Yew
Tree Inn,
www.theyewtreebunbury.com
Long Lane, Spurstow, Bunbury, CW6 9RD
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Agenda for the British Boer Goat Society AGM
16th
October 2011 is:
1. Apologies for absence
2. Minutes of 2010 AGM.
3. Matters arising
3. Chairman’s Report
4. Treasurer’s Report
5. Registration Secretary’s Report
6. Secretary’s Report
7. Editor’s Report
8. Update of the Society Constitution (Rules and regulations)
9. Review of charges for registrations
10. Election of new Committee
11. Any other business
12. Next AGM
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Seeking New ideas for the BBGS website
We are looking for new ideas for our website, open to every member,
if you have an idea or any suggestions please do let me know.
So far it has been put forward that we have an equipment for sale and
equipment wanted page, so if any of you have items that you need or
items to sell please get in touch and I will get the ball rolling.
If enough of you take part we could also have a gallery page of
funny, unusual or your favourite pictures of your Boer's.
How would you all feel if we ran our own BBGS photo competition? and
maybe at a later date had our own calendar?
A buyers guide on avoiding
the pitfalls of buying Boer goats will soon be listed on the website.
Look forward to hearing your ideas, Marilyn (Web Editor)
