Goat Symposium
Our 1st annual Goat Symposium is coming up on January 10, 2026 from 9 am to 3:30 pm. This is an opportunity for goat producers of all kinds to learn more and improve their businesses. The symposium will be held at the Alphin-Stuart Arena arena on the Virginia Tech campus.
The day will start with “Lets talk Goats” by Dr. Keven Pelzer DVM, followed by a panel of 8 professionals in the goat industry sharing their secrets of how to make it in the goat business.
Topics include:
- Raising 4H and FFA Show Goats
- Goats for Clearing and Land Management
- Marketing Goat Value added Products
- The Fiber Industry
- Going Grades “A” with your Goat Dairy
- Commercial Meat Goat Production and Sales
- Successful Herd Share Marketing
- Raising and Marketing Registered Goats
Did you enjoy or miss the 4th Annual G.O.A.T (Greatest of All Time) Sheep and Goat Festival!?!? Ewe are in luck! We are CELEBRATING our 5th Annual G.O.A.T (Greatest of All Time) on September 27, 2025 from 9am – 4pm at the New River Valley Fairgrounds in Dublin, Virginia! We are excited to announce that we will still have all of your favorite attractions – live music, live demonstrations including sheep shearing, goat milking, yarn spinning, weaving, herding sheep with dogs, and much more! We will also be providing a petting zoo, kid’s craft and activity area, multiple photo booths, a wide variety of sheep and goats, and storytelling. If that wasn’t enough, our many vendors who make exciting creations from wool and/or goat milk will be selling their products! We will have educational booths and displays, and everyone’s favorite – the Spinning Wheel of Prizes! We will also have a Starter Flock Sale! If you’ve been “on the fence” about raising sheep or goats, this is your chance to get a great start!
Contact us!
New Holland Market Report
We regularly send sheep and goats to the New Holland market as a club. Reach out to find more information in how to participate!
Most recent market report: https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_1913.pdf