Welcome!
Since there isn't a formal state meat goat producer association in Wisconsin, this website, email group and information serves as a way for individuals who raise meat goats to connect, network, share information and learn from each other. As of early 2017, the Indianhead Sheep Breeders Association, now the Indianhead Sheep and Goat Breeders Association, has welcomed goat producers (milk, meat, fiber) into its membership. For more information, visit www.indianheadsheepandgoat.org.
This is an informal network.
This is an informal network.
Demand for Meat Goats is Here and Continues to Grow
Since the network started in March 2015, there have been a number of great success already, including assisting farmers in sourcing new breeding stock and helping connect consumers and wholesale buyers with goat meat or live commercial goats. The network's email/listserv and closed Facebook group are continuing to grow at a constant pace. This is just a small snapshot of the demand for meat goats and goat meat in Wisconsin and the Midwest.
Wisconsin Meat Goat Producers Network Email Group
As a starting point, an email group (listserv) has been set up, as of March 2015. This idea is "borrowed" from the meat goat email group that's managed by Minnesota Extension service. Here's how to join the Wisconsin Meat Goat Producers Network email group:
1.Request to join here: https://groups.google.com/d/forum/wisconsin-meat-goat-producers
2.Click on "Apply for Membership." You may need to create a Google account.
3.In the additional information, please include the following information:
◦your name
◦farm name
◦location
◦brief description of your farming operation
Tip: To ensure you receive email from the listserv, when signing up, under Email Delivery select Abridged Email, Digest Email or All Email. If you select no email you will have to login to see group activity. By receiving emails, you'll get information in a timely manner.
If "No Email" is selected, the group coordinator will update the deliver to "Abridged Email," so you actually receive emails through the listserv. If you wish to only participate by logging into the Google Group website, contact the email group coordinator at [email protected].
Please be respectable in your communication and do not spam fellow group members. Email group rules may be established in the future.
2.Click on "Apply for Membership." You may need to create a Google account.
3.In the additional information, please include the following information:
◦your name
◦farm name
◦location
◦brief description of your farming operation
Tip: To ensure you receive email from the listserv, when signing up, under Email Delivery select Abridged Email, Digest Email or All Email. If you select no email you will have to login to see group activity. By receiving emails, you'll get information in a timely manner.
If "No Email" is selected, the group coordinator will update the deliver to "Abridged Email," so you actually receive emails through the listserv. If you wish to only participate by logging into the Google Group website, contact the email group coordinator at [email protected].
Please be respectable in your communication and do not spam fellow group members. Email group rules may be established in the future.
Wisconsin Meat Goat Producers Network Facebook Group
Join the Facebook networking group: Wisconsin Meat Goat Producers Network. We're now up to 220+ members. If you're not in the group, consider joining it. There's great conversation on management practices, opportunity to network with others who raise meat goats or have an interest in raising meat goats in WISCONSIN and even find farms with breeding stock for sale.
Our focus is on growing the meat goat market in Wisconsin, so our Facebook group membership is limited to those raising goats or planning to raise goats in Wisconsin and border states. If you request to join the group, you may receive a message asking about your qualifications for membership. Please look in your other messages folder if you aren't approved right away or see a message.
Our focus is on growing the meat goat market in Wisconsin, so our Facebook group membership is limited to those raising goats or planning to raise goats in Wisconsin and border states. If you request to join the group, you may receive a message asking about your qualifications for membership. Please look in your other messages folder if you aren't approved right away or see a message.