OFI 1257: Why You Should Consider Adding Goats To Your Farm | Tom Boyer | American Goat Federation

I have been talking about raising goats since I began this show over seven years ago. And during that seven year period a lot has changed in terms of my level of knowledge, experience and sophistication with goats. The market for meat goats has been so strong that I have been buying females whenever I have been able to, and I haven’t sold a female born on my farm in three years. I definitely have a long term outlook on these animals, and I want to get into a position that will allow me to sell a sizable number of goats each fall.

The one risk that I run with what I have been doing, and with the advice I have been giving all of you when it comes to raising goats is the price. If the great price that we have been getting for goats over the past several years drops by my advice and my goat herd won’t be worth nearly as much as I think they are now. So, I decided to have an expert on the show to discuss this and dig a little deeper into the market for these animals.

Today, Tom Boyer of the American Goat Federation, joins me to talk about the demand for goats, long term trends and the challenges of having supply meet demand for goat in the U.S. It is a great time to be a knowledgeable goat producer with the correct infrastructure in the U.S., but the allure of high prices can also be the catalyst to getting some people into goats before they are really ready. Tom and I will talk all about this and more in this episode.

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