OFI 621: Crossing State Lines To Sell Goats And Create A Business | FFA SAE Edition | Shane Boger | Elkmont High School FFA

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SHOW NOTES

INTRODUCING SHANE BOGER!

Shane is our second guest to come from Elkmont High School in Alabama. He is just getting started in his FFA career and will be transitioning from his freshman to sophomore year of high school this summer.

Shane has been raising Boer goats for some time now, and this is just ramping up in the FFA. His herd of goats is now up to 14. He has been getting active in his marketing of these goats as well. He has found a sale outside of Alabama, in Pulaski, Tennessee that he believes gives him the best chance of marketing his goats for top dollar. This is where he prefers to sell his animals.

It will be interesting to see how this develops with Shane as he continues this project and advances in high school.

SUPERVISED AGRICULTURAL EXPERIENCE: Goat Production

HIGH SCHOOL: Elkmont High School; Elkmont, Alabama

MASCOT: Red Devils

FFA ADVISOR: Ben Maples

CONTACT INFORMATION FOR SHANE BOGER:

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Shane’s FFA Advisor’s Email Address: ben.maples@lcsk12.org

Elkmont High School Telephone Number: (256) 732-4291

FFA LINKS:

National FFA Organization

Supervised Agricultural Experiences (SAE’s)

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Only 2% of Americans grow and raise most of the food and livestock consumed by the other 98% as well as the rest of the world. FFA is providing the needed education, training and resources to Americans that will carry that torch forward and insure that America continues to have inexpensive, quality food.
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