GoatMT to provide outreach, education about goat production in Montana

Morgan Rose
Dec 4, 2021
Dec 4, 2021 Updated Dec 7, 2021

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Bar 88 Consulting & Livestock, along with Brent Roeder, Montana State University (MSU) Extension sheep specialist, and MSU Extension agents Julianne Snedigar and Kellie Kahtani, have partnered together to offer a two-year goat production education program. Funded through a grant by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture Beginning Farmer Rancher Development Program, GoatMT aims to offer outreach and education about the potential successes of goat production in the state of Montana.

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