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These are unedited versions of the articles and columns, so they may or may
not be exactly as they appeared when originally published.
February
2001, Goat Rancher Article, "Commercial Seedstock, Producing Goats
For The Real World"
February 2001, Meat Goat News, Letter To The
Editor Regarding "Kikos Live Up To Their Reputation"
April 2001, Goat Rancher Column, "New Columnist
To Cover Commercial Production"
April 2001, Meat Goat News, Letter To The
Editor Regarding "Clarification on the Kiko Article"
May 2001, Goat Rancher Column, "Performance
Tests Show No Partiality"
June 2001, Goat Rancher Column, "Interpreting
Buck Test Data"
July 2001, Goat Rancher Column, "Goats Don't
Seem Suited To Feedlot"
August 2001, Goat Rancher Column, "The Right
Broker Can Provide Valuable Service When Purchasing A Goat Herd"
September 2001, Goat Rancher Column, "Lush,
Green Grass May Lack Sufficient Nutrients"
October 2001, Goat Rancher Column, "Thinking
Big Has Its Advantages"
November 2001, Goat Rancher Column, "Here Are
Some Mistakes To Avoid On Goat Farm"
December 2001, Goat Rancher Column, "If You Raise Goats, You'll Probably Need A Guard Dog"
January 2002, Goat Rancher Column, "Why Not Kid
Out In Summer?"
February 2002, Goat Rancher Column, "Price
Trends Can Help Producers"
March 2002, Goat Rancher Column, "Smart
Nannies Wait Until Decent Weather To Have Their Babies"
April 2002, Goat Rancher Column, "Check The
Fine Print When Buying Breeding Stock"
May 2002, Goat Rancher Column, "AMGA Develops
Standards For Commercial Goats"
June 2002, Goat Rancher Column, "What Breed Of
Goat Should You Buy?"
July 2002, Goat Rancher Column, "Sitting
Around, Nothing To Do - That's How Raising Meat Goats Should Be!"
August 2002, Goat Rancher Column, "Why Kikos
Didn't Work For Me"
September 2002, Goat Rancher Column, "Are Your
Goats Getting Enough Protein"
October 2002, Goat Rancher Column, "How Do You
Decide How Much Supplementation To Give Your Goats?"
November 2002, Goat Rancher Column, "Producers
Should Focus On Rate Of Growth"
December 2002, Goat Rancher Column, "Money
Available To Set Up Meat Goat Operation"
January 2003, Goat Rancher Column, "Fastest
Growing Kids Are Usually Most Muscled"
February 2003, Goat Rancher Column, "Ethnic
Holidays Best Opportunity To Market Goats"
March 2003, Goat Rancher Column, "Boer-cross
Kids Often Outperform Fullbloods"
April 2003, Goat Rancher Column, "Plenty Of
Plant Varieties Available For Goats"
May 2003, Goat Rancher Column, "Some Forages
Can Cause Problems For Goats - Under Certain Conditions"
June 2003, Goat Rancher Column, "There Are
Advantages To Having Kids Arrive All At Same Time"
July 2003, Goat Rancher Column, "How Do Kids
Perform Before Performance Test?"
August 2003, Goat Rancher Column, "Are Breed
Standards Backed Up By Facts?"
September 2003, Goat Rancher Column, "Looks Can
Be Deceiving When Picking Best Does"
October 2003, Goat Rancher Column, "Focus On
Bottomline, Not Goat's Color" Unedited, includes commentary on the
unhealthy state of the registered Boer goat market and photos that did not
appear in the magazine.
November 2003, Goat Rancher Column, "Good Bucks
Are An Investment, Not An Expense"
December 2003, Goat Rancher Column, "Will
Buyers Push Goat Prices To Unreasonable Highs?" Unedited,
includes a substantial section that did not appear in the magazine.
January 2004, Goat Rancher Column, "Putting
Budget On Paper Can Be Eye-Opener" Includes budget info for
show goat operations that did not appear in the magazine.
February 2004, Goat Rancher Column, "Some Tips
To Make Goat Raising Easier"
March 2004, Goat Rancher Column, "Shelters and
Storage Important Part of Goat Operation"
April 2004, Goat Rancher Column, "Why Do
Nannies Reject Some Newborn Kids?"
May 2004, Goat Rancher Column, "Larger
Slaughter Kids Bringing Top Dollar"
June 2004, Goat Rancher Column, "Some Goat
Ailments Are Transmissible To Humans"
July 2007, Goat Rancher Column,
"Performance Comes From Maintaining Records & Testing"
August 2007, Goat Rancher Column, "Only Proper Testing Can
Diagnose CL"
September 2007, Goat Rancher Column, "Good
Looks Aren't Everything" Unedited, includes a substantial
section that did not appear in the magazine.
October 2007, Goat Rancher Column, "Check
Forage's Nutrition On Both 'Dry-Matter' Basis and 'As-Fed' Basis"
November 2007, Goat Rancher Column, "Analyzing
ASU's Buck Test Data"
December 2007, Goat Rancher Column, "The Myth
of Hybrid Vigor in Meat Goats" This column did not appear in the
magazine because the publisher raises Kiko goats, and they didn't do very
well in the analysis.
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