| President's Letter - 4th Quarter 2010 |
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| Written by Marshall Losey |
| December 14 2010 |
 Here in Northern Arizona we are still in winter’s grip. I’m very grateful for lights and electricity in the barn and heaters in the water troughs. The bucks are beginning to calm down and eat now that the majority of the does are bred, except for the few annoying dry yearlings that I chose to hold over in order to decrease our workload. About every 3 weeks they send the bucks in to an uproar for a few days and it causes me to rethink my decision but I really don’t want June/July kids!With many of you already kidding, and our first kids expected around the middle of March it’s time to get our kidding and milking supplies in order. Also, be sure to check the nitrogen level on your semen tanks as they are easily forgotten during the busy time of kid- ding season. Show season is coming fast. Many clubs are really struggling in order to host shows this year so be sure to offer help in any way that you can. Sponsor a class, donate to the show raffle, donate awards, bring extra animals in order to help sanction if needed, provide trans- portation for the judges, volunteer to ring-steward. We all have to help if we want to keep these shows going. I want to remind everyone to help in some way to support the youth in your area. Volunteer to lead or assist a 4-H or FFA club. Provide healthy animals and guidance to new dairy goat owners. The youth of today will be our INBA of the future. Thanks so much to Ziggy Ginest for Volunteering to chair our All- American Program. Our club is based solely upon it’s volunteers. If you haven’t already, be sure to send in your INBA membership renewal immediately. It is also time to take advantage of a special advertising offer, for just $10 you and your herd can be a part of INBA's annual full-page co-op ad in the April, NUBIAN EDITION of United Caprine News. Your ad can include your herd name and up to six additional lines of contact information (such as your name, ad- dress, phone number, email, website url, and/or a short tag line).Payment can be made either by check (made out to INBA and mailed to the Caroline Lawson) or through the PayPal link now up on the INBA website at: www.i-n-b-a.org. Deadline is March 2nd! Please contact your INBA Board with questions or comments. We need your input in order to serve you better. Wishing you the happiest of New Years! In peace and thanks, Marshall Losey INBA President |
