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Meet Lizzie Hefner, a 17-year-old Boer goat enthusiast from Indiana, dedicated to youth leadership and community involvement. Lizzie Hefner Hi, I'm Lizzie Hefner and I’m from Lebanon, Indiana! My family raise a smaller herd of Boer goats, and you can usually find me in the barn alongside my dad, Brian, or my younger sister, Addy. For the past eight years, I've been actively involved in the Boer goat industry through raising, showing across the country, and serving in leadership roles. The relationships I've built and the experiences I've gained have had a indescribable impact on my life. One of my greatest joys of being involved in the show stock industry is connecting with junior members! I love encouraging young exhibitors, sharing what I've learned, and watching them develop confidence, friendships, and a passion for the agriculture industry. This fall, I'll be attending Oklahoma State University as a McKnight Scholar, where I'll pursue degrees in Agricultural Communications and Political Science. I have a deep appreciation for the American agriculture industry and believe one of the best ways to give back to the community that raised me is through thoughtful advocacy and meaningful communication. My goal is to help bridge the gap between producers and consumers by sharing our story with honesty, accessibility, and purpose. Whether you have a question about goats, want to visit about the livestock industry, or simply want to say hello, I'd love to meet you! Don't hesitate to reach out and chat!

Need to submit registration docs, transfer forms, changes to your ABGA account, or additional tasks for the ABGA office to complete? Complete the work order form, and upload your documents. Submit a Work Order Submit registration documents, forms, changes to your ABGA account, and additional tasks for the ABGA office to complete. Rule 102 has been revised and will take effect October 1, 2025 . Beginning on this date, all work submitted to the ABGA office must be paid for before processing . Additionally, account suspension for outstanding invoices will occur after 60 days (reduced from 90 days). You will be prompted to make a payment after the completion of the Submit a Work Order form. You can also submit a payment on our Payment Center page. - Please allow 1-2 business days for the office to confirm receipt of your work order. If you do not hear from us within this time frame, please call the office at (325) 486-2242. The office is currently working on work orders submitted on: Aug 17, 2026 If you need your work completed sooner than the date above, please request a RUSH on your work order. Payment must be provided before the work can be completed. After submitting your rush request, please call the ABGA office to provide payment. Rush orders are sent via USPS First Class mail. If you require special mailing, please let us know. Need forms? Click here Submitting a Certificate of Registration? All certificates sent electronically MUST be voided on the front and back of the certificate, and the registration number must be written on the back of the certificate. Follow the steps below to before submitting a Certificate of Registration. Write VOID in large letters, in blue or black ink, on both sides of the certificate. Write the goat’s registration number on the back of the certificate. This step is to keep track of multiple certificates being submitted. We don’t want to mix up your certificates! Scan a color copy or take a photo of your certificates. Upload your certificates! If you don’t want to void your certificates, you can always mail your certificates to the ABGA office!

The Percentage Doe of Excellence Award Program is open to ABGA registered Percentage Does. DOE OF EXCELLENCE 10905305 1HAZE SILHOUETTE Doe 6/30/26 10914958 H2F MOON KNIGHT Doe 6/16/26 10986462 AZSF SMOKE A MARY JANE Doe 5/5/26 Allison Roberts Allison Roberts 10894661 JMI BLONDE AMBITION Doe 4/7/26 Jason Miller/Justin Whitehurst Jason Miller/Justin Whitehurst 10894661 JMI BLONDE AMBITION Doe 4/7/26 Jason Miller/Justin Whitehurst Jason Miller/Justin Whitehurst 10908013 5RF SQUARE SHOOTER Doe 3/31/26 Olivia Rosemeyer Ross Rosemeyer 10844267 2RSF RONSAL PARADISE CITY Doe 2/6/26 Deanna Good George Peterson 10916071 HOBBY ENCORE BO JO L2211 Doe 1/29/26 Michael Ackley-Grady Bill, Sue, Christie, Rebecca & Nicole Hobby 10870452 3HAZE WHITE OUT Doe 11/20/25 Bryan & Amy Hazelbaker Brody Hazelbaker 10917407 KYBF PINE BANK 22 PORSCHE Doe 11/19/25 Timothy, Arlan & Becky Humble Dennis, Shari, Corey & Emily Billups 10837668 0913 HW FARMS TENNESSEE HONEY Doe 10/31/25 Sherry Reynolds Cale & Samantha Horton 10756825 9RDB SWEET TART Doe 10/20/25 Levi Dale Levi Dale Reg. # Goat's Name Sex Award Date Owner Breeder Load More The Percentage Doe of Excellence Award Program is open to ABGA registered Percentage Does.

The 2024 Annual Member's Meeting will take place on June 12, 2024 in Louisville, Kentucky. Members Meeting Agenda Members Meeting Agenda The 2024 Annual Member's Meeting will take place on June 12, 2024 in Louisville, Kentucky. The 2024 Annual Member's Meeting will take place on June 12, 2024 at the 2024 ABGA & JABGA National Show in Louisville, Kentucky. The meeting will take place following the Junior Buck Pairs Class during the lunch break. AGENDA Introduction of ABGA Board of Directors Introduction of Retiring Board members Introduction of New ABGA Board of Directors Introduction of Ambassador of the Breed Award Treasurer's Report iCompete update DNA update Strategic Plan Lunch will be provided by: For more information or questions, contact Rodney Wilson, National Show Chair, region.10@abga.org

The American Boer Goat Association: Protecting, Promoting, and Recording the American Boer Goat Breed. iCompete Find iCompete updates, how-to videos, report an issue and more. Go to iCompete Report a Problem Watch Tutorials View Updates New to iCompete? Check out these step-by-step tutorial to get you started. More tutorials coming soon! How to Transfer a Goat on iCompete How to Sign Up for iCompete & Renew Your Membership How to Register a Percentage Goat with an Unregistered Dam Next Back Updates on iCompete Technical Issues and Features These are the major issues or missing features with iCompete. We are working through smaller bugs on the member and staff side of iCompete that shouldn't affect registrations. Please report any issues you are having with registrations that are not listed below by clicking the Report a Problem button above. The "BLUE SCREEN" is no longer being updated or supported. iCompete is an all-in-one solution that includes registry, competition and shows, and research. You will no longer need two logins to manage your herd and data. You can view the new Herd Book by logging into your iCompete account and clicking the Herd Book button. Data Errors. Due to more than 13 million animals, plus member and show data being transferred to our new system, some data transferred over incorrectly. No data was lost. We are working on getting that data corrected. If you see incorrect information on your account or owned animals, click the Report a Problem button and let us know. Herd Book Updates. We are currently working on the Herd Book, and archived show and points data to reflect more data, as it did on the "blue screen." Please allow some time for these updates to be made. Listing Papers. We are unable to print listing papers at this time. If you have trouble registering a listing paper animal, or trouble registering offspring from a listing paper animal, please contact the office. Herd Disposal/Management. Marking your animal as deceased is available. We are still working on marking your animals as "sold without papers" or "sold with papers" to remove them from your herd. Transactions. There is currently no transactions page for members. If you would like a report of your transactions, please contact the ABGA office. This feature is currently being worked on. Payment for work done in the office. The iCompete developers are currently working on a payment system for work done in the office. Currently, you will receive an invoice in your email if you did not provide payment up front. iCompete News & Updates ABGA Member Update – Rule Changes & iCompete Enhancements Sep 26, 2025 READ MORE My Animals list: Search and Sort Options Nov 27, 2024 READ MORE Viewing Progeny Points on iCompete Nov 21, 2024 READ MORE iCompete Update: Registrations are now fully automated! Nov 13, 2024 READ MORE Renew You ABGA Membership on iCompete Oct 3, 2024 READ MORE Multi-Owned Goats Now Displaying in All Owners Inventory Sep 27, 2023 READ MORE Next Back Adult members can register for their Junior accounts again. Sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused.

American Boer Goat Association: Protecting, promoting, and recording the American Boer Goat breed. Events Calendar Promote your sale on our Events Calendar! List your Boer goat sales with ABGA. Gain free promotion, social media reach, and newsletter features when you include a JABGA Donation Lot. Promote your sale! American Boer Goat Association The American Boer Goat Association will protect the core values and traits that make the Boer goat the premier meat goat breed in America through promotion and recording of the breed. Join today! Boer Banners Serve on a Committee - Deadline August 15th! Aug 12, 2026 29 Judges Certification application closes August 28,2026 Aug 12, 2026 45 Letter from the President of ABGA Aug 12, 2026 47 Load More OUR PARTNERS iCompete Renew your membership, register and transfer animals, download temporary certificates, view show results, and more! Go to iCompete Submit Work Need to submit registration docs, transfer forms, changes to your ABGA account, or additional tasks for the ABGA office to complete? Submit a Work Order Join ABGA Annual Adult Memberships run from January 1 to December 31, and are $75 annually. Join ABGA Renew your membership Renew with your existing email on file with our new member software iCompete. Renew Request DNA Testing Members and non-members can request DNA testing at a set price from ABGA and UC Davis. Request DNA View Show Results View past ABGA & JABGA Sanctioned and Regional Show results on iCompete. See results Office Updates Keep up with announcements, reminders, events, and more from the ABGA office. The office is currently working on work orders received on: August 17, 2026 Updated 8/20/2026 Aug 12, 2026 Serve on a Committee - Deadline August 15th! Aug 12, 2026 Judges Certification application closes August 28,2026 Aug 12, 2026 Letter from the President of ABGA View all Office Updates Today's Date Today's Date

Check out this useful showmanship tip from JABGA Board President, Cecelia Knott. JABGA President Cecelia Knott's Showmanship Tip Check out this useful showmanship tip from JABGA Board President, Cecelia Knott. Practice! Practice! Practice! Set goals for yourself. Have someone video you practicing, so you can watch yourself and see how you may need to make some changes. Everyone shows a little differently but watching more experienced showmen is beneficial. Related Posts

Points towards Doe of Excellence in the Percentage Doe Herd Book, and points towards Ennoblement in the Fullblood/Purebred Herd Book are awarded according to the charts on this page. SHOW POINTS CHARTS Points towards Doe of Excellence in the Percentage Doe Herd Book, and Points towards Ennoblement in the Fullblood/Purebred Herd Book are awarded according to these Charts for ABGA Sanctioned Shows: Points for the ABGA National Show are awarded according to the following charts:

Ashley Roles Back to Board of Directors Ashley Roles Secretary , Region 1 Email My parents would tell you that I was born in a barn. It might have been a sheep barn, but a barn, nonetheless. I was blessed with learning the ins and outs of the show and commercial industry as I had amazing mentors such as Terry Brown and Becky Crighton. I was active in 4-H since the 4th grade and served as a national 4-H ambassador. As of today, I am still involved in 4-H and serve as the Oregon State Fair Meat Goat Superintendent. I served both on the state level and national level in both Oregon Romney Breeders Association and the American Romney Breeders Association. Currently, I teach local youth about herd management through seminars set up by our local 4-H clubs or ag programs. Additionally, I enjoy and travel the Pacific Northwest (PNW) judging market animals at local fairs and/or jackpot shows. I was introduced to the Boer goats in 2008 at the Oregon Meat Goat Producers show and education seminar. I showed in USBGA shows until the ABGA made its way out west, and I joined in 2010. Since 2008, I have run my own herd of Boer goats. My goal has always been to produce high quality stock that can produce something for every kind of customer, from a 4-H kid that is selling at county fair or a doe that can compete at nationals. Currently, I own Culver Family Farm with Tim White, our daughters Lucy and Ella, along with my parents, Scott and Teresa Culver. The last time I counted we had over 180 head of goats and that number just keeps on growing. We sold out of the sheep about 4 years ago and started up Culver Family Farm Transportation Services LLC. This business has allowed me to gain knowledge and perspectives from different farms across the United States. Not to mention to meet and network with some amazing folks. My daytime job is working as a critical care nurse and I have been loving this career for over 10 years; with the last five of that being a charge nurse. I have served on numerous committees at work including policies and procedures, practice committees, and house-wide committees. I also enjoying serving as a preceptor and mentor to nursing students and new nurses. With all these experiences, I believe they have prepared me to represent the ABGA membership. The goat industry is what I work so hard for to promote and engage with in the (PNW). I know full well how the decisions made by the board impacts the breeders, exhibitors, shows, and youth development. It is important to me to keep the industry growing and always have a positive outlook, where we want people to engage various capacities. If Lucy and Ella choose this lifestyle, I want them to have something to look forward to in the industry. Mostly, I want the voices of Region 1 members to be heard here in the PNW, from the smallest hobby herd to the biggest commercial breeders. Thank you, Ashley Roles ABGA Region 1 Director (I do work nightshift and may respond at odd times. If urgent please notify me by 541-231-1222) Previous Director Next Director

Casey Stevens’ goal is to change the meat goat industry. Check out her award winning research! JABGA Member Casey Stevens Researches Goat Meat Casey Stevens’ goal is to change the meat goat industry. Check out her award winning research! An Unknown Staple of Meat | A Study of The Boer Goat Industry Casey Stevens’ goal is to change the meat goat industry. Her research “An Unknown Staple of Meat, A Study of The Meat Goat Industry” came in 4th in the Ag Sociology category at the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo. You can download and view her study here. Casey_Stevens_An_Unknown_Staple_of_Meat .pdf Download PDF • 962KB Related Posts

The ABGA affiliate program is a partnership between regional goat clubs and ABGA. With the rapid growth in the meat goat industry, the local meat goat and Boer goat clubs have an increased role of education, marketing and promotion. ABGA Affiliate Membership The ABGA Affiliate Program is a partnership between regional goat clubs and ABGA. With the rapid growth in the meat goat industry, the local meat goat and Boer goat clubs have an increased role of education, marketing and promotion. These local groups provide an essential role in promoting the industry and educating breeders. Indiana Boer Goat Association Iowa Meat Goat Association Mid-Atlantic Goat Association Minnesota Boer Goat Association North Dakota Meat Goat Association Tennessee Meat Goat Association Indiana Boer Goat Association Junior Wisconsin Meat Goat Association Mid-Atlantic Goat Association Indiana Boer Goat Association Junior Wisconsin Meat Goat Association Mid-Atlantic Goat Association North Dakota Goat Association Minnesota Boer Goat Association North Dakota Meat Goat Association Tennessee Meat Goat Association Why join our membership? Invest in yourself and connect with a national network, gain access to resources, mentorship, and support to grow your events, membership, and community. Be part of advancing the Boer goat industry-locally and beyond! Benefits you can gain with us. Apply today! Download printable form Standard $75 Annual Membership Name and logo on ABGA website Vendor Table at Nationals Open Forum Access Affiliate Committee Seat Premium $150 Annual Membership All Standard Benefits Kickback Incentives (Membership & Sponsorship) Mentorship Program Access Affiliate Event Page Collaborative Marketing Tools

Discovering the rewards of showing goats: hard work, passion, community, and personal growth make every moment in the ring worthwhile. The Reward of Pursuing Your Passion Discovering the rewards of showing goats: hard work, passion, community, and personal growth make every moment in the ring worthwhile. The Reward of Pursuing Your Passion For those who are passionate about the goat industry, there is nothing quite like the feeling of showing. It’s a combination of hard work, dedication, and pride that makes every moment in the ring worth it. Whether you are a seasoned veteran or just beginning your journey, the process of preparing and showing goats provides invaluable life lessons, and the hard work always pays off in the end. One of the key responsibilities of showing goats is the commitment it takes to reach success. It’s not just about showing up on the day of the event – months of preparation go into getting a goat ready. Preparation involves daily care, feeding, hair care, and showmanship training to ensure the animal is in its prime for show day. The physical labor can be tiring or feel never-ending, but the lessons learned from the process result in a rewarding experience. It is during these long hours that your passion for the goat breed is truly nurtured. Watching your goat grow and develop through your care and effort is a reminder of why you do what you do—because you love it. Enjoying your passion in the goat industry is about more than just competing; it’s about the bond you form with the animals. There’s a deep satisfaction in seeing the progress and growth that result from your dedication. The early mornings, the late nights, and the countless hours spent training and grooming aren’t seen as a burden but as a labor of love. You learn to enjoy every step of the journey, from the quiet moments spent in the barn to the energy of competition day. This connection between your passion and the work you put in creates an experience that goes beyond trophies and titles—it becomes a way of life. Another important element is the skill-building that comes with the territory. From learning how to handle goats in the ring to understanding the finer points of judging criteria, the experience helps develop knowledge and expertise in animal care and presentation. It requires attention to detail, from ensuring the hair coat is in perfect condition to making sure the animal is comfortable in the environment of the show ring. These skills not only benefit you in competition but also in everyday life, fostering qualities like hard work and the ethic that deems success. Passion drives this learning process, as the desire to improve and excel keeps you motivated and engaged. The joy of mastering these skills and watching your animals perform at their best is unmatched. The camaraderie with other goat exhibitors is another benefit of showing goats. You build friendships with fellow exhibitors, share advice, and celebrate each other's victories. The sense of community that develops within the industry is invaluable, providing support and encouragement when the going gets tough. Being part of a community that shares your passion makes the long hours and hard work feel more worthwhile. It’s not just about individual success; it’s about the collective passion that binds everyone together. The shared love for animals and the lifestyle creates lifelong connections and memories that extend far beyond the show ring. Of course, the real reward comes on show day. Walking into the ring with your goat, knowing the countless hours of work you’ve put in, fills you with a sense of accomplishment. Whether you take home the grand title or not, the pride in seeing your hard work pay off is unmatched. Success in showing goats is not just measured by banners but by the personal growth and satisfaction that come from pursuing your passion. The joy comes not only from the accolades but from knowing you’ve put your heart into every aspect of the journey. The process itself becomes the reward, and each show becomes another opportunity to celebrate the passion you live for. In conclusion, while showing goats requires immense effort, the hard work is undoubtedly worth it. The lessons learned, friendships built, and sense of accomplishment make the entire lifestyle rewarding. There is nothing more fulfilling than pursuing your passion and reaping the rewards in and out of the show ring. This passion is what drives you forward, transforming hard work into joy and challenges into opportunities for growth. Passion makes every part of the journey—every early morning, every late night, every show day—worthwhile. Related Posts Jan 17, 2025 Being a Mentor by Logan Hollen Finding a mentor in a new program, like JABGA, provides guidance, builds experience, and fosters shared passion to achieve your goals. Dec 2, 2024 Overcoming Obstacles in the Industry The Boer goat industry faces challenges like breeding for quality, disease management, and labor commitment. Despite these, the rewards are immense. By Alaina Blair Oct 18, 2024 Maintaining Breed Integrity The Reasons Behind the Breed Standards by Jada Young