Raising Meat Goats In A Commercial Operation
After receiving a Bachelor of Science degree from Kansas State University in Animal Science, Greg made his living for several years on cattle ranches to feedlots from Colorado, Missouri, Texas and Oklahoma. He then moved with his wife, Ann, son Tanner and two daughters, Megan and Ashley, to a farm in east central Kansas and began a row crop farming and cattle operation. About 12 years ago he started buying meat goats and began to grow his herd with the occasional help of his son Tanner. In a typical year, Greg will have more than 600 commercial does kidding, along with raising corn, soybeans wheat, hay and cattle.