New business opportunities, such as meat goat production, exist for farm families to diversify their small farm operations and to explore alternative enterprises and innovative marketing systems to increase their farm income. For more than four decades, Tuskegee University (TU) has played a leading role in goat research and as a resource for small and minority farmers involved in goat production. The Tuskegee University held its inaugural Master Goat Producer’s Training Certification (MGPC) Program in August 2008 to provide new and established producers an opportunity to access up-to-date and accurate information on how to raise healthy, productive meat goats. The Program is a comprehensive training program which offers classes on herd health, marketing, nutrition and pasture management, biosecurity, bio-terrorism awareness, quality assurance, disaster preparedness, reproductive management and much, much more. The program will include hands-on training in hoof trimming, assessing body condition scores, artificial insemination, judging livestock, FAMACHA and microscopic fecal examinations, pasture management and more. The Pre-Program Grant Writing Workshop will be held on July 30, 2025
