AJ Araiza, a native of the Southern California desert, was born in Palm Springs, CA, and raised in Indio, CA. In 2016, he and his wife relocated to New York, residing in Queens and Long Island while his wife pursued her doctorate until 2021. Following his wife's achievement of a PhD, they moved to San Angelo, Texas. Since 2021, AJ has been working at the American Boer Goat Association. During his time there, he developed the ABGA website ( abga.org ), redesigned all ABGA forms, and enhanced ABGA's social media presence. In his free time, AJ enjoys art, hiking, traveling, and listening to hip-hop, electronic, jazz, and 60s soul music. Despite his passion for creating, he finds himself mostly occupied with his energetic 1-year-old beagle mix puppy. < Back AJ Araiza Media Manager Email All work orders must be submitted to mail@abga.org , or through our Contact page .

Jaelynn Reyes was born and raised in the great state of Texas. She grew up in McAllen and moved to the Austin area when she was 10 years old. Jaelynn was a city girl and had no exposure to agriculture till eighth grade. During her high school years, she was heavily involved in FFA and raised/showed market goats and lambs. She continued her education at Angelo State University majoring in Agriculture Science and Leadership. She was heavily involved in the agriculture department as President of Collegiate FFA, a member of Block & Bridle, Meat Food Science Association and Texas Trophy Hunters Association. She was a part of the 2021 ASU Collegiate Meat Judging Team as well as worked at the school ranch as a Food Safety Product Development Lab employee. Jaelynn continued having a heavy presence in the livestock industry as she started her own livestock consulting business to mentor students that live in urban settings. Jaelynn has interned at some of the biggest major shows in Texas, volunteer on a local/county level and judge/officiate some Leadership and Career Development Events. During her senior year Jaelynn started working as a part time registration clerk and DNA assistant. She was offered a full-time position as the DNA & Shows coordinator upon graduating. Jaelynn graduated December of 2023 with her bachelor's degree in Agricultural Science and Leadership. < Back Jaelynn Reyes DNA & Show Coordinator Email All work orders must be submitted to mail@abga.org , or through our Contact page .

Midwest Buck Sale Saturday, June 1, 2024 Name of Sale Midwest Buck Sale Date of Sale June 1, 2024 at 6:00:00 PM In-person or Online Online, In-person Format Auction Consignors 30858 Platinum Boers Open Consignment to ALL members More Info This is an open consignment sale, allowing breeders to consign goats, with no defects, and help promote their herds. This is an all breed event and focusing on selling production quality Boer Goats and other breeds, that will perform in a commercial based industry or show side. Our auctioneer for this year is Pit Kemmer, of Kemmer Auctioneers. Contact information for this auction is Sherry Stivender (843) 830-2562, Kathy Carr (803) 460-6016 Contact Kathy Carr midwestbucksale@gmail.com (803) 460-6016 Location http://www.midwestbucksale.com 2201 Clarendon Road, Sedalia, MO 65301, USA

4th Annual Central Texas Sheep & Goat Conference Tuesday, May 28, 2024 4th Annual Central Texas Sheep & Goat Conference Date May 28, 2024 at 1:00:00 PM In-person or Online In-person Description The 4th Annual Central Texas Sheep & Goat Conference will be held at the Exchange in McGregor, located at 300 S Jefferson Ave, McGregor TX 76657. Registration opens at 8 am and costs $30. Topics and speakers include: Managing Internal Parasites in Small Ruminant, Dr. Andrew Roemisch - Cottonwood Creek Veterinary Hospical; Texas Solar Sheep, JR Howard - Owner/Operator Nutritional Needs of Sheep Through Out the Year, Dr. Reid Redden - Center Director and Extension Sheep & Goat Specialist; Types/Kinds of Goats, Dr. Jake Thorne - Extension Sheep & Goat Specialist Goat and Lamb Market Update: Price Seasonality and Opportunities, David Anderson - Extension Specialist; Livestock Guardian Dog Best Management, Bill Costanzo. Call the office for more information and to RSVP at (254) 757-5180 Contact (254) 757-5180 nicole.kosier@ag.tamu.edu Sign Up Link Location 300 South Jefferson Avenue, McGregor, TX, USA