The Indiana Dairy Goat Association met on January 8, 2012 at the Hancock Co. Extension office. President Jerry Lubbehusen called the meeting to order at 2:25 pm. Officers present were President Jerry Lubbehusen, Vice President Tim Vanzant, Secretary Bonnie Robbins, Treasurer Marianne Ingle. Directors present were Diana Hubbard, Sue Schroeder, Chris Hudson, David Ingle and State Fair Rep Teena Spear.
December minutes were presented & accepted. Treasurer report was presented with a corrected version of the November balance. Marianne advised sending out the last mailing generated additional memberships so we should consider doing this yearly to help generate memberships. Discussion was held on CD’s & interest rates. Motion made and carried to make an investment in a CD which Marianne will purchase. Discussion was held about a 2012 budget-we are needing additional information on the Hoosier Classic so we can do this, but Patty was unable to be at the meeting.
Juli Huffman reported on the Ohio Futurity program. Options of when to nominate kids and when to do the judging was held. A committee consisting of Julie, Steve Hubbard & Tim Vanzant was formed to come up with a suggested program for review at the next meeting.
Teena gave update on State Fair. Premier breeder/exhibitor banners were sent. Plaque sponsors will be contacted soon. Barn boys will be needed. Judges are confirmed. Robin Saum will be the open show judge for 2012. Once show order is accepted & posted on SF website, we’ll post on IDGA website. Arrival on Wed, milk out is Thurs a.m, Thurs p.m. and Fri a.m. with open jr show starting around 10.
Info on club shirts was presented by Sue. Discussion was held to have it put on the website for folks to order, then we could get them printed & delivered at the Hoosier Classic. Discussion was held to have orders sent in to Sue and the orders can be picked up at Hoosier Classic or State Fair. Chris will work with Megan to get this on the website. Evie had further info on the cake pans. We have to have rights to the design which Evie had drawn up. We have to have minimum of 15 to receive funds from this. Fundraiser price is $34 and club would get 40%. Discussion was held about ordering at the HC and then delivering at SF.
Mary Birkey noted that she had some goat sales this fall due to contact thru the website. Chris will get with Megan to get the meeting time on the site and have reference to the newsletter removed.
Teena reported that Patty advised her they have 1 contract back for a HC judge.
Tim announced that Robin Saum would be at our next meeting to discuss ADGA issues, pedigree/SG qualifications, etc. Feb meeting is Super Bowl Sunday and there was concern about traffic issues, etc. Due to an unfortunate issue with the “unofficial” IDGA Facebook page, discussion was held about trademarking IDGA so someone can’t use our name without our consent. Bonnie will get more information on this.
Teena gave a presentation on milk machine supplies and needs for the upcoming milking season. We greatly appreciate Teena sharing her knowledge and information on this subject.