Going Once...

This morning, Everett and I went to the auction yard to do a little market research on goats. We were trying to get an idea of how much different sized and gendered goats cost and sell for. The reason for our visit is because of the possibility of exploring a new enterprise in goats!

Goats are slowly becoming a popular alternative to expensive, oil driven machines used for brush clearing. In California, brush control is a big business because of the serious threat of wild fires throughout the state. For us, goats can also be incorporated into our land management so to have a greater impact on the rangelands we work on. Goats do not eat grass like cows but instead prefer a large variety of brush. By incorporating goats into Morris Grassfed, we would be able to manage an aspect of the land that we can't do with the cows.

So, Ev and I did a little research - speculating on potential business models and trying to judge if one goat looked better than another. It was a pretty cool experience but we are still a ways away from building a decent goat herd.