Posted by (+1765) 14 years ago
Here is a legitimate business opportunity that we're missing out on. Why on earth is ANY meat being imported into the US? I think we should seriously look into becoming goat central for North America. Did you know Brockway was horse central throughout WW1?
We have the space, the feed, the ranching and farming expertise.....why aren't we raising goats for people that want to eat them? PETA people can stay out of this conversation, I'm an omnivore and that includes being a meatatarian!
Here's an excerpt from the website below:
"An estimated 500,000 goat carcasses were imported into the U.S. in 2004 to meet rising demand for goat meat. Over the past seven years, goat meat imports have jumped 140 percent. Richard Machen, professor and livestock specialist at Agricultural Research and Extension Center at Texas A & M University, estimates there are 35 million foreign-born residents in the United States from countries in which goat is routinely eaten.
Here's the site, let's get with the program:
http://www.newfarm.org/f...ler.shtml
Wait, there's more!
http://www.sheepgoatmark...idays.htm
And there's this...
http://www.meatgoats.com/
[This message has been edited by Chad (edited 9/2/2008).]
[This message has been edited by Chad (edited 9/2/2008).]
We have the space, the feed, the ranching and farming expertise.....why aren't we raising goats for people that want to eat them? PETA people can stay out of this conversation, I'm an omnivore and that includes being a meatatarian!
Here's an excerpt from the website below:
"An estimated 500,000 goat carcasses were imported into the U.S. in 2004 to meet rising demand for goat meat. Over the past seven years, goat meat imports have jumped 140 percent. Richard Machen, professor and livestock specialist at Agricultural Research and Extension Center at Texas A & M University, estimates there are 35 million foreign-born residents in the United States from countries in which goat is routinely eaten.
Here's the site, let's get with the program:
http://www.newfarm.org/f...ler.shtml
Wait, there's more!
http://www.sheepgoatmark...idays.htm
And there's this...
http://www.meatgoats.com/
[This message has been edited by Chad (edited 9/2/2008).]
[This message has been edited by Chad (edited 9/2/2008).]