HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 09-12-2006-6aORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: September 12, 2006
Action Agenda
Item No. (p - Ct
SUBJECT: Resolution Honoring Turnabout Goat Farm
DEPARTMENT: Economic Development PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No
A'TTACHMENT(S):
Resolution
INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dianne Reid, 245-2326
Noah Ranells, 245-2330
PURPOSE: To recognize Turnabout Goat Farm, recently named North Carolina Meat Goat
Association's 2005 Breeder of the Year for Percentage Goats,
BACKGROUND: Turnabout Goat Farm, owned and operated by fifth and sixth generation
descendants of a family that held an original 900-acre land grant, produces breeding stack for
commercial livestock producers on a 10-acre portion of the original land grant. The farm is
located in southern Orange County on Ivey Road just off Old Greensboro Road, between Neville
and Carl Durham Roads. Amy Mabe and Earl Brewer, owners of Turnabout Goat Farm, were
recognized by the NC Meat Goat Association for outstanding performance in over twenty-five
goat shows throughout the South,
Turnabout Goat Farm effectively uses embryo transfer to allow for rapid genetic improvement of
their goats. In addition, Amy Mabe is currently serving as an apprentice judge and plans on
becoming a fully accredited judge in the near future. The farm has about 125 goats at this time
and has sold goats as far as Massachusetts through annual production sales held here in NC as
well as across the nation, Their next sale will be September 23~d in Mt Airy, North Carolina.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: None
RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board approve the attached
resolution honoring Turnabout Goat Farm for their contributions to local agricultural production
and for providing a model of successful agricultural diversity in Orange County.
ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
RESOLUTION HONORING TURNABOUT GOAT FARM
WHEREAS, Orange County takes pride in all farmers and agricultural enterprises that enhance
the County, and
WHEREAS, local farms that produce breeding stock fill a critical niche in animal production by
providing breeding stock to commercial livestock producers at all scales of production, and
WHEREAS, farming heritage is a strong asset to all residents of Orange County and Turnabout
Goat Farm actively farms approximatelyl0 acres of an original 900-acre land grant tract, and
WHEREAS, Amy Mabe and Earl Brewer, fifth and sixth generation descendants on the same
farm land, have in the past eight years established Turnabout Goat Farm as a premier breeding
institution using embryo transfer to obtain rare and exceptional traits from bucks all across the
nation, and
WHEREAS, Amy Mabe is currently serving as an apprentice judge, on her way to becoming a
fully accredited United Stated Baer Goat Association judge, and
WHEREAS, "percentage goat" refers to the percentage of pure-bred boer (the premier meat
goat) in an animal, with goats having more than 50 percent boer eligible for registration with US
Breed Associations, and
WHEREAS, the North Carolina Meat Goat Association's 2005 Breeder of the Year for
Percentage Goats title was awarded to Turnabout Goat Farm in recognition of its outstanding
performance in at least 25 goat shows throughout the South,
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Orange County Board of Commissioners
heartily congratulates Amy Mabe and Earl Brewer on successful their contributions to local
agricultural production and commends them for providing a model for successful agricultural
diversity in Orange County.
This the 12~h day of September, 2006.
Barry Jacobs, Chair
Orange County Board of Commissioners