Education & Research
The research and education function of the American Goat Federation (AGF) is designed to undergird the positions and policy of the Federation through science and technology and an educated awareness of social and economic issues that affect the care and management of live animals and the safety of animal products being offered to the public.
The Federation endeavors to make recommendations and influence the research agenda of land grant universities, USDA agricultural research service and other institutions or agencies to focus on biological, economic and social issues that impact on efficient production and profitable marketing of goat milk, meat, fiber and vegetation control services.
The AGF organizes and supports forums that provide interpretive reviews of updated information from research, demonstration and educational endeavors of its own making or that of partners. From these research and education efforts, the AGF membership will get more clarity in animal and enterprise management practices and product marketing options which will make optimum use for natural resources and support sustainable enterprises which operate at a profit.