February is Nebraska 4-H Month, a time to recognize those youth involved in 4-H and the volunteers who make the 4-H program possible. One 4-H project has received little publicity over the years, but some would argue it’s really the G.O.A.T. (greatest of all time). You guessed it: a showing goats.
Natalie Sheets has been showing goats at the Lincoln County Fair since she first joined 4-H eight years ago.
Ben Spencer and his goat Terry won Grand Champion Market Goat at the 2022 Nebraska State Fair. They also won the Cornhusker Showdown.
All four of the Stephens sisters participated in 4-H and showed goats at the Buffalo County Fair. Shown here are Stephanie, Katherine and Elizabeth.
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Lincoln County 4-H member Natalie Sheets raises her own goats which she takes to various shows, including the 4S Goat Show and Sale at the Lincoln County Fairgrounds. Here, she poses with the judge after winning first place in her division.
Goats are easy to bond with, as proven by Miya Carey, a Holt County 4-H member.
To get the hair on a goat as white as possible before a show requires many baths. Miya Carey of Atkinson, Neb., grooms one of her goats to prepare for the show season.
Reporter Kristen Sindelar has loved agriculture her entire life, coming from a diversified farm with three generations working side-by-side in northeastern Nebraska. Reach her at Kristen.Sindelar@midwestmessenger.com.
Kristen Sindelar
Agriculture Reporter
