Are goats new to Kentucky?
Actually, they’ve been here for generations – just in smaller numbers. Boer and Kiko meat breeds are, of course, recent arrivals in the United States. With the popularity of meat breeds, the increase in various ethnic populations within the U.S. and the decline of tobacco production in Kentucky, more and more small farm owners have seen how well dairy and meat goats fit into their diversification plans and the goat population in the Commonwealth has multiplied exponentially.
