Lafayette 4-H hosts small animal livestock show

Shawn Jackson, Lafayette County 4-H AgentContributor Lafayette County 4-H recently hosted its first ever Goat and Chick-Chain Livestock Show. The event was held on Friday, Oct. 21, at the Lafayette County Ag complex in Mayo. The goat competition consisted of five goats, with four competitors competing in a meat goat class.Cody Norton, former University of Florida livestock judging team member, judged the class of goats and carefully explained to the exhibitors and guest the qualities he was looking for in a top prize-winning goat. Tinley Jackson showed the Grand Champion Goat and was awarded the prize for Showmanship. Tinley showed a female boar goat, which was bred and born on the farm o