YOUTH REPORT:
2014 ADGA Youth Convention
Joseph Redmond
Sycamore Springs Farm, KY
sycamorespringsfarm.com
In this article, I am going to discuss the 2014 American Dairy Goat Association (ADGA) Youth
Convention in Portland, Maine. Also, I will be talking about the activities, things that I learned, and
how excellent the people were that put it together. This helped the convention run smoothly.
Let me start by saying the convention was
overall one of the greatest things I have
been fortunate enough to attend. Every
day was full of excitement and joy.
We started off the convention by getting
to know each other and playing some
games that taught us a little bit about the
other person. After that we made some
name tags to wear in the shape of all the
different breed of goats. We all got to be
creative and have fun at the same time.
Even though we were not judged on
them, everyone that was attending had
great amusement seeing and laughing at
our finished goat name tags.
After that we were scheduled to have a
youth meeting on what ideas the youth
reps and youth had and could use as
fundraisers for the ADGA youth program . Once we completed that task we went on to eat our
lunch, which was included in the price of the convention fee.
When lunch was over we went back to the convention room and had a lesson on how to take great
pictures of your goats, and the many mistakes that others make when choosing from the
background options. We learned why choosing the proper background is a must when trying to
succeed and take professional pictures of your goat. We learned that the best background is not too
light and not too dark, but somewhere in the middle. If you choose a background that’s too light
colored, the picture will most likely result in overexposure. On the other hand, if it’s too dark the
picture with be underexposed. When you choose a background for your pictures, you want to use
something that complements the animal and shows the best color of the goat to the full extent.
After completing the photography class, we had a science lesson on cells and how they function.
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