Arapawa Goat Breeders Association

It's that time of the year again! Membership and Associate fees are due and available to be paid here on the website under the Registration and Membership page, or you can send an email to get an invoice. Callene, our registrar, should also be sending out email reminders soon to current members. We are happy to have you as a part of the AGBA family and hope to have more members this year. Remember that Members will get free registrations and transfers, as well as access to ou

A Big Thank You & An Important Update We are excited, and a little bittersweet, to share that Callene has officially retired from the zoo! With her retirement, our registrar has fully transitioned from the former zoo email to its new home office. Please note: Callene’s zoo email is no longer accessible, and messages sent there will likely bounce. Our official registrar email is now:   arapawa.registrar@gmail.com All registry correspondence should be sent to this address going

Our last featured board member of the week is Chad M McCarthy , a Member at Large Where do you work/what is your organization name? Urban Ark Conservation How long have you/your organization raised Arapawas? We’ve been raising these goats since 2018 Why did you start raising Arapawas? We started UAC for the purpose of conservation back in 2016. Nothing in our mission statement had said anything about goats, livestock, or farming… we never farmed before, but once we discovered

Today’s featured board member is Stephanie Niswonger , our Secretary. Where do you work/what is your organization name? Conner Prairie  in Fishers, Indiana How long have you/your organization raised Arapawas? We’ve raised Arapawas since 2015 Why did you start raising Arapawas? At Conner Prairie, we focus on raising heritage breeds that would have been existent in Indiana in the early 19th century, and Arapawas are the closest breed extant meeting the descriptions of what woul

Today’s featured Board Member is Callene McCune Rapp , Registrar and Treasurer. Where do you work/what is your organization name? Sedgwick County Zoo / The Rare Hare Barn . How long have you/your organization raised Arapawas? For Sedgwick County, since 2000. For Rare Hare, since 2018. Why did you start raising Arapawas? Sedgwick was asked by Plimouth plantation to take a satellite herd when they began moving goats out of Plimouth. It sort of grew exponentially from there! We

This week we will be posting a little info to help you better know your AGBA Board Members. Today’s featured member is Laurie Lacey , our Vice President. Where do you work/what is your organization name? I am the owner of Whiskey in the Jar Farm  in Luck, NC How long have you/your organization raised Arapawas? I brought home my first 3 Arapawa, a buck, doe & wether in 2020 & currently have a herd of 36. Why did you start raising Arapawa? As a teen I first heard of the Arapaw