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Kara Kahl Alpines & Legendairy Toggenburgs
Thank you for your interest in Kara Kahl Farm Alpines and Legendairy Toggenburgs. Our family has been raising dairy goats for thirty-eight years. In 2006, we moved to a new farm in Southeastern Minnesota, which brings us closer to many of our longtime "goat folk" friends. The goats have always been central to our many adventures as a family, through breeding, showing across the country, attending ADGA National Shows and conventions or just socializing with a wide variety of people who appreciate goats.
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In 2005, we were honored to be recognized by the ADGA Pioneer Program at the National Convention for our contributions to the Association and to dairy goat genetics. The genetics of our French Alpines are rooted in some classic Alpine herds, including Laurelwood, Ray-Mar, Hoach's, Missdee's, and Sunshine. In the coming months we plan to develop an archival/historical section for our website where we will profile some of our more memorable Alpine bucks and does who have influenced our breeding program and other herds across the country. Our "A" and "C" lines are all direct descendents of two does purchased in the early 1970's - GCH Mooncrest Ms. Amity and Alderwood Champagne.
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Our Toggenburgs have also been doing quite well. Much of their genetics link back in some way to the 1991 Spotlight Sale buck, ++*B Nimrodel Opera's Chivas Osage. The "R" Toggenburg line began with two does purchased from the Cobbler's Knob herd of Toggenburgs in the late 1980s, while the "W" line began with a doe purchased in the early 1990s from the Dairy Delight herd. The Sunshine and Marshland herds have also made major genetic contributions to the Toggenburgs.
A highlight in 2008 included a trip to Louisville, Kentucky, for the National Show. Our Toggenburgs exceeded our expectations once more, where we had the third place Dairy Herd, third place Dam and Daughter (Rhone & Rhiesling), second place Produce-of-Dam and third place Breeder's Trio.
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Our "flagship" showing event each year remains the Minnesota State Fair. We have shown our animals at this fair since 1980, the first year dairy goats were officially exhibited. Over the years, the number and quality of entries at the fair has gradually increased and we are proud of our herd's consistently strong performance. In 2007, we were pleased with how our Alpines performed, winning Grand Champion and Best of Breed, as well as first place Dairy Herd, Breeder’s Trio and Produce-of-Dam. Our Toggenburgs had second place milking yearling, first place 2-year old, and second place 3-year old. We appraised the Toggenburgs and our Alpine doe Aware in September 2008 and were very pleased with their scores. We plan to appraise the entire herd again in 2009. We are not on Official DHIA Testing for production records but we now record one-day milk weights once each month and calculate a simple production total from that information.
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We practice a CAEV prevention program and all kids offered for sale are raised on heat-treated colostrum and pan-fed pasteurized milk. If you have a specific health or management question, feel free to contact us. A deposit of $50.00 will hold the breeding or kid of your choice. If, however, the kid of your choice is not born, your deposit will be refunded or transferred to the next year. We reserve the right to retain any kid born for herd replacement reasons.
Please feel free to email, phone or write if you have any further questions.
Once again, thank you for your interest in Kara Kahl Farm!
9593 Mound Prairie Drive
Houston, MN 55943
507-894-4745
E-mail:
mlthompson@acegroup.cc
or dthompson@acegroup.cc or
ekayet@hotmail.com
Anna Thompson
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832-289-2669
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