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The SEKGA Goat Roundup is being held at the Georgia National Fairgrounds and Agricenter and Thursday is being held at Fort Valley State University.

The Roundup is being held at the Georgia National Fairgrounds and Agricenter. The Georgia National Fairgrounds & Agricenter is a state-owned, multipurpose 1,100+ acre rental complex which is open year-round. It is specially designed for meetings, conferences, livestock and horse shows, concerts, rodeos, RV rallies, trade shows, and sporting events.We are going to be in the New South Arena

The New South Arena

The New South Arena now has two barns connected to it via covered walkways.   The arena and barns offer a wide variety of setups which enhance the flexibility of the facility. Below is the amenities and picture of  the New South Arena and sheep barn area the Goat Round Up will be using

The Fairgrounds

 

The barns and show ring at GNFA

Livestock usage

Swine, sheep and/or goat sales and shows, Horse sales and shows, Non-livestock commercial rentals:  trade shows, sporting events, dances, dog and rabbit shows, etc

Livestock features

  • Climate controlled atmosphere
  • Concession stand
  • 2 roll-up doors (12' x 24')for easy loading & unloading
  • Rest Rooms
  • Indoor/outdoor carpeted surface for shows
  • Portable stage available
  • Covered walkway to New South Arena
  • Covered walkways to Sheep/Swine/Goat Barns 1 and 2

    • Livestock capacity

  • 24,764 sq. ft.
  • 66' x 120' open floor space
  • 54' x 87' showring
  • 976 stadium seats
  • Holding and placing

    • For those people who are combining family vacations with a visit to the Southeast Kiko Rounup, there are many nearby attractions for the family

    To list just a few:

    Museum Of Aviation
    Visit the fastest growing military aviation museum in the Southeast. Situated on a beautiful 43 acre site, there are over 85 historical aircraft in its collection. Exhibits of aviation memorabilia date from World War 1 through modern times. There is no admission fee to the museum.

    Andersonville National Cemetery and Historic Site
    Abundantly rich in history, the site includes 13,669 graves in the Andersonville National Cemetery, Prisoner of War Memorials, a partial reconstruction of the prison stockade of the Confederate "Camp Sumter" and a Civil War Museum.

    Massee Lane Gardens
    Home Of the American Camellia Society

    Lane Southern Orchards Located about 12 miles north of Perry, this farm has over 4000 acres of peach and pecan trees. Currently, they grow over 30 varieties of peaches and 10 varieties of pecans.

    Golf
    Perry offers three great golf courses: Perry Country Club, Houston Lake Country Club, and Houston Springs.

    FORT VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY

    The meeting place will be the Meat Technology Building at the Small Ruminant Center on the Fort Valley State University campus.  We will have signs up at the critical turns as people approach campus.  We will provide transport for the group when we go to the Agricultural Technology Center where the bucks are located. 

    Exact directions would be:

    1)      Coming to Fort Valley on Highway 341 from Perry, turn left onto University Boulevard just after passing the Bluebird South facility.  Travel about 1 mile on the Boulevard and turn right onto Carver Drive.  Take a right off Carver at the end of the chain link fence and continue to the end of the paved road where the Meat Technology building is located. 

    2)      Coming to Fort Valley on Highway 49 from Byron, Highway 96 East or West, or Highway 341 from Roberta, arrive at a major intersection “Five Points” (near Blue Bird, Burger King, and a Shell gas station).  Continue on Highway 49 south toward Marshallville.  Just past Crop Protection Services turn left and go over the tracks onto State University Drive.  Continue ~3/4 mile and turn left onto Carver Drive.  Go about 1 mile and turn left  just before a chain link fence begins.  Follow that paved farm road to the end which is where the Meat Technology building is located. 

    The Meat Technology building is on the Agricultural Research Station which is located on the eastern part of campus, so the sun is a good guide early in the day.