Vanguard Ranch Meat Goats VABF 2011

Renard Turner owns Vanguard Ranch Ltd with his wife Chinette Turner. The central part of the operation is commercial meat goat production with an emphasis on the marketing of value-added, gourmet quality, ready-to-eat goat meat products. His farm supports sustainable and organic practices and takes farming as a lifestyle choice. Renard‘s interest in agriculture began in high school while living in California, where he partici-pated in agricultural science and engineering classes. This lifelong interest has led to the raising of everything from sheep and ostrich to meat goats. His stint as National Secretary of the American KIKO Goat Association led to a greater understanding of the meat goat industry. His focus will always be on producing the best all-natural products. He integrates goat manure into organic vegetable and herb production, wasting nothing on the farm and building a living soil.