In observance with Thanksgiving Day, the ADGA Office will be closed on Thursday November 23rd and Friday November 24th. Phone calls during these days will be unavailable.

As part of our ongoing data analysis and quality review, the following issues are being resolved and may affect some of your animals:   Animals Upgraded too soon– Some animals were inadvertently upgraded too soon to the incorrect herd book at the rollout of NG. The process to upgrade an animal involves both a math […]

Due to a recent phone outage with the ADGA phone service provider, members will not be able to reach the office by phone.

This District Director Primary Election Report has been prepared by an independent CPA in accordance with the constitution and bylaws of the American Dairy Goat Association as defined in the 2023 ADGA Guidebook. Ballots for the final election will be mailed to ADGA members who are eligible to vote on or before July 15, 2023. […]

 Please see the campaign letters below.

The DNA label that is listed on your registration certificate for any animal that has previously been DNA typed has been enhanced.  The new label will display an abbreviation for level of DNA testing that has a result on file. This change will allow for a more complete picture of the DNA history on any […]

The ADGA office will be closed July 4th, 2023 in observance of Independence Day.

Entry for the 2023 ADGA National Show in Redmond, Oregon is now live. Visit our National Show website for more details and to enter! https://nationalshow.adga.org/ Entries close June 30th.  

2022 DHIR Herds Re: 2022 DHIR Accepted Lactation Reports June 5, 2023 In April of 2023 the American Dairy Goat Association successfully imported the remaining awards that were being processed and stored in ROSS to the new NG software. The bulk of these awards were related to production achievements earned in 2021 and some of […]

This District Director Primary Election Report has been prepared by an independent CPA in accordance with the constitution and bylaws of the American Dairy Goat Association as defined in the 2023 ADGA Guidebook. Ballots for the final election will be mailed to ADGA members who are eligible to vote on or before July 15, 2023. […]

Notification to members regarding ADGA pedigree data transfers to CBCD and ADGA Genetics.    ADGA has been making significant efforts to perform the necessary work to generate files to keep both CBCD and ADGA Genetics records current with as much information as possible. The processes involved in submitting pedigree data to CBCD and ADGA Genetics […]

Member Reported Champion Wins   Starting 5/14/23 pending champions can become eligible for the Champion Challenge class through the process outlined in Postal Ballot 2223-5   Important information to know:   The record must be SUBMITTED ONLINE through the JOTform and the record received via PDF must be PRINTED and presented to the show committee […]

Production awards on ROSS registered animals with Advanced Registry DHIR records have been stored since the release of NG through October of 2022. These awards have now been uploaded into NG and include *M, Generational recognition, *B, +B, etc. and conversion to GCH from CH, or SG to SGCH based on earning the production awards. […]

Press Release 3/30/2023 From: President Mark V. Baden We are very excited and pleased to announce the hiring of our new Association Manager, Lori Reynolds from neighboring Shelby, North Carolina. Over the last 6 months, an independent contractor and the Executive Committee have been filling-in during the absence of a senior executive in-office. The search […]

The 2023 tentative Linear Appraisal Schedule has been released.   Linear Appraisal

2023 ADGA National Show Judges  Announced! Congratulations to the 6 2023 National Show Judges and Thank You to all the members who participated in the vote. The breed assignments and schedule will be released as soon as possible. 2023 ADGA National Show Judges July 15-21 Deschutes Event Center – Redmond, Oregon Dan Laney – California […]

The 2022-2023 Committee List have been finalized. The committees can be viewed at the ADGA Publications page. ADGA Publications

Starting in 2023 the Star Milker butterfat levels for Miniatures will be changing. View the new star levels here. *M Levels