The Southwest Meat Goat Project, a project under the direction of the Small Farm Development Center, Alcorn State University, sponsored Mrs. Gloria Richardson at the Mississippi State Fair October 12, 2007.

Mrs. Richardson, affectionately called The Goat Lady, displayed her exhibit in the Trademark Building of the fairgrounds. Nearly fifteen hundred samples of goat meat and goat by-products were given out to attendees. Mrs. Richardson is a state certified goat meat wholesaler. This means her meat products have met all requirements for sale within the state.

Sponsorship of goat displays such as Mrs. Richardson is part of a large initiative by the university to facilitate the development of a collaborative, integrated and viable meat goat operation in Southwest Mississippi.

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