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EXCITED: MLA project manager - sheep and goat productivity, Dr Melanie Smith believes the growth in goats will continue. 

Both the domestic and export goat meat production industries in Australia have already come a long way in the past 20 years. That growth is set to continue with Meat and Livestock Australia throwing their support behind expanding the industry.

Time to take goat meat seriously

WINNERS: Carrington View Reds' Marlene Andrew and Lynn Wickenden (third from left) with Sydney Royal judge Paul Ormsby and Alice Sewell. 

When you decide you want to seriously do something, it is in most people's nature to do it at the best level they can. That was the case for Marlene Andrew and Lynn Wickenden when in 2008 they decided to take their stud Carrington View Boer Goats seriously.

The hard work is paying off

HERE TO HELP: The team promoting the Farmdeck farm management tool at Agsmart this year included Shervin Fathina, Gilbert Delgado, Ben Morgan, Luca Palermo, Joel Simmons and Santana Pham. Photo: Denis Howard 

An end-to-end Internet of Things management solution, Farmdeck was developed by farmers for farmers.

One easy stop to help run your operation

Beverly Burns was happy with the interest in the Fleece To Fashion display.

The alpaca section introduced the Fleece To Fashion display at this year's show which demonstrated the journey of an alpaca fleece to clothing worn everyday.

Fibre To Fashion a winner at Sydney

PASSIONATE: What began as looking for a viable business to move out of Sydney has become a true passion for Keryn Burns. Photo: Denis Howard

When Keryn Burns was looking for a livestock breed she could run to get out of the city, she would hardly have dreamed to be where she is today.

A supporter of the industry

BACK-TO-BACK: Monty Hicks and chair Janie Forrest present Shane Carey and Malakai Firework with the Best Huacaya Alpaca In Show trophy. 

Victorian stud Malakai and its female Malakai Firework has claimed-back-to-back Best Huacaya Alpaca In Show honours in this year's Sydney Royal Show Alpaca Competition.

Malakai make it two in a row at Sydney Royal

MOVING FORWARD: In hopes of improving the quality of red Boer goats, Marlene Andrew and Lynn Wickenden have won Supreme Champion Solid Colour Boer Goat. 

Marlene Andrew and Lynn Wickenden may have started Carrington View Reds to increase the presence of solids at Sydney Royal Show and to help move the reds' quality closer to the standards, but they came away with the Supreme Champion Solid Colour Boer Goat ribbon with their doe BBNRQ 19009.

Hoping to move Reds forward

DOMINATION: Micathel Boer Goats has stolen the show in this year's Boer goat competition. Best In Show was Micathel The Grand Daughter with judge Paul Ormsby and stud owner Marie Barnes. Photo: Denis Howard 

Micathel Boer Goats has enjoyed another very successful Sydney Royal Show Boer Goat Competition claiming Best In Show, Supreme Champion Standard Boer Goat and both the Grand Champion Boer Doe and Grand Champion Boer Buck.

Micathel clean sweep in Boer goat competition

NO KIDDING: Micathel The Grand Daughter claimed her second successive Grand Champion Standard Boer Doe in the 2022 Sydney Royal Show Boer Goat Competition. A the presentation are former Goat chair, Ron Smith, judge Paul Ormsby, and Micathel Boer Goats' Marie Barnes. Photo: Denis Howard 

The first day of Boer goat judging has finished at the 2022 Sydney Royal Show with Micathel Boer Goats and Carrington View Reds taking the Grand Champion honours.

Early success for Micathel and Carrington View Reds

Sydney Royal Show Boer Goat Competition judge Paul Ormsby.

While he wanted to be showing his own animals, Paul Ormsby said that getting to judge the Sydney Royal Show Boer Goat Competition for the 200th anniversary of the Easter event was something he could not pass up.