| About Shady Lane Acres Farm Shady Lane Acres Boer Goats began in the Spring of 2002 as a dream of Christine Trego to develop quality boer goats which might meet the requirements of several markets. She began by purchasing eight does from Richard Weakley (McAdoo Springs Farm of Clarksville, TN) and a fullblood buck. By the time the first kids started hitting the ground in November 2002, Chris had become friends with Terrie Wagner who immediately fell in love with the goats. After much discussion, it was agreed that a partnership would be mutually beneficial so Terrie moved to the farm just outside of Franklin, KY and dreams started becoming reality. Recent health issues are forcing us to reexamine our goals and look at scaling back our original plans. Over the last few years, the herd has grown both through births and additional purchases. We’ve also hit some hard learning curves regarding breeding stock selection, parasite control, and the dreaded caseous lymphadenitis (CL). But, with each lesson, our herd grows stronger and healthier and we grow more confident in the quality of animals being produced. Our goal is to produce premium Selection 1 (Prime) market kids and high quality replacement breeding stock. With the help of good friends and lessons learned through many forums, we get closer to this goal every year. Special thanks go to Janice and Roger Nodine of Southern Belle Farms. They have allowed us to pick their brains on management and breeding matters, given us the opportunity to afford high quality animals to add to our operation, and just generally been good friends. We are members of the International Boer Goat Association (IBGA) and Western Kentucky Goat Association (WKGA). Christine Trego was born and raised in Eastern Pennsylvania. She grew up on a dairy farm which later converted to beef cattle. When she graduated from high school in 1985, she joined the Army Reserves and then made the switch to the National Guard. She attended Millersville University of Pennsylvania where she was also a member of ROTC. She graduated in 1994 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Secondary Education. After graduation, she accepted her commission as a 2nd Lieutenant in the U.S. Army. Over the next six years, she would travel around the world through various Army assignments and receive promotions through the rank of Captain. In 2000, she took an honorable discharge because of medical problems. She went on to help her parents and younger brother establish a new cattle & hay farm in Southern Kentucky. In October 2002, she purchased what is now Shady Lane Acres Farm. In addition to farm duties, Chris is employed by Tractor Supply Company and works in the Russellville, KY store. Terrie Wagner was born and raised in South Louisiana. The product of both Cajun and Southern cultures, she grew up with an appreciation for diversity and respect for differences. She is a 1984 graduate of Louisiana State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Health and Physical Education. She has lived in a variety of places from South Louisiana to Central Michigan to Middle Tennessee and finally ending up in Kentucky to take up goat farming in January 2003. In addition to the farm, Terrie is employed full time as a Physical Education teacher by Metro Nashville Public Schools. |
 | |  | |  | |  | |  | |  | |  | |  |
