**AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** GASTROINTESTINAL PARASITE INFESTATION AND LACK OF GOAT BREEDS THAT ARE TOLERANT TO PARASITES RESULT IN HIGHER INPUT COSTS, LOWER PERFORMANCE RATES, AND DIMINISHED PROFIT, CAUSING MANY PEOPLE TO QUIT THE GOAT PRODUCTION BUSINESS. MEANWHILE, USE OF ANTHELMINTIC DRUGS HAS BEEN SHOWN TO HAVE A MINIMAL IMPACT ON THE CONTROL OF GASTRO-INTERNAL PARASITES. ALTERNATIVELY, ANIMAL SELECTION AND BREEDING MANAGEMENT CAN BE A SUSTAINABLE APPROACH TO CONTROL INTERNAL PARASITES. BLACK FARMLANDS IN THE U.S. HAVE BEEN AND CONTINUE TO DECLINE DUE THE LACK OF AGRICULTURAL INVESTMENT AND LIMITED KNOWLEDGE AND RESOURCES FOR MINORITY PRODUCERS. THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO ESTABLISH THREE DEMONSTRATION SITES: THE MAIN DEMONSTRATION SITE AT ALABAMA A & M UNIVERSITY (AAMU), AND TWO OTHER SITES IN EACH OF UNION SPRINGS, AND CUBA, ALABAMA. THESE DEMONSTRATION SITES WILL BE ESTABLISHED IN COLLABORATION WITH THE SOUTHEASTERN GOAT COOPERATIVE AND THE EAST ALABAMA BLACK BELT FARMERS' COOPERATIVE. THE OBJECTIVES ARE TO 1) EDUCATE SMALL RUMINANT PRODUCERS AND UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS MOSTLY FROM UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES ON INTEGRATED PARASITE CONTROL AND BREEDING MANAGEMENT, AND 2) DEMONSTRATE THE BENEFITS OF USING SELECTION AND BREEDING MANAGEMENT AS A VIABLE METHOD FOR PARASITE MANAGEMENT. THIS 3-YEAR EXTENSION PROJECT ADDRESSES THE NIFA PRIORITY AREA OF GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY AND AGRICULTURAL BIOSECURITY, ENABLING PRODUCERS TO ACHIEVE THEIR PRODUCTIVITY AND ECONOMIC GOALS BY MAKING SOUND RESEARCH AVAILABLE TO THEM.