Ringside: An American Dairy Goat Podcast

Send us Fan Mail Danielle and https://www.dairygoatpodcast.com/merch Jon are back from Nationals, partially recovered and ready to recap the week! we have merch!

Send us Fan Mail The goats are ready for the big dance and are either already on their way or are getting ready to load up for Nationals!  Jon and Danielle sit down with the final consigners of their awesome goats that will be in this year's spotlight sale.  We've saved the best for last, listen in!  first we visit with the Pierce's to discuss Crooked Wall Farm Saucy Minx then we ta...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Jon and Danielle are busy prepping for Nationals so you're going to want to sit down and listen to another awesome Toggenburg buck's breeders talk about him as he's consigned to the ADGA Spotlight Sale.  Taylor Ridge Spitty's Beach Bum  looks to be no bum when it comes to general appearance and should be no slouch when helping his lucky breeder...

Send us Fan Mail We're making a pit stop to talk about those lovely long eared goats everyone loves, Nubians!  Holly Buroker of Hoanbu Dairy Goats has two lovely consignments in this year's Spotlight Sale *B Hoanbu LL Kasanova and Hoanbu Stat Keeper of the Stars these are some impressive goats you're going to want to hear about we have merrrrrccchhhhhh

Send us Fan Mail The road to Massachusetts is hitting its mid-point with an awesome Alpine and Nigerian Dwarf Goat that you just won't want to miss out on hearing about!  They both have the who's who in their respective breeds and truly deserve to be in this sale!  So listen in to hear about Alpine Harmody SMT Hatkiva's Misiba and Nigerian Winning Streak F StartUrEngine BUY OUR MERC...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we highlight two special Oberhasli offered in this year's spotlight sale, Ober-Boerd Nox a pedigree packed with power and prestige and a milking two year old Ober-Boerd T Vesi .  Listen in as friend of the show Dr. Kirt Schnipke talks about what makes these animals worth spending the big bucks on! we have merch

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we highlight a special Toggenburg buck Woods River Relentless Taxxman and a really cool Alpine doe that just so happens to be the offspring of Spotlight Sales of the past LL Farms Titans Laufney we have merch that you can order to pick up at the ADGA National Show

Send us Fan Mail This episode we highlight and awesome Saanen doe kid and an equally awesome Nigerian Dwarf Buck Kid!  Garret Moorse of Moorse G Goats and Stacey Collins of Haymaker Farm talk about their Spotlight Sale Consignments in this year's sale! we have merch!

Send us Fan Mail It's that time of year where Ringside connects with the consigners of the Spotlight Sale to talk about their awesome goats!  In this episode we're joined by Levi Campbell of Panacea Dairy Goats and Heidi Vanderloop of Idle-a-Wile/Lymett Farms and Ed Jodlowski of Kickapoo Dairy Goats to talk about the animals they consigned to this year's Spotlight Sale being held at...

Send us Fan Mail As the Spotlight warms up for the big stage in a couple weeks, we are starting to highlight the anials consigned for the Spotlight Sale.  Before we start talking pedigrees, lets talk about a Spotlight Sale Success story.  Who better than Randy and Mary Adamson who's spotlight sale purchase helped propel their herd to the next level! Marran Dairy Goats we have merch! leave a r...

Send us Fan Mail This week Jon and Danielle are joined by ADGA Youth Rep Miru Kunst to talk about how she finds success raising dairy goats in a more suburban setting and limited acreage.   Mini Midori Farm we have merch!

Send us Fan Mail Today we handed the mic over to one of this year's ADGA youth representatives to talk about what she had on her mind and she didn't dissapoint.  This week we are joined with Addy Wille to talk about advocacy in the dairy goat industry.  What we're doing well and what we could improve upon.  Listen in as we discuss how Jon's RBF isn't helping the industry....

Send us Fan Mail For Mother's Day Danielle and Jon talk to the Mother of all show prep, Tierney Kain of Hillaire Farm of Scott's Circle aka Jon's awesome and better half! Tierney is on the show to talk about how she preps for a show from weeks out the days before and the day of!  Jon and Danielle talk about prepping the goats but this is more for the creature comforts to make show d...

Send us Fan Mail We all know that the Nigerian Dwarf breed is a power house of a breed in sheer number alone but also quality.  But how diverse are the genetics within the herd?  What happens if the breed is pigeon holed genetically and theres nowhere to turn?  How do we as breeders preserve ND genetics?  Find out on this episode of Ringside featuring guest Tyler Ramirez Casa Ram Goats we have mer...

Send us Fan Mail This week Jon and Danielle discuss the end of kidding season for them.  How did it go?  How can they improve?  What did they learn?  Why does Jon's audio stink (the laptop decided to record his audio not the fancy microphone). We have merch!

Send us Fan Mail Listen in as Danielle and Jon break down who won their kidding season bet!  This episode is about being able to decipher if your goat is hitting the norm as far as body condition and growth.   Famacha test we have merch!

Send us Fan Mail Let's go on a side quest today and discuss how we should be evaluating keeper kids from this year's kid crop!  But what if you have Nigerian Dwarf goats?  What if you have standards?  Do we evaluate them differently?  Luckily for you we invited Erica and Jackson Noble to discuss how they evaluate their amazing kids from their 3G Nigerian Dwarf herd and their J&M Hide...

Send us Fan Mail You've survived the gauntlet of kidding season, congrats!  But will you survive the gauntlet of tire kickers, scammers and bad homes for your baby goats?  In this episode Danielle and Jon point out the red flags to be wary of when it comes to Buyers!  You won't want to miss this one! we have merch!

Send us Fan Mail As baby goats are hitting the ground and the days get longer and warmer, goat producers start thinking about preventing coccidia in their new junior goats.  What is coccidia and how do we prevent it?  Listen in as Dr. Casey Neal, clinical assistant Professor of farm animal medicine and surgery at the University of Tennessee weighs in on the subject! We have merch! leave a review o...

Send us Fan Mail When the baby goats hit the ground all around the country that usually means people are spending money!  They see new kids or adult animals up for grabs that they absolutely have to have... but do they?  Listen to this week's episode for some red flags you should watch out for so you don't buy your next cull!  We have Merch

Send us Fan Mail It's kidding season for most dairy goat producers in the United States right now.  It's a time of year where all of us are anxious and hopeful that everything turns out ok.  The reality is producers can be met with easy to very difficult situations when it comes to kidding.  This week Danielle and Jon welcome Dr. Lauren Acton to talk about the different presentations dur...

Send us Fan Mail This week Danielle and Jon explore Bodywork for dairy goats.  What is it?  How does it work and when do your goats possibly need some work done?  If your goat needs hands on work Donna Lavery is the one to get in touch with.  Find out why on this episode of Ringside! Donna's Herd and contact we have merch!

Send us Fan Mail This week Jon and Danielle take Hot Button Topics from the listeners and their own hot button ideas and weigh in on them.  Does buck hoarding hurt your program?  How easy is it to flood the market with your genetics?  Does Convention need to be bigger?  Can you really catch em all in pokemon?  Find out on this episode! We have merch!

Send us Fan Mail It's kidding season and the barn is in full chaos at every turn.  This week on Ringside, we're diving into extended lactations, what they are, why more producers are considering it and whether they truly make sense for a commercial herd.  We're joined by Hannah Sessions of Blue Ledge Farm to break down her commercial herd study with Holly Menguc on extended lactatio...

Send us Fan Mail This week Danielle and Jon sit with Ringside alum Dr. Kirt Schnipke of Ober-Boerd Dairy Goats to talk about ligaments and attachments of goat udders.  What makes a good udder and how does each part aid or hurt in supoorting an udder?  Dr. Kirt Schnipke is not only a master breeder of dairy goats but he also works on human bodies on his off the farm job as a physical therapist! Kir...