Ringside: An American Dairy Goat Podcast

Send us Fan Mail This week Jon and Danielle are joined by Stephanie Millberg Rovey of Grande Ronde Dairy.  Find out how Stephanie got her commercial dairy going and her successes at the 2021 ADGA National Show!

Send us Fan Mail Danielle and Jon are like flava flav circa flava of love this week by giving their insight on each breed, pros and cons.  Find out if their opinions align with yours.  This week is also the first episode with Nate's Feed Bag segment.  you won't want to miss it! 

Send us Fan Mail On this episode, Jon and Danielle take the podcast to the vet with Dr. Katie Jackson DVM.  Dr. Katie is a large animal vet who specializes in small ruminants.  Dr. Katie breeds Oberhasli and Experimental goats and is a licensed ADGA judge!   We ask Dr. Katie some questions regarding health, worming, and feeding of goats.  You won't want to miss this episode!

Send us Fan Mail This week Jon is joined by his new co-host.  They discuss ADGA news and events.  Listen in as the new co-host is introduced to you the listener and find out about their background in dairy goats!

Send us Fan Mail This week's topic may come as a shock, but sometimes the best decisions are the ones that are the toughest

Send us Fan Mail This week Jon is joined by his wife Tierney Kain to discuss their anticipations for 2022.  Join them as they discuss ADGA news, quarantine, coming up kidding season and show season!  

Send us Fan Mail The guys have gotten quite a few questions about how to take your herd to the next level in the show ring.  Nate and Jon discuss how they've been able to make decisions that resulted in success in the show ring.  

Send us Fan Mail This week the guys reach into the feed bag and answer a tough question.  They also talk about lessons they have learned from past kidding seasons, good and bad.  

Send us Fan Mail Do you have a goat person you need to buy a special present for?  Need idea's for your own wish list?  The guys have you covered as they dream up some present idea's for that special dairy goat enthusiast in your life.

Send us Fan Mail DaNelle Wolford of the youtube channel Weed Em & Reap attended her first ADGA Convention this year!  DaNelle took full advantage of convention taking multiple classes and workshops to expand her education of dairy goats!  Tune in on this one!  DaNelle is always a pleasure to have on!  We have linked DaNelle's blog about convention and the class notes here in the descripti...

Send us Fan Mail this week the guys reach into the feed bag to answer a hot button question.  Breeding season is still going on in some herds and Jon and Nate are no different.  It can be frustrating, tune in as the guys weigh in on the wind being taken out of their sails due to an extended breeding season.  

Send us Fan Mail This week the guys explore the benefits of using pack goats and how Marc Warnke got his start and climbed to the summit of the sport with his pack goats! http://www.packgoats.com

Send us Fan Mail Surprise!  Happy Thanksgiving everyone!  We appreciate you all!  Be safe, eat well, have fun!

Send us Fan Mail Ever wonder how judges deal with seeing other dairy goats on their assignments and then return home to compare their animals to them?  Want a judge's perspective?  We have it this week as the guys are joined by Ashley Scheel of A-K Acres!

Send us Fan Mail This week the boys are excited to talk about the ADGA National Convention in Tucson, Arizona.  What a great week for ADGA to get back to normal with the ever so coveted spotlight sale and BOD meeting among all the awesome workshops.  Tune in!

Send us Fan Mail Thinking about adding a new milk machine to your parlor?  Jason Porter co-owner of Capralite may have the products for you..  Find out how Jason and his wife got started in Capralite and where they plan to take it.  https://www.facebook.com/Capralite/?ref=page_internal

Send us Fan Mail Sometimes it's refreshing to hear the perspective of someone new to anything you do.  This week we did just that by welcoming Brett Armstrong of Padgett Brook Farm to pick his brain on how his first year of breeding dairy goats and showing them has gone.  

Send us Fan Mail Predator's can be a real issue on any farm, whether you're in the suburbs or way out in the boonies, predators are a thing.  What do the guys do to curb predators on their farm?  Find out this week!

Send us Fan Mail Many have asked for Don George and Terri Sines to come back on the show explain how they grow their goats to the best of their potential.  This week we have guest speaker Don George on the show to do just that!  Don't miss this informational episode!

Send us Fan Mail What is the threshold a breeder should have for breeding junior goats under a year of age?  Find out this week as the guys describe what works best for them and what they see works for other breeders across the country.

Send us Fan Mail The guys welcome Kirt Schnipke from Ober-Boerd Dairy Goats as they explore the purpose of using "Old Dead Guys" (bucks from the past via artificial insemination) instead of bucks that are currently living.   Kirt, Nate and Jon then discuss what their parameters are for a buck to be collected in their herds.

Send us Fan Mail On this episode Jon is joined by guest host Danielle Carolei as they discuss putting in reservations for new goats and what to ask and look for when doing so.  

Send us Fan Mail What an exciting episode the guys have for you this week.  Jon and Nate welcome Joan Stump of Stump Hollow Farm.  Joan not only breeds beautiful Guernsey goats, but she was also one of the cavaliers that helped get Guernseys recognized by the ADGA.  Listen in as we learn more about the breed and Joan's history with them.

Send us Fan Mail How do you try to prevent any ick that can be caught from one goat to the next when exhibiting at shows?  Find out this week as the guys talk about preventative measures to try to keep biosecurity intact when exhibiting at numerous shows throughout the year

Send us Fan Mail The guys dig into the Feed Bag and make a topic out of a thought provoking question.  "how do you remain patient with your breeding program if your animals aren't performing well in the show ring?"  Jon and Nate try their best to answer this question as best they can.