Ringside: An American Dairy Goat Podcast

Send us a textThis week Jon is flying solo and decides to take a deep dive into ADGA Genetics with guest Gene Dershewitz!  They don't just talk about the program itself, but they talk about utilizing certain features like searching for type and how to read the reliability of a buck.  ADGA GeneticsGene's Goat Herd

Send us a textThis week Danielle and Jon discuss how they prep their does, their facilities and their lives for kidding season.  Seriously, they talk about everything from clipping udders, prepping your milk machine to making sure you have enough towels.  This is the episode where we talk everything kidding season prep!we have merch!our website

Send us a textAfter a much-needed break for the Holidays, your faithful hosts return and are joined by Ed Cavanagh to discuss how things are done in Canada when it comes to dairy goats.  Find out what makes Canadian dairy goats so special and the challenges breeders face every day to be creative and mindful of their breeding. Ed's HerdGoldenbrooke Dairy Goatswe have merch

Send us a textThis week Danielle and Jon reflect on the 2024 season and the goals they had set.  They think about the coming year and what they'd like to accomplish!We have merch!

Send us a textDo you take deposits when people put reservations on your goats?  Do you make your buyers pay for health testing?  Is it really that big of a deal if Jon's Spotify Unwrapped called him a Swifty?  Find out on this episode of Ringside as we unwrap the policies, philosophies and practices of some breeders.we have merch!

Send us a textThis week Danielle and Jon weigh in on a few reddit stories that need to be judged!  One story the AITA author yelled at her boyfriend for selling buck rags, another wanted to start a creamery verses a goat yoga minded sibling.  We hear about sheep?  And a AITA for kicking out a roommate?  Tune in to year 3 of Ringside getting judgy!

Send us a textIt's buck collection day and Jon and Danielle sit down with CryoCaprine owner Levi Campbell and assistant Jake Bradford to talk about the collection process and the do's and don'ts along the way.  Schedule your stop with CryoCaprine today!http://www.cryocaprine.comhttps://www.facebook.com/cryocaprinewe have merch!

Cameron Jodlowski and Laura Warren Hughes, co-hosts of Goat Gab, bring their expertise in dairy goats and reproductive technologies to the table. They discuss the unique challenges and joys of managing herds of various sizes, from small to large. Highlighting their personal journeys, they share humorous anecdotes about breeding adventures and the complexities of herd management. The conversation emphasizes the balance between competitive practices and the love for caring for goats, with insights on breeding strategies and community engagement.

Send us a textLet's go on an adventure!!  Today the Ringside crew with Tyler and Maeve in tow hit the road to Tufts to laparoscopic ai their goats.  Find out how the trip went, why dunkin is for the birds (unless they sponsor us) and how the goats looked at time of the AI.  We have merch!

Send us a textThis week we are joined by pioneer award winner Karyl Dronen of the newly crowned historic herd Body Shops.  Karyl has bred some of the most influential oberhasli in the breed and some pretty special nigerian dwarf goats as well.  She is one of the newest recipients of the Pioneer award handed out by ADGA and her herd name was set in the history books as a historic herd as well this year.  Listen in to her life experiences the cherry pie days and so much more.  we have merch!