Episode 33 For the Love of Goats       Listen right here by clicking on the player above, or on your favorite platform: If you've had friends taste your cheese and tell you that you should go pro and start selling it, this is the episode for you. Years ago when that happened to me, I visited Prairie Fruits Farm and Creamery in Illinois … [Read more...]

Episode 32 For the Love of Goats       Listen right here by clicking on the player above, or on your favorite platform: If you ask any goat breeder what is their favorite breed, they will most likely tell you it's the breed they are raising. However, there is no perfect breed. Each one has its own pros and cons. In the world of meat … [Read more...]

Episode 31 For the Love of Goats       Listen right here by clicking on the player above, or on your favorite platform: Today we have questions from three listeners, so we are talking about  urine scald,  does in heat, and  what you may want to have in your goat medicine cabinet. Remember that I am not a vet, … [Read more...]

Episode 30 For the Love of Goats    Listen right here by clicking on the player above, or on your favorite platform: Whether you are facing resistance to chemical dewormers, or whether you prefer to use more natural remedies, copper oxide wire particles may be helpful in the fight against barber pole worm (haemonchus contortus) in goats and sheep. … [Read more...]

Episode 29 For the Love of Goats    Many people who have owned pet dogs assume that they know all about choosing, buying, and training dogs, but livestock guardian dogs are a completely different animal. In this episode we are talking about those differences with Bill Costanzo from Texas A&M AgriLife Research Center in San Angelo.  See below for a … [Read more...]

Episode 28 For the Love of Goats     Caprine Arthritis Encephalitis, usually referred to as CAE, is a disease unique the goats and sheep, which has no cure. It spreads easily because goats in the early stages of the disease have no symptoms, and some may remain symptomatic forever. In the 1970s, it was discovered that most goat herds in the United States … [Read more...]

Episode 27 For the Love of Goats       Have you thought about renting out a room or a small cottage or cabin on your farm through Airbnb? Meet Tammy Gallagher of Texas who has done just that! In this episode, she talks about why they opened up their farm to guests and exactly how that works with her goats and other livestock. For a complete … [Read more...]

Episode 26 For the Love of Goats     It might sounds like it's too good to be true -- take your goats to someone else's land and have them eat the brush and weeds while you are being paid. Goat landscaping is now more popular than ever, but it is not quite as simple as loading up your goats and having someone pay you while also providing free food for your … [Read more...]

Episode 25 For the Love of Goats   Have you ever dreamed of starting your own goat milk soap business? That's exactly what Jill Spruance and her family did almost a decade ago, and they are still going strong. They make about 20,000 bars of soap annually and selling them on their farm and online, as well as wholesale through 35 retailers across the … [Read more...]

Episode 24 For the Love of Goats     There is probably no other goat-related subject that confuses goat owners more than deworming. If you check five different online sources, you could wind up with five different recommendations about how to use dewormers. The problem is that there was not much research done on worms until the last 15 years or so, which means … [Read more...]